Features of use of the folk textiles for the modern ethnic interior desigen in Ukraine

Abstract

Annotation. Tretyak Y.V., Kuznetsova I.A., Us V.F., Ilyk I.V. Specific use of the folk textiles for the modern ethnic interior design in Ukraine. Mutual influence of various cultures and intensive globalization resulted in growth of people’s interest to national identity. The article deals with formation of the ethnic Ukrainian interior design. The influence of folk traditions on design of residential ambiances and their integrability in the modern design were established. The research study established attitude of average consumers to the modern interior design and the place of folk textiles in it using the questionnaire survey. The research study reveals people’s opinion about the folk textile as a part of the interior design and its part for arrangement of the aesthetic residential ambiance as well as perception of ethnic fabrics as central elements of modern Ukrainian interior. The study also determines the aesthetic and functional interrelation of the ethnic textile, including tapestry, with three-dimensional object environment.