1960s Korean Vintage Wallpaper — Oksoon (original / soft suede)

Oksoon was discovered in a 1945 historic home in Heunghwang-ri, Hwado-myeon, Ganghwa Island (now known as Manisanbang). Its all-over pattern of rounded hydrangea-like blossoms and serrated leaves fills the picture plane without leaving any ground visible — a wall that reads less like paper and more like cloth stretched taut across the surface. The effect is achieved through a single ink color and a precise layering of techniques: the interiors of petals and leaves are filled with fine dots and micro-textures, so that the pattern reads as a richly textured fabric from a distance and as a field of small, graphic flowers up close. The blossoms are deliberately flattened and simplified — complex vein structures removed, outlines rhythmically stressed — a Korean interpretation of the Western textile design vocabulary of the early 1960s, engineered to make a budget single-color print look anything but cheap. GOSATE’s reproduction digitally restores the original pattern, printed on premium non-woven base paper manufactured in Sweden. Available in two colorways: Original and Soft Suede.   Roll size : 50cm by 10M Material : Non-woven paper Made in Sweden, Design in Korea