From Traditions to Innovative Design in an Holistic Approach.
Résumé
Based on the observation of traditional dyers and priestesses in Japan, mainly in the Ryukyus Islands and Kyoto city, focusing on traditional feminine practices involving local flora, and including the observation of techniques, customs and certain types of rituals, this poster concentrates on colouring and care practices using plants. Using a holistic approach, I look at material and colour design as an opportunity to propose new approaches to the textile industry, including considerations for the well-being of people and the environment.
Considering the concept of Cradle to cradle (Braungart, McDonough, 2002) as a point of view to define the manufacturing process of favourable colours, the circularity of the life of materials, including the manufacturing process, is a point of focus in this study. The ways in which plants are considered, manipulated, named and integrated into a creative process, whether material (mainly dyed textiles) or immaterial (animistic care practices involving the so-called 'invisible' world), have been observed and noted. By capturing the chromatic realities of some Japanese makings, it is possible to invest some cultural data as a potential for the future.
Some diagrams summarising the relationships observed between the different dimensions making up dyeing and care practices is proposed in order to assess the potential human-environment-plant interactions activated by colour.
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