by gosatekorea | Feb 4, 2026 | 1960s, Archive & Research
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...
by gosatekorea | Feb 2, 2026 | Archive & Research, 1960s
1. The Grammar of the Beaded Lattice and the Diaper Pattern The first impression this wallpaper gives is of an intricacy concealed within simplicity. A diamond grid running diagonally across the entire surface is finished with an elaborate beading ornament — small...
by gosatekorea | Feb 2, 2026 | 1960s, Archive & Research
1. The Grammar of an Era: Translating a Neo-Gothic Skeleton into Art Deco The first sensation this wallpaper delivers is one of solidity and flatness. The Neo-Gothic style that once decorated 19th-century European cathedrals and aristocratic residences originally...
by gosatekorea | Feb 2, 2026 | 1960s, Archive & Research
1. An Encounter with the Wallpaper: ‘Hyehwan’ Hidden Beneath Layers of Time Original scan of a Japanese colonial-era wallpaper discovered in a late 19th-century historic home on Yeongjong Island, Incheon.(Source: Collection of Gosate) The first encounter...
