The Little Flowerpot on the Wall: A Korean Translation of the Western Medallion
1. A Western ‘Medallion Floral’ Layout Built from Repeating Flowerpots The underlying structure of this pattern, found in early 1970s Korean wallpaper, is rooted in the Medallion Floral layout — a form with a long tradition in the history of Western...
An All-Over Vineyard in a Single Color: The Grape Wallpaper and Its Two Lineages
1. An ‘All-Over Vineyard’ Realized in a Single Ink Color This wallpaper exemplifies a classic early 1960s pattern: grape clusters, leaves, and vines packed densely across the entire surface using a single color of ink. Viewed from a distance, the repeat...
From the European Diaper Pattern to the Korean Ceiling Paper: The Translation and Rebirth of an Ornamental Vocabulary
1. A Pattern Between Tile and Paper This wallpaper arrives at first glance like a structure built from curves. Bold black curved lines divide the entire surface into an X-shaped grid, and at each node the lines bow gently outward, forming a curved frame that evokes a...
