Innovative bio-dyeing techniques for the promotion of traditional motifs

Abstract

Brands, collections, colors and styles are increasingly being created every season, changing accordingly to the many trends’ society generates. People and lifestyle transform rapidly, and so their expectations. With all the demanding adjustments this sector has to currently face, it seems, the industry is facing unprecedented challenges to meet consumer needs. The textile industry is one of the many industries that has the capacity to have a big impact on the environment and society. In the presents that impact leads toward the negative side. It is known that the fashion industry is responsible for 10% of global annual carbon emissions. This creates an urgency for us to reduce the effects the industry has as much as possible. One way is going back what we know from our ancestors and that is bio-dying. The processes of bio-dying successfully exploit the potential of natural biological systems, making industrial activity more environmentally friendly. This paper is the result of using the bio-dying method as a way to be sustainable and, at the same time, bring back the knowledge we have while using contemporaneous technology, by creating a project and products that balances the past and present with the aim of offering people the possibility to preserve memories of the past and now, in the present.