Textile-and surface-design studio Kukka has designed five graphic, woven tapestries that can be experienced by people with different forms of colour vision deficiency (CVD).
The Chromarama collection aims to increase awareness of the daily obstacles faced by those with colour vision deficiency (CVD) by taking visual limitations into account in not just functional design but also decorative design.
The tapestries, which have been shortlisted in the homeware design category of Dezeen Awards 2021, were developed in the TextielMuseum's professional workshop, TextielLab, in Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Kukka design studio has created five tapestries for people with colour blindness. Pictured: Chromarama II
Featuring bold lines and geometric shapes that often change hue as they overlap, the tapestry designs take cues from the modern works and colour studies of artist and Bauhaus professor Josef Albers. The patterns are also based on the principles of the well-known Ishihara colour perception test, which derived from the discovery that people with colour blindness see different patterns than those without.
Each tapestry features bright patterns inspired by the work of Bauhaus professor Josef Albers. Pictured: Chromarama V
Kukka founder, Laura Luchtman, worked with a group of five colour blind people to better understand CVD and the different rules that apply to its various forms.
For example, the designer told Dezeen, people with red-green blindness see the opposite of those with blu...