tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13706458654752091832024-03-28T19:00:06.870+01:00Kukkathe textile & surface design blog by Laura LuchtmanKukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-91628889558317564092024-01-18T18:34:00.008+01:002024-01-25T18:36:18.331+01:00THE 7-YEAR ITCH?<p><b>You know the feeling when the year is almost over and you feel like you haven't done enough? I felt that at the end of 2023. 2023 has been a year of reflection and evolution.<br /></b></p><a name='more'></a>The second half of 2022 and all of 2023 were a time of both personal and business transformation. If you live consciously, as I do, you recognise patterns that largely determine how you live your life and how you do business. It is good to become aware of them. Sometimes I have to hit the brakes to see if I am still on the right track and make adjustments. It was the first time in 7 years that I felt I needed to change course drastically. It's the 7-year itch maybe... And sometimes you brake too late and crash into something. That was what happened to me in the summer of 2022. It wasn't complete burnout, but I was well on my way. Because I was still recovering, I took it pretty easy for the first half of 2023 and turned more inward. I started a six-month business training which I completed in December, well completed.... there are still some modules I'm working on. But it has given me so much focus and energy that I am greatly looking forward to this new year!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14g-pk6loefxWYE5Lxb74ATnmlwu2uc_MJk8LdFofd1Nv266VA24uT77GnCfJy45Jlo5Xc3K9q68qkSChZfNr71OSDbNmDuxcnNrv-0kPFopWR4kxSSqICDuH9Ns_jcF7x2A3hBKyRnHXUbPi2o4ZikEPaV6QLFiZfiQqJ8Np9eYLSmsimrR7Ppy8FI1V/s4008/detail-color-fabric-texture-samples.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="4008" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14g-pk6loefxWYE5Lxb74ATnmlwu2uc_MJk8LdFofd1Nv266VA24uT77GnCfJy45Jlo5Xc3K9q68qkSChZfNr71OSDbNmDuxcnNrv-0kPFopWR4kxSSqICDuH9Ns_jcF7x2A3hBKyRnHXUbPi2o4ZikEPaV6QLFiZfiQqJ8Np9eYLSmsimrR7Ppy8FI1V/s16000/detail-color-fabric-texture-samples.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Besides, 2023 was also a challenging time globally, and you notice that
in the design world as well. While my self-initiated projects and
resulting sales did better than ever, commissions lagged a bit behind.</p><p></p><h4>
What I learned</h4><p>Owning a small business is all about change, learning as much as you can and growing your passion. For me, that meant getting back to what I love. It means saying goodbye to the <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/portfolio/living-colour/" target="_blank">Living Colour</a> project and collaboration after working on it for 7 years with great pleasure and passion. I remain committed to an eco-conscious and artistically nuanced approach to colour. Instead, I will help designers and brands use colour in a sustainable way - more details on this initiative will be shared soon here on this blog and in my newsletter.<br />
</p><h4>What I accomplished</h4><p>In the spirit of celebrating the year gone by, here are a few things I have achieved with your support:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I launched my <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/shop/prints/" target="_blank">Chromarama Riso prints</a>, which are very well received and for which I even won the 2023 DNA Paris Design Award. After several previous nominations, I now have my first design award!