Authors

Yoon Chae Lee

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Year Completed

2018

Abstract

2018 Pattern Research Project

Yoon Chae Lee – Quatrefoil

The Pattern Research Project involves research and analysis of contemporary patterns found in the textiles and wallcoverings of the built interior environment. Patterns use motif, repetition, color, geometry, craft, technology, and space to communicate place, time, and concept. Through this research and analysis, built environments - their designers, occupants, construction, and context - can be better understood.

Yoon Chae Lee, VCU Interior Design BFA 2021, selected the Quatrefoil pattern for the 2018 Pattern Research Project. The text below is excerpted from the student’s work:

“Quatrefoil is one of the good examples that still used in modern day for wallpaper, ornamentation, textile, bedding, and lighting, etc. It is ambiguous about where it came from but, regardless of its murky origins, the quatrefoil was popular throughout Europe. It was considered as a symbol of good luck. Historically in architecture, the quatrefoil became a prominent design element in Gothic and Renaissance architecture. It was mostly used in tracery and stained-glass windows. The word, “Quatrefoil” is derived from Latin word meaning four leaves. It is a symmetrical shape with four lobes or foils of equal size. It has also come to symbolize harmony, symmetry, and proportion.”

Geometry

Linear

Color

gray, blue, green

Craft

weaving, printing

Material

Cotton

Function/Use

wallpaper

Pattern Design Era

20th Century

Design

Alexander Girard

Disciplines

Art and Design | Interior Design

Department

VCUarts, Dept. of Interior Design

Date of Submission

10-25-2019

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Pattern Research Project: An Investigation of The Pattern And Printing Process - Quatrefoil

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