by gosatekorea | Feb 4, 2026 | 1960s, Archive & Research
1. Visual Density and Simulated Texture: The ‘Paper Fabric’ Created by a Diamond Grid At the center of the pattern sits a large diamond filled with fine hatching in a mesh formation, flanked on all sides by four small square dots that frame it in a sturdy...
by gosatekorea | Feb 4, 2026 | Archive & Research, 1960s
1. The ‘All-Purpose Check’ Gubdoriji: Born from the Living Wisdom of the Ondol Room This humble checkered wallpaper was a true all-purpose scrap paper found in virtually every corner of Korean homes in the early 1960s. Its primary use was as gubdoriji — a...
by gosatekorea | Feb 4, 2026 | 1960s, Archive & Research
1. Paper Woven into Fabric: The Phantom of the Hydrangea The first thing that registers in this early 1960s wallpaper pattern is its overwhelming density. Rounded flower clusters evoking hydrangea (Hydrangea) or Buddhahead flower (Buldukhwa, 佛頭花), paired with serrated...
by gosatekorea | Feb 4, 2026 | 1960s, Archive & Research
1. A ‘Lace Net’ Pattern Woven from Cartouches This wallpaper begins by printing tiny oval dots densely onto a pulp paper ground, imitating the texture of a fine woven fabric. Over this, a diamond grid composed of twisted vines and Rococo ornament is laid,...
by gosatekorea | Feb 4, 2026 | 1960s, Archive & Research
1. An Organic Structure in Which Small Folding Screens Wrap the Entire Wall Each repeating unit of this wallpaper is composed like a compressed panel of a byeongpung(병풍) (folding screen). What first arrests the eye is the cloud-shaped outline whose edges ripple and...
by gosatekorea | Feb 4, 2026 | 1960s, Archive & Research
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...
