Category: 1960s

1960s

Ikat and Mid-Century Modern in an Early-1960s Gubdori-ji

First Look This is a gubdori-ji (굽도리지) — a strip of paper used to line the lower portion of the walls in…

1960s

Geometry Beneath Double Happiness — Tradition and Modernity in an Early 1960s Ceiling Paper

This early 1960s Korean ceiling paper places the auspicious Double Happiness character inside a precise octagonal grid, where traditional symbolism meets modern…

1960s

Maple Leaves on Silver Gray — Western Botanical Grammar in Early 1960s Korean Wallpaper

With stippled leaves, fern silhouettes, and layered tones from only two inks, this early 1960s wallpaper shows how Korean printing absorbed Western…

1960s

Bamboo on Paper — Two Faces of Bamboo in 1960s Korean Wallpaper

This Korean-made bamboo wallpaper translates a classical East Asian subject into the restrained language of mid-century modern design.

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Printed Paper Ceilings — East and West in a 1930s Japanese Ceiling Paper

A 1930s ceiling paper found in a modern hanok combines cracked ice, Greek key borders, four-petal flowers, and diamond forms into a…

1960s

The Versatile Finish That Held the Ondol Room Together: A Study of the Multiple Uses of 1960s Border Wallpaper

1. Visual Density and Simulated Texture: The ‘Paper Fabric’ Created by a Diamond Grid At the center of the pattern sits a…