Kokoro

    Índigo Culture 

    Marian Martínez González

    THE DYEING PROCESS

    The fibres dyed with natural indigo are durable, difficult to burn, have an insect repellent effect and heat retention. It has been used in everyday clothes since ancient times.

    As a curiosity Indigo is said to have antiseptic and detoxifying effects and has been used as a Chinese medicine.

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    I work to bring back traditional indigo vat techniques and design great textiles with creative intent that are rooted in the modern age and honor the human touch.

     

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    work

    All my products are limited series, elaborated from my studies and investigations and they serve me to be able to support this project.

    Handkerchiefs

    Art Works

    ABOUT THE INDIGO

    Indigo has a history as intense as its color

    Indigo has been used to dye fabrics for millennia: the oldest evidence of its use dates back to 6,000 years ago in Huaca Prieta, Peru, but it was used in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, Mesoamerica and Africa, in addition to India, Japan and Southeast Asia.

    Although it is a dye that is widespread throughout the planet, there are different types of plants that give us that wonderful blue: Isatis, Persicaria, Wrightia and Strobilantthes.

    I am growing two species of indigo: Persicaria tinctoria and Isatis tinctoria.

    Mapa distribución índigo
    Distribution of different varieties of indigo around the world. Adaptation: Natural Dyes: sources, tradition, technology and science. Archetype publications. Cardon,Dominique(2007).

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