</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn0EqtjrFFcVlsUF5dsKIUYNjlNrmeMxc6BYAjiAR_-uMLAIMNf0rJB-jpt58qNskpoT-sTkWP_r3Web3bcrHAT4X3ltouygqFePhJrAE7F3Dtk4lRUwN42vvUZZsD93OrDzi9DPEwegiLAy4rfcaIpCYU5sG6zLXximtgKKI7opOAjT74nMX3k4hcrIA/s1784/IMG_8281%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="1274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn0EqtjrFFcVlsUF5dsKIUYNjlNrmeMxc6BYAjiAR_-uMLAIMNf0rJB-jpt58qNskpoT-sTkWP_r3Web3bcrHAT4X3ltouygqFePhJrAE7F3Dtk4lRUwN42vvUZZsD93OrDzi9DPEwegiLAy4rfcaIpCYU5sG6zLXximtgKKI7opOAjT74nMX3k4hcrIA/s16000/IMG_8281%202.jpg" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I also exhibited my work again at special places such as OBJECT Rotterdam, in wine bar Côte du Cool, North Sea Jazz Festival, hair salon Het Haarpand and during the first edition of Design Passage The Hague</li><li>I designed my first <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/portfolio/residential-carpet/" target="_blank">custom rug</a> for a private client</li><li>I was able to carry out two more very nice commissions that came out of the Living Colour project: dyeing a <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/portfolio/puma-running/" target="_blank">running kit for Olympic athlete Molly Seidel</a> on behalf of PUMA Running and <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/portfolio/custom-curtains-arcam/" target="_blank">designing curtains</a> for the new scenography of Arcam Amsterdam.</li><li>Great press publications, such as a two-page spread with an interview and overview of my work in VT Wonen and a photo series in Eigen Huis en Interieur. </li><li>I was also included in the books "Kleerkastvasten" and "Goede Gespreksstof", which gives young people insight into the past, present and future of the Dutch textile industry.</li><li>And I even wrote a chapter on "Smart Colour" for Elsevier Publishers' book "<a href="https://shop.elsevier.com/books/smart-clothes-and-wearable-technology/mccann/978-0-12-819526-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology</a>".</li><li>As you know, I cannot produce much of my work myself because I find too many techniques and materials interesting. But I do always enjoy learning more about certain techniques by doing it myself, for example, I have learnt tufting and how to thread the warp of a 4-shaft loom.</li><li>And last but not least, I did a residency in mouth-blown and hand-formed glass in Sweden.</li></ul>Reflecting on this list, I can still look back with pride on an extraordinary year, and the feeling that I didn't do enough is no more. Perhaps the greatest productivity took place behind the scenes, but I planted valuable seeds for the future.<h4>What’s next</h4><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>First up is <a href="https://objectrotterdam.com/pages/tickets/" target="_blank">OBJECT Rotterdam</a>, where I will launch "Soft / Solid" a tantalising exploration of colour and dynamic interplay of textiles and glass.</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfsfqlFJ4_BNsWMixpEqD8RH_Ch6BBmwZJDeP7_EdGRxzSHDWEVFlQfZzTwx68BvCn-cQEVDUDjw0aN27Xjdvzd0t7Fq6BMRMyW4gIpkMwdN1yYVHldZOZfrv4708goAj-BNh4pIhFXy16KQaua8JL2voo_PdbxAg1vsNbTIlPSrmqPx3cDOsP4DyIatI/s1254/OBJECT%20Kukka.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfsfqlFJ4_BNsWMixpEqD8RH_Ch6BBmwZJDeP7_EdGRxzSHDWEVFlQfZzTwx68BvCn-cQEVDUDjw0aN27Xjdvzd0t7Fq6BMRMyW4gIpkMwdN1yYVHldZOZfrv4708goAj-BNh4pIhFXy16KQaua8JL2voo_PdbxAg1vsNbTIlPSrmqPx3cDOsP4DyIatI/s16000/OBJECT%20Kukka.png" /></a></div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I have a first point of sale outside my own online shop and art gallery
<a href="https://www.priveekollektie.art/artist/guest-artists/1/filter:artist/laura-luchtman/" target="_blank">Priveekollektie</a>, for my Chromarama tapestries and Riso prints, in the
inspiring interior design shop <a href="https://www.deklarelijn.nl/" target="_blank">De Klare Lijn</a> in Leiden. <br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;">In February I will start the project Blended Fibers in collaboration with Sonia Górecka, where together we explore how to design and visualise woven textiles in a 3D world.</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;">In the coming year, I will also pick up blogging again on a more consistent schedule. I can honestly say that it's always worth sharing tips and inspiration with you in the hope that you will benefit from them too.</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;">In March I will exhibit at the material fair <a href="https://utrecht.materialdistrict.com/tickets/Kukka" target="_blank">Material District</a> in Utrecht where I will also give a lecture about my work.