Washi and Silk: Letting Light Pass Through a Layer of Fiber

A translucent Washi or silk surface. It is set in a thin dark hardwood frame, serving as a sliding door, a partial screen, or a lamp shade. When light passes through, the direction of the fibers and subtle unevenness in thickness can be seen, presenting a warm milky white; shadows behind are blurred into soft color blocks. When lit from the other side at night, this surface becomes the brightest luminous surface in the entire space. Avoid: using plastic and acrylic imitation paper materials, making the paper surface completely uniform without a fibrous feel, adding printed patterns to the paper, allowing the background image to be clearly discernible.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片透光的和紙或絹面。它裝在深色硬木的細框裡,作為一道拉門、一面局部的隔屏或一盞燈的罩。光透過時可以看到纖維的走向與細微的厚薄不勻,呈現溫暖的乳白;後方的影子被模糊成柔和的色塊。夜間從另一側打光時,這一片變成整個空間裡最亮的發光面。避免:使用塑膠與壓克力的仿紙材質、把紙面做成完全均勻沒有纖維感、在紙上加入印刷圖案、讓後方的影像清晰可辨。