Kathleen Gretz – Artist, Pattern Designer
My first career was in the graphic arts. I loved it! The logo design, page layout, typography, plus using all the design apps was right up my art alley. Learning how to produce both printed and digital products was a great foundation for my artistic adventures to come.
I then fell into designing interiors. Finding a love for creating beautiful spaces, I studied and spent the next 15 years designing rooms and entire homes for my San Francisco Bay Area clients. Searching for fabrics and pulling complementing patterns together inspired me to create my own designs, landing on the perfect marriage between the graphic and interior arts. My passion for line, scale, color, contrast and texture, gleaned from both careers, has found its home in the wonderful world of pattern design.
Drawing inspiration from nature and architecture alike, I love interpreting what I see into beautiful and useful patterns, that in the end, create beautiful and useful products. From bold patterns to subtle textures, my designs are scalable and adaptable.
Design is always collaborative. Whether the project is small or large, working together is at the center. And details matter. I provide timely communication as well as beautiful and flexible designs.
Thanks for visiting my site and I look forward to creating something incredible together!