Thirteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices

Abstract

Korea’s traditional culture appears in all aspects of human life. For example, architecture that was built with nature, foods that fit in the four seasons, clothes using the meaning of colors, Korean language, and various living tools. All of these things together in function and meaning, we can appreciate the value and discover our identity and creativity. However, in the process of becoming modernized, only Western modernism and externalizes were accepted, resulting in the extinction of tradition. Fortunately, recent and various efforts are being made to find our identity based on our tradition. However, it is a big problem that basic concepts are not currently being studied or utilized, and that our interest in traditional is also lacking. There are two main reasons why we failed to use our tradition in design. The first is how to visualize a tradition simply by applying it. Just a superficial understanding of the traditional form and its simple application cannot be a process to utilize the tradition. Most of the design results that have been utilized are still within this category. Second, they are able to utilize the tradition well, but do not exceed the global threshold. The conclusion from the well-used tradition case studies that start from identity. That was a modern design based on tradition or a re-creative approach to past lifestyles based on current aesthetic and lifestyle. This approach will be a precursor to creating new traditions. We need new approaches to the globalization of tradition.