Explore the beautiful and intricate ethnic patterns of Moroccan culture, including the iconic lotus design. Get inspired to incorporate these patterns into your own creative projects!

Some time back for my Lotus Flower project, (still ongoing after all these years. See http://100lotusflowers.blogspot.com) I stumbled upon Islamic Design and Sacred Geometry and bought the book above to assist in the exploration of this topic. (I love the sacred  meanings behind all the elements of Islamic Art, but that's another blog post)

To begin the patterns you must first construct a series of geometric shapes, and then proceed to mark out a pattern behind the pattern, or between the pattern that is before. It has been a challenge for me and I have not quite been able to get the formular.
The patterns require you to "See Beyond the Veil" of what is obvious in front of you. You can create exciting patterns like the one below; which I noticed shows up in a lot of home decor. I noticed it on the set of Being Human,
On the Landing
If you are looking.

 Recently I have notice an explosion of the pattern below on cushions, wall coverings, couches and other home decor patterns.

 The pattern was so stuck in my head I had to get it out, and proceeded to create this pair.  Love this pattern so much.