Destiny Rug
- Duration
- 1.5 months
- Type
- Industrial Design
Created for Graduate Color I at Pratt Institute, this rug design takes inspiration from “Destiny,” painted in 1900 by John William Waterhouse. The assignment involved closely studying the themes and colors of a painting, understanding how the colors played with or against each other, and understanding their hue, value, and chroma in order to develop two abstract designs through a series of design explorations. One design was intended for commercial hospitality, and the other for the home.
01Inspiration
John William Waterhouse, Destiny, 1900, oil on canvas. The painting depicts a girl drinking a libation to departing ships and plays with mirrors and reflections, circular motifs, and the colors of the ocean.
02Color and pattern studies
Digital collages pulling the painting's circular motifs and palette into repeat patterns, then test-printed.
03Process
Physical studies: weaving printed strips of the painting in paper and acrylic, color chips, folded and sculpted forms, and printed fabric on the body.
Credits
- Graduate Color I, Pratt Institute