</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Later this year I will launch a new body of work inspired by my travels through my beloved Japan. And I hope that my plans for a residency period in Japan will also come to fruition.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;">And of course, I hope for great commissions and collaborations with progressive brands, interior designers and architects who share my love for colour.<br /></span></li></ul><p> Here’s to a wonderful and peaceful new year! Thank you so much for reading!</p><p> </p>Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-70168962639685792262023-08-08T17:36:00.033+02:002024-02-06T18:28:23.809+01:00IS CUSTOM SURFACE DESIGN EXPENSIVE?<h3 style="text-align: left;">How to Maximise Value for Money</h3>Emerging brands often feel overwhelmed by design costs. They seek
something distinctive that resonates perfectly with their brand identity
and stands out from the rest. While they are typically prepared for
production expenses, they may underestimate the significance of design
expenditure. In the realm of surface design, the investment required can
vary greatly depending on factors such as project scope, the designer's
expertise, and the value it adds to your brand.<a name='more'></a><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5TeSrwEQChwkEGosqmNAQrzyujM-fQQDXPn40WNaco0hmGAPExyP8_YLLnE7zR0JY7oWcfgSriNoM9rVCWj5D8Mgyzyp9BOQnSVbEtpRzsxsbdbIe0BcCAKMcVQRJlm_Ky2ZksftXbkHbPozRn5lPG4BEGPkpYY6E6v1u-HHqLiqlZQR1FRzhKi19LHM/s546/Kukka%20Bespoke%20Surface%20Design%20Handed%20By.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5TeSrwEQChwkEGosqmNAQrzyujM-fQQDXPn40WNaco0hmGAPExyP8_YLLnE7zR0JY7oWcfgSriNoM9rVCWj5D8Mgyzyp9BOQnSVbEtpRzsxsbdbIe0BcCAKMcVQRJlm_Ky2ZksftXbkHbPozRn5lPG4BEGPkpYY6E6v1u-HHqLiqlZQR1FRzhKi19LHM/s16000/Kukka%20Bespoke%20Surface%20Design%20Handed%20By.png" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Determining the Price</h3><p>The price of bespoke surface design is influenced by several factors,
including the complexity of the project, the designer's experience, and
the intended usage of the design (<i>licensing</i>).</p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Scope: Creating a <i>placement print</i> or <i>repeat pattern</i> may take anywhere from a few hours to several days, while developing complete collections
can span months. Projects may also include trend analysis, concept development, material exploration, and strategic brand alignment. <br /> </li><li>Experience: Expertise plays a pivotal role not only in the cost but also in the
return on investment. A seasoned designer with a proven track record and
an efficient design process will naturally charge higher fees compared
to a novice.<br /> </li><li>Usage: Different licensing options come with varying terms and
conditions, affecting the design's price. For example, a design licensed
for unlimited production runs and an indefinite time frame may involve a
higher fee than one limited to a specific region and season.<br /> </li><li>Project Management: It's essential to acknowledge that the design process is not the sole
determinant of cost. Designers also invest time in client communication,
quotation generation, and administrative tasks. </li></ol><p>Ultimately it's not about just time and price per design, but the <i>value</i> the design provides for your brand.<br /><br /><br /></p><div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><h4><span style="background-color: #edf4f4; color: #00a9a0;"><b>Learn More about Custom Surface Design <br /><br /></b></span></h4><p><span style="background-color: #edf4f4; color: #00a9a0;">✒ </span><span style="background-color: #edf4f4; color: #00a9a0; font-weight: normal;">Interested in delving deeper into custom surface design, licensing, and printed textiles? Sign up for the Kukka list and receive our <a href="https://mailchi.mp/0193af566bc2/kukka-free-checklist" target="_blank"><b>Ultimate Checklist for Printing Textiles</b></a>. This comprehensive 38-page guide covers all the essential topics for those considering having their own fabrics printed.