Textile Designs Inspired by Decorative Elements of Saudi Traditional Textiles with Modern and Color Options Suitable for Tourist Resorts
Abstract
In response to the modern strategic and trends in Saudi Arabia, which include interest given to the country's cultural identity and a boost at both national and international levels, and since investment in tourism is one of the foundations of Saudi Vision 2030, the research problem is identified in working out textile designs inspired by the decorative units of Saudi traditional textiles, with modern colors suitable for use in tourist resorts to contribute to the revival of Saudi physical heritage in a modern way, in addition to boosting tourism and opening the way for establishing a new distinct commercial production line for textiles of a Saudi identity with a cultural and aesthetic value. The research objective is to design textiles inspired by decorative elements of Sadu textile with modern groups of color to be used in tourist resorts. The research adopted the descriptive method with its application. Five designs were designed sparked off by the traditional decorative units in several color groups. The designs were presented to an Arbitration Panel consisting of specialists in the field. All designs received an excellent rating, according to the arbitrators' assessment. Afterwards, they were shown to a sample consisting of 30 investors ,in the Tourism Sector, to measure their satisfaction, and it realized the investors' satisfaction at varying rates. The researcher recommends conducting more studies that contribute to the revival of heritage with creative methods and ideas that suit the needs of the current age.Downloads
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