Checkerboard first caught my eye back in March, right at the start of work-from-home orders, while I was scrolling through the sales section of Jungmaven, the California-based hemp-clothing brand.

Move over spring-ready gingham, there's a new print in town and it's bolder than its saccharine pastel-hued predecessor. Checkerboard has emerged as the coolest pattern on our Instagram feed of late, ...

We've all seen the checkerboard pattern before – perhaps as the floor in a retro kitchen or as the upholstery on a trendy, Gen Z-approved accent chair. It's a pattern that's been reused, adapted, and ...