</span></p></blockquote></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Significance of Surface Pattern Design</h3><p>At Kukka we encourage our clients to create <i>lasting designs</i>. Not just for sustainability, but also to give you the most value for your money. A surface pattern design has the ability to bring together the purpose, personality and uniqueness of your brand into an elegant and meaningful symbol. This symbol can be of great value to your business over many years. Think of Marimekko’s Unikko (poppy) pattern that defines the brand’s image since 1964. Or Burberry’s iconic check pattern and Chanel’s signature tweed fabrics from the 1920s. It can be an investment that pays off for years.<br /><br /></p><p></p><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;">"We encourage our clients to create lasting designs" - Kukka<i><br /></i></h4></div></blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Illustrative Case: Handed By</h3><p>Take, for instance, our collaboration with <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/portfolio/accessories/"><b>Handed By</b></a>, a Dutch brand
specialising in hand-woven baskets, bags, and accessories. Seeking to
develop a new range of products for the Spring/Summer 2017 season,
Handed By asked Kukka to design two minimalist graphic prints. Despite
their limited prior experience in custom surface pattern design, the
client provided clear guidelines regarding style, colours, and
materials. From the first sketches they
immediately chose two prints: one clean & crisp pattern and a second
playful, hand-drawn pattern.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuJsvo5Hd438sAITpb0PKCiwjr_chBU6y6QYxTbcQiV-tVqwxJ1raJVx7OPzrZkrRTNaoLagpejxLbtMTledae36LHYypp3eAHE5ztjqxt0AI9fstq70USWulNR6_0MIQ63WRqmm7g5U3POWFPerH_gWrlwvYscpT1Qg7utwKuAzg5dvjygx7KZ3Oyl3I/s1261/Kukka%20Surface%20Pattern%20Design%20Handed%20By.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuJsvo5Hd438sAITpb0PKCiwjr_chBU6y6QYxTbcQiV-tVqwxJ1raJVx7OPzrZkrRTNaoLagpejxLbtMTledae36LHYypp3eAHE5ztjqxt0AI9fstq70USWulNR6_0MIQ63WRqmm7g5U3POWFPerH_gWrlwvYscpT1Qg7utwKuAzg5dvjygx7KZ3Oyl3I/s16000/Kukka%20Surface%20Pattern%20Design%20Handed%20By.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surface pattern designs for Handed By in two colourways, designed by Kukka<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p></p><p>The two prints create a cohesive and complementing unity. By offering both designs in two <i>colourways</i> and applying them in a clever manner, Handed By was able to develop a broad collection with ‘only’ two custom patterns. The modest collection with two different prints in two colourways was a great way to test if the collection would resonate with their audience.<br /> <br /></p><p></p><blockquote><h4 style="text-align: left;">"Clever design can pay off very quickly" - Kukka </h4></blockquote><p></p><p><br />The collection was received very well. So well that the next season (A/W 2017-2018) the collection was expanded with new products and two new prints. The collection was repeated for four seasons in total. With a one-time investment of their time and money, they were able to sell thousands of products for many seasons. So you see how strategic design investments can yield significant returns over time.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iFsDxrk838Y3XWkaXKlksDiNGPS-P0SrFDVSqG4qOxWNiQr1gFemuuVo5WWAQRmNbHXBz_XzBUoNVEWMDWRFo5xPND0yQxagf4w61T3fUky1N-l1L92kxZuqEzptBBEuwvw_hlpoaF0tVa7d2-Wo1Rskj4V2C6qD96rW20JzMlBs1hFJ23q0ojco2ngz/s1890/Kukka%20Surface%20Design%20Handed%20By.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iFsDxrk838Y3XWkaXKlksDiNGPS-P0SrFDVSqG4qOxWNiQr1gFemuuVo5WWAQRmNbHXBz_XzBUoNVEWMDWRFo5xPND0yQxagf4w61T3fUky1N-l1L92kxZuqEzptBBEuwvw_hlpoaF0tVa7d2-Wo1Rskj4V2C6qD96rW20JzMlBs1hFJ23q0ojco2ngz/s16000/Kukka%20Surface%20Design%20Handed%20By.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handed By's "YUP" Collection, surface design by Kukka</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Effective Communication with Designers</h3><p>Clear communication is paramount to a project's success. Be specific about your desired style, and consider creating mood boards or <b><a href="https://pinterest.com/kukkadesign/">Pinterest boards</a></b> to convey visual inspirations. Also think about the (amount of) colours and (repeat) size. By articulating your
