The Bas Relief Wall Tile Design Inspired by The Benjarong Ware Arranged by Matrix Transformation Algorithms Design

Abstract

      The Benjarong wares are white-colored pottery-drawn patterns on the product surface and painted in about five to eight colors. The first began in the Ayutthaya period. This is unique and connected with Thai people from past to present. New patterns are continuously being made, but the exquisite beauty of historic Thai patterns is being preserved. The focus of this research would be to determine the Benjarong ware pattern to design bas relief wall tile patterns, as well as to decide how to rearrange a variety of patterns and make prototypes. Two sorts of patterns were discovered: main patterns and small strip patterns. Furthermore, the features known as identity may be separated into three groups: Thep-Panom, Phan-Pruksa, and Glass-Channel patterns. The result of arranging the main patterns using the matrix transformation algorithms revealed that one re-drawn design could be arranged in ten different styles. After that, we made prototypes from slip casting molds. The main re-drawn patterns were done with white glaze, while the small stripes patterns were made with colored glaze, and both were fired at 1,200 degrees Celsius.