Can a pattern make you happier? Yayoi Kusama thinks so. Of polka dots, her signature motif, the spot-obsessed Japanese artist wrote: “They scatter proliferating love in the universe and raise my ...

Looking for a houseplant that serves main character energy? The polka dot plant (or Hypoestes phyllostachya, if you’re ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. It’s official: polka dots are everywhere right now. Long considered twee, the pattern has been ...

The polka dot is anarchic and exuberant, classic yet effervescent. It’s expansive, offering both the comfort of familiarity and the invigorating jolt of repetition. Much depends on scale and ...