A Study on Transforming the Korean Textile Pattern Design into a high Value-added Profession by separating the Application of Repeat from Design Process

국내(國內) TEXTILE PATTERN DESIGN의 고부가가치화(高附加價値化)를 위(爲)한 제고방안(提高方案)(I) - 디자인 구성과정(構成過程)에서 반복적용(反復的用)의 분리(分離)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

The purpose of this study is to investigate how to develop the Korean textile pattern design that can respond properly to the demand of consumers. This is very important to maintain a steady growth of the Korean textile and clothing industry. To serve this purpose, this study conduct surveys (through questionnaires) of European textile design industries centering around Italian textile design industry. The survey result shows that in most European textile pattern design studios, the "repeat" process is not necessarily considered as a part of the textile pattern design process and, in fact, the price of textile pattern design with the "repeat" is 30% higher than the price of textile pattern design without the "repeat". The survey result also exhibits that the inclusion of the "repeat" in the textile pattern design process could limit the ability of expressing creative ideas. As a proposal for the development of Korean textile pattern design, this study suggests that the "repeat" process should be separated from the textile design process and specialized as an independent area of the pattern design.