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Year Completed
2017
Abstract
2017 Pattern Research Project
Boya Yu - Seigaiha Pattern
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.
Boya Yu, VCU Interior Design BFA 2020, selected the Seigaiha pattern for the 2017 Pattern Research Project. The text below is excerpted from the student’s work
“The seigaia wave is a pattern of layered concentric circles creating arches. The shape is curved, and ...often blue in color and then placed in tile form… Seigaiha is a pattern that was originally designed in ancient China where it was used on maps to represent the sea and in Japan in the 6th century when it was first used in clothing. In Japan, it continued to be used as a design on clothes for over one thousand years.”
Geometry
concentric circles, Curvilinear
Material
Cotton
Pattern's Place of Origin
chinese & japanese antiquity
Culture
Ancient Chinese
Design
Seigaiha
Disciplines
Art and Design | Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts | Graphic Design
Department
VCUarts, Dept. of Interior Design
Date of Submission
11-14-2018
Rights
© The Author
Keywords
Seigaiha, seigaia wave, concentric circles