Archive of posts tagged quatrefoil

Any ideas?

Last weekend I was in Home Depot on 23rd street in Manhattan, and I stumbled across this aluminum sheeting. Apparently, the people at Home Depot don’t read my blog otherwise they would know that this pattern is actually Quatrefoil. But that aside, this material seems like it has potential. I think it is generally used [...]



Quatrefoil: Its old and its everwhere!

A Quatrefoil is a symmetrical shape that has been around for thousands of years. As far as I know, Dan Brown has never referenced it in his books, but it certainly has enough history to be part of a mass religious conspiracy. It was often used as an adornment on Gothic cathedrals during the Middle [...]