preferences upfront, you streamline the design process and minimise the
need for extensive revisions later on.<br /><br /></p><blockquote><h4 style="text-align: left;">"A surface pattern design has the ability to bring together the purpose, personality and uniqueness of your brand into an elegant and meaningful symbol" - Kukka</h4></blockquote><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br />Designing on a Budget</h3><p>If budget constraints pose a challenge, consider options such as
customising existing stock designs or exploring royalty agreements with
designers. By collaborating creatively and exploring mutually beneficial
arrangements, you can achieve impactful designs within your financial
parameters.<br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><h4><span style="background-color: #edf4f4; color: #00a9a0;"><b>Request a Quote</b></span></h4><p><span style="background-color: #edf4f4; color: #00a9a0;">✒ </span><span style="background-color: #edf4f4; color: #00a9a0; font-weight: normal;"></span><span style="background-color: #edf4f4; color: #00a9a0;">Obtaining a design quotation should be straightforward and stress-free. Our user-friendly <b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vo_BjfYTEpOugz7AhGX3HU0lu97RhLOtGu73PGE-nV0/edit" target="_blank">request form</a></b> simplifies the process, allowing you to specify your requirements regarding design preferences, budget, and timeline. Let us help you realise your design vision!<br /></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #edf4f4; color: #00a9a0;">or request our <a href="mailto:info@kukka.nl?subject=request%20for%20studio%20deck&body=Hi%20Laura%2C%0A%0AI%20was%20just%20reading%20your%20blog%20article%20about%20the%20value%20of%20surface%20design%20and%20I%20would%20like%20to%20request%20your%20surface%20pattern%20design%20studio%20deck%2C%20incl.%20pricing.%0A%0A%5Byour%20name%5D%0A%5Byour%20company%20name%5D">studio deck</a>, incl. pricing</span></h4></blockquote></div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">In Summary</h3><p>Custom surface design represents a significant investment with the
potential for long-term returns. By effectively communicating your
vision, exploring cost-effective design solutions and collaborative partnerships with designers, you can maximise the value of
your investment and create a unique product that reflects your brand for years to come. <br /><br /> </p></div>Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-81524234886881640292023-07-24T19:11:00.004+02:002023-08-27T13:40:01.169+02:00KUKKA WINS 2023 DNA PARIS DESIGN AWARD<p> </p><p><b>We are thrilled to announce that our studio has been awarded the 2023 <a href="https://dna.paris/winner/zoom.php?eid=71-90032-23" target="_blank">DNA Paris Design Award</a> in the Graphic Design; Colourful Project category. Our limited edition Chromarama Riso art prints have been recognised for their outstanding design and concept. </b></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Chromarama - Art for Everyone </h3><p>Chromarama is a series of wall art specially designed for different forms of colour blindness, creating a beautiful harmony of colours that can be enjoyed by all. Chromarama helps people with colour vision deficiency distinguish between colours. The work embodies colour and form studies, each with its own function for a particular type of colour blindness. The colours, shapes and textures are coordinated in such a way that the designs and colours are always visible. The aim of Chromarama is to make people aware of the overlooked role of visual impairment in design. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-jJB853O5MW0pZmovovIMdSTFF3N20cXbytI3Xu7H6ns84aILn2XUQM7gf1kCPeD73q3M6BUH22RRVTkmeuo9dBJLIdfzEcvWjHDYfGXLTnb-Iwle_zhEcWz8vnQQSg1wIDWIeLuRlh1VRiaBiKftW6q-CUHrk6hW9aulhCEM4ZRSYGVIyag3qTuDno7/s1680/Chromarama%20Risography.