Kristi O’meara

Kristi O’Meara is a painter, graphic designer, and the Founder and Creative Director of The Patternbase, a Chicago-based design studio with an online archive and blog dedicated to profiling the latest, most exciting work in textile and surface design. She has worked with institutions and designers including Porter Teleo, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the fiber artist Nick Cave.

Audrey Victoria Keiffer is an interdisciplinary artist and writer who resides in Chicago. She’s the Co-Founder of the influential textile design studio and gallery, The Patternbase. She is also a freelance writer and designer for various design studios and magazines such as hunt+gather, Aaryn West, Newcity, and VAM Magazine.