repetition, repetition, repetition

Repetition is everywhere- pickets on a fence, windows of a building, patterns in tile. We do not often realize the beauty and function of this principal of design.

Repetition can be functional in the way that when we see the same stop sign over and over again we automatically obey it. Imagine if all stop signs varied in shape and color. We may not recognize its meaning and not stop at all.

Repetition can also be beautiful. In design, it can serve as a unifying element in an interior space. It can connect one room with the next in a subtle way. It can also give a design cohesion and rhythm. Repetition can also create a pattern that adds to the interest of a space.

sources of images from top:

http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2008/10/megumi_matsubara_with_assistant.html

http://spaceideology.wordpress.com/