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-jJB853O5MW0pZmovovIMdSTFF3N20cXbytI3Xu7H6ns84aILn2XUQM7gf1kCPeD73q3M6BUH22RRVTkmeuo9dBJLIdfzEcvWjHDYfGXLTnb-Iwle_zhEcWz8vnQQSg1wIDWIeLuRlh1VRiaBiKftW6q-CUHrk6hW9aulhCEM4ZRSYGVIyag3qTuDno7/s16000/Chromarama%20Risography.jpg" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.kukka.nl/shop/prints/" target="_blank">Shop the riso art prints in our online shop</a></h4><p> <br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Looking Forward to the Award Ceremony </h3><p>We are eagerly looking forward to the award ceremony, which will be held in Paris on October 6th. This is a huge honour for our studio and a testament to the hard work and dedication to creating meaningful colour stories. We are grateful to the DNA Paris Design Awards for recognising our efforts and selecting us for this year’s award. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ22yoa07zYggai90fVZ5qOVcYMHXoIV3uJXc1JCTumfQS3-_y-B7EzpFgM5jP5pE9BJ9EdKi9qYDwDWhskLCRwhmTDiiOu7h1qyIC_PbRp4B-CWamBCjo52eNLya0FJq-u-gB5wOmwGzCZ-6HEiSzoP9967iTY2tEDbMiqtpAUEHuHnLmOpozWjKWnz-/s1100/Chromarama%20Riso%20Print.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ22yoa07zYggai90fVZ5qOVcYMHXoIV3uJXc1JCTumfQS3-_y-B7EzpFgM5jP5pE9BJ9EdKi9qYDwDWhskLCRwhmTDiiOu7h1qyIC_PbRp4B-CWamBCjo52eNLya0FJq-u-gB5wOmwGzCZ-6HEiSzoP9967iTY2tEDbMiqtpAUEHuHnLmOpozWjKWnz-/s16000/Chromarama%20Riso%20Print.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Thank you for supporting our studio and we hope to continue to create innovative and meaningful designs in the future. </p><p><i>To read more about the project, visit the <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/portfolio/chromarama-riso/" target="_blank">project page</a> or <a href="mailto:info@kukka.nl">contact us</a> for commissions, exhibitions and press enquiries.</i> </p>Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-36539800990311689622021-12-20T09:30:00.008+01:002023-08-16T13:51:42.497+02:00RESIDENCY FOR RESPONSIBLE FASHION<p><br /></p><p>This year I took part in the fashion residency Taskforce Fashion 2020. Taskforce Fashion started in 2018, as a unique, multidisciplinary and research-based collaboration between fashion platforms FASHIONCLASH, M-ODE and State of Fashion, commissioned by and in close collaboration with the Creative Industries Fund NL. In co-creation with Dutch design talent and in dialogue with the (inter)national fashion field and other disciplines, the three platforms investigate the transformative role of fashion in relation to social issues with various experiments.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJlgEqMaFHAmt1nStPkb-hXkEZux4kQtdkoDIOhdjLgcmMhyphenhyphenVyUkK8RQjxs-r6_a17-8R88uP5ByZbFwHYkzCgr9d4N7XDFL-ZJgNiPmvMChVWu6RWXLCj3IzFtg59p0aEu1rddUnKDTs/s1000/TFF_MODEL22_HIRES_XAOUX-5529+cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJlgEqMaFHAmt1nStPkb-hXkEZux4kQtdkoDIOhdjLgcmMhyphenhyphenVyUkK8RQjxs-r6_a17-8R88uP5ByZbFwHYkzCgr9d4N7XDFL-ZJgNiPmvMChVWu6RWXLCj3IzFtg59p0aEu1rddUnKDTs/s16000/TFF_MODEL22_HIRES_XAOUX-5529+cropped.jpg" /></a></div><br />Taskforce Fashion – Residency for Responsible Fashion</h3>
<p>This year's residency revolved around the question “<b>As a designer, how would you like to take social responsibility within your practice?</b>” Together, we strive to make a positive contribution to the world around us by taking on a growing responsibility; whether it’s by helping the elderly, fighting racism, decreasing segregation or battling any other social-cultural matter that stands in the way of collaboration, mutual understanding and solidarity.</p>
<p>Collaboration and the design process are central to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Taskforce Fashion</a>. For the 2020 Residency for Responsible fashion fifteen fashion talents were selected, who - both individually and in teams of five - zoom in on three cities in the Netherlands: Maastricht, Tilburg and Rotterdam. I was part of Team Tilburg.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Team Tilburg </h3>
