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...
by gosatekorea | Feb 2, 2026 | 1960s, Archive & Research
1. Anatomy of a Design: A Three-Step Tile, an Illusion of Volume The basic unit of this pattern is not a flower but an octagonal tile. Octagons interlocking like a chessboard, with square blocks filling the gaps between them — the structure evokes linoleum flooring or...
by gosatekorea | Feb 2, 2026 | 1960s, Archive & Research
1. Anatomy of a Design: Dancing Vines and an Orange Rhythm The first sensation this wallpaper delivers is the unbroken flow of vines and leaves filling every inch of the surface. The scroll motif — C- and S-curves crossing and interweaving — follows a decorative...
