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Blue grown in the city
The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.
The workSee the work on the Dutch Design Week programme ddw.nlOther sources
- Indigo powder extraction (shiborilab.info) shiborilab.info
Images, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A kimono laid flat, pieced from many patches of indigo blue, pale blue and white fabric in a mirrored patternPhoto: Blue Monkey / DDW press kitMuseum or journal record
- Slide 2
- A dense bed of leafy green indigo plants in a garden, close upPhoto: Flora Kovacs WesterMuseum or journal record
- Slide 3
- White wooden towers hung with printed pots, each holding a young indigo plant, in a bright hallPhoto: Blue Monkey / DDW press kitMuseum or journal record
- Slide 4
- Diagram of four steps: steep the leaves, lift them out, add slaked lime, blend until the foam turns blue and let it settleImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Shibori Lab (Aki Takeshita), Indigo powder extraction, 2020
- Slide 5
- Close view of pieced indigo patches in deep blue, pale blue and whitePhoto: Blue Monkey / DDW press kitMuseum or journal record