<p><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Team Tilburg</a> investigated how fashion can be a means of social intervention. By extending the concept of fashion beyond clothing, with an emphasis on personal style and identity, a community project is realised in collaboration with young people from the northern Tilburg district, Tilburg Noord.</p>
<p>We organised two photoshoots about the power of diversity; diversity in people and in fashion styles. With the help of a local team, Team Tilburg portrayed the striking and diverse youth of Tilburg Noord: the results, more than 25 portraits, were presented during the pop-up photo exhibition 'De Stijl van Noord' in <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">NS16</a> in June 2021.</p>
<p>De Stijl van Noord gives the young people of Tilburg Noord a face. Without fuss, without filter, but with a lot of style and personality. No professional models, but (future) role models. The photos and the exhibition put these authentic young people from underexposed Tilburg North in the spotlight in a positive way.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">TextielMuseum Tilburg</h3>
<p>From January until March 2022, all three Taskforce Fashion projects will we exhibited in <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">TextielMuseum Tilburg</a>, the same museum where I developed my <a href="https://blog.kukka.nl/2021/12/chromarama-dezeen-awards-2021-nomination.html" target="_blank">Chromarama tapestries</a>. The exhibition is part of the main exhibition <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Long Live Fashion!</a> and will be presented on the Panoramadeck, where the TextielMuseum shows presentations from partners. Located on the third floor of the museum, there's a beautiful view over the site, including the chimney of the former textile factory.</p><p> </p>Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-43219931621446968312021-12-08T16:20:00.005+01:002023-08-27T13:38:34.267+02:00CHROMARAMA: DEZEEN AWARDS 2021 NOMINATION<p> </p><p>My series of Chromarama tapestries received a Dezeen Awards 2021 nomination for Best Homeware Design. Chromarama also won <a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2021/10/20/dezeen-awards-2021-design-public-vote-winners-announced/" target="_blank">3rd place</a> in the Dezeen Awards 2021 public vote.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb2RCzNYIpHvZvnBpOiGrJ1E7Dsp8bbKTw-fvZLGiYvxLw18EnAp62PMG8kLBU3x4Y3RV-KdeTmqSRWcDSf1EWtCo1wz4ySg8kG3Fa9aTGL4vzq8aa0QijUM2SM42RWhMZ_7TBbsdCb4t/s2048/Chromarama_expo_Kukka_++RZ0162+-+%25C2%25A9Roza_Schous.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Chromarama launch exhibition at De Wasserij in Rotterdam © Roza Schous" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb2RCzNYIpHvZvnBpOiGrJ1E7Dsp8bbKTw-fvZLGiYvxLw18EnAp62PMG8kLBU3x4Y3RV-KdeTmqSRWcDSf1EWtCo1wz4ySg8kG3Fa9aTGL4vzq8aa0QijUM2SM42RWhMZ_7TBbsdCb4t/s16000/Chromarama_expo_Kukka_++RZ0162+-+%25C2%25A9Roza_Schous.jpg" title="Chromarama launch exhibition at De Wasserij in Rotterdam © Roza Schous" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chromarama launch exhibition at De Wasserij in Rotterdam © Roza Schous</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Chromarama</h3><p><a href="https://www.kukka.nl/en/portfolio/chromarama-tapestries/" target="_blank">Chromarama</a> is a series of five woven tapestries specially designed for
different forms of colour blindness, while equally appealing to those
with full colour vision. The aim of Chromarama is to address
the neglected role of visual limitations in design.</p><p>Within the design field and design education there is little
knowledge and attention for people with a reduced ability to distinguish
colours from each other. Guidelines have been drawn up for functional
design, such as the design of maps, signage and software, but there is
still much to improve. Impaired colour vision is almost never taken into account in the aesthetic or decorative use of colour.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Colour Vision Deficiency</h3><p>For most of us, colour is an obvious part of our visual perception.
