Patternbank is a web marketplace for finding, licensing, and purchasing textile and surface-pattern designs. Buyers can browse and filter its hand-selected collection of more than 75,000 designs, which is updated daily, or search using an image or words describing a pattern. The site also provides print and pattern trend reports and inspiration for buying decisions. Membership is free, but designs and reports are purchased separately rather than through a subscription. Licensing options range from personal use to commercial rights for up to 500 units, commercial unlimited production, and premium exclusive designs. Premium designs are sold once, then removed from the studio, with rights for unlimited commercial production. Commercial and premium files are editable layered PSD or AI/EPS; personal-use designs are high-resolution flat JPEGs. The marketplace serves buyers in fashion, homeware, stationery, and gifts. Downloaded purchases are generally non-refundable, although a defective purchase reported within 10 days may be replaced, updated, or refunded.
Who it is for
Patternbank suits buyers in fashion, homeware, stationery, and gifts who need textile or surface-pattern designs. Its license options accommodate personal use, capped or unlimited commercial production, and exclusive designs.
What is good
- More than 75,000 designs in the collection
- Search by image or pattern description
- Free membership; purchases are separate
- Premium exclusive designs are removed after purchase
What to know first
- Designs and trend reports require separate purchases
- Downloaded design purchases are generally non-refundable
- Commercial license is limited to 500 units
Verdict
Patternbank pairs a large, searchable design collection with trend reports and several license types. Check the production rights and file format for a design before buying; downloaded purchases are generally non-refundable.
Patternbank plans and pricing
All plansCompared on stock vector libraries
- Free plan
- Yes
- Asset types
- repeat patterns, textile prints, surface designs, trend reports
- Vector formats
- AI, EPS
- Commercial license
- Yes
