Browsing by Author "Vilkman, Beisa"

The purpose of the study was to illustrate how the folk ryijy tradition and the ryijy models emerge as inspiration while designing a new one. For the design task theories of the craft design process and inspiration, as well as the history of the Finnish ryijy-rug were studied. The research assignment was to study the appearance and inspirations in the folk ryijy design process. The study illustrates researcher´s personal creative process of brainstorming and sketching, which leads to visual plan for the modern folk ryijy. The research method of qualitative research was autoethnography. The data consisted of researcher´s recorded notes and design drafts, that were produced during five days of designing the ryijy. After the notes were transcribed, essential data for the study was selected. The data was analyzed by writing and subdividing by content, which helped to integrate the essentials, inspirations in the design process, and the process of the reflective study. The study result was a unique design process, where the researcher's personal process and theory merge. The first visions and the design task defined the diverse process. While designing various fixations appeared, and the turning point was to trust your own visual expression. The material context and immaterial meanings reflected in the final draft of the folk ryijy, interpreting a modern version. The findings as a distinctive process indicates, how the textile tradition and ryijy models can be used as a source of inspiration and embody a new design.