3d tile design based on the reconstruction of traditional motifs
Ambar Mulyono (a*), Pandu Purwandaru (a), Nurul Aini (a)

(a) Desain Interior, FSRD, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami No. 36 A, Kentingan Surakarta, Indonesia. * ambarmulyono[at]staff.uns.ac.id

Abstract

There are many variations of wall covering material choices, one of which that quite popular today is 3d tile. The rich potential of traditional decoration in Indonesia can be a source of design development ideas for 3d tile. This study aims to discover, explore and design new motifs from traditional Jepara carvings in a modern style and understand the visual impression of applying 3d tiles with these motifs. Through observing motifs applied in building, furniture and other objects, followed with interviewing experts, then the exploration of shape and simplification was conducted refer to design principles. A modified Wuni Jepara motif was created as a new variant of 3d tiles from these process. From the results of the users visual impression response with VR technology, it was found that there was a modern and unique impression as the dominant impression.

Keywords: Wuni, 3d tile, motifs, visual impression

Topic: Creative Design