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.

The classic black and white checkerboard is back and it’s stronger than ever. While it’s never really gone away, we’ve mostly seen the pattern on beautiful floors in hallways or kitchens but, in ...

From the nostalgic boards of age-old games like chess and checkers, to the iconic color-alternating pattern so associated with luxe leather handbags à la Louis Vuitton (and even classic Vans sneakers, ...