Authors

Kyra Gilchrist

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Year Completed

2018

Abstract

2018 Pattern Research Project

Kyra Gilchrist – Family Tradition

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.

Kyra Gilchrist, VCU Interior Design BFA 2021, selected the Family Tradition pattern for the 2018 Pattern Research Project. The text below is excerpted from the student’s work:

“Anything can be considered damask as long as it has the general characteristics of the layout. Damask is mainly made from silk, although cotton, linen, wool, and synthetic fibers are also used. The colors used to create the pattern doesn’t have to be monochromatic at all, which makes picking a bold color to separate the foreground and background easier and more unique. It can be recreated digitally, simply for surface design, and handmade by using different techniques such as screen printing or even drawing and printing an image on a surface. The practice of weaving damask patterns developed in countries as a result of trade, colonizing, and mixing of culture. Damask weaving dates back to the 4thand 3rdcenturies.”

Geometry

Waves

Color

brown, white, yellow

Craft

other

Tools

Gunpowder, Fire

Material

Silk, Cotton

Function/Use

wallpaper

Pattern's Place of Origin

Shang Dynasty, China

Pattern Design Era

3rd and 4th Century

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 - Family Tradition

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