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Year Completed
2018
Abstract
2018 Pattern Research Project
Camryn Carels – Marble
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.
Camryn Carels, VCU Interior Design BFA 2021, selected the Marble pattern for the 2018 Pattern Research Project. The text below is excerpted from the student’s work:
“The process of making the marble pattern is called “Marbling”. This technique started in the 1100’s in Turkey and Persia. These patterns were also used for the background of official documents and signatures. The art of marbling was then taken to Western Europe by crusaders. By the 1600’s France and the Netherlands began using this technique for bookbinding with the marble design being placed on the inside of books which is also still being used today. The marblers had their own secret society who had learned the craft and art. Only people who were born into it would be able to learn and pass on their knowledge to following generations. This is because many people would try and discover this technique and steal it for their own. To stop this from happening, marblers would often work at night in secret destinations behind closed and locked doors.”
Geometry
Linear
Color
white, gray, other, brown, yellow
Craft
dyeing, other
Tools
Comb, Rake, Solution, Dye Bath
Material
Cotton Fabric
Function/Use
wallpaper
Pattern's Place of Origin
Turkey and Persia
Pattern Design Era
11th Century
Disciplines
Art and Design | Interior Design
Department
VCUarts, Dept. of Interior Design
Date of Submission
10-25-2019
Rights
© The Author