Yet 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women have some form of colour blindness.
This equates to 1 person in every classroom and 300 million people
worldwide.
</p><div class="column one-half"><p>Colour vision deficiency (CVD) differs from person to person and there are
different types of CVD. The Chromarama design research
visualises how people with reduced colour vision see and experience
colour, by designing textiles from a colourblind perspective. Each tapestry has its own function, designed for a specific type and severity of CVD.<br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">TextielMuseum | TextielLab</h3><p style="text-align: left;">The tapestries are developed and produced at the renowned TextielLab, the professional workshop of TextielMuseum Tilburg. Together with product developer Judith Peskens, my designs are translated into jacquard woven tapestries.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjcsheUUO1R6EMgi-rDrCM2_SQxbRJUS_ue8CH9i7i73rCMZaeGkP7pQYG0thGhXDw53yaDqeMQWbvGu6IFLCypm2trZqooit5hPH12ONgv6SsQWfN7hg1qFUmqJ1CCZcAlsdC2EXxXVJ/s1800/Chromarama_TextielLab_Kukka_6_%25C2%25A9Iris_Tempelaar.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Checking samples at the TextielMuseum | TextielLab" border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjcsheUUO1R6EMgi-rDrCM2_SQxbRJUS_ue8CH9i7i73rCMZaeGkP7pQYG0thGhXDw53yaDqeMQWbvGu6IFLCypm2trZqooit5hPH12ONgv6SsQWfN7hg1qFUmqJ1CCZcAlsdC2EXxXVJ/s16000/Chromarama_TextielLab_Kukka_6_%25C2%25A9Iris_Tempelaar.jpg" title="Checking samples at the TextielMuseum | TextielLab" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checking samples at the TextielMuseum | TextielLab © Iris Tempelaar</td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;">Dezeen Awards</h3></div><p>Dezeen is one of the most popular and influential architecture, interiors and design magazines. Dezeen Awards is their annual awards programme, now in its fourth year. It identifies the world's best architecture, interiors and design, as
well as the studios and the individual architects and designers
producing the most outstanding work. To first being <a href="https://www.dezeen.com/awards/2021/longlists/chromarama/" target="_blank">longlisted</a> and subsequently <a href="https://www.dezeen.com/awards/2021/shortlists/chromarama/" target="_blank">shortlisted</a> for a Dezeen Award 2021 with my Chromarama tapestries is an ultimate expression of recognition.</p><p> </p><p><i>To read more about the project, visit the <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/en/portfolio/chromarama-tapestries" target="_blank">project page</a> or <a href="mailto:info@kukka.nl">contact us</a> for sales, exhibitions and press enquiries.<br /></i></p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p>Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-3666822599973863982020-08-31T13:29:00.010+02:002023-08-27T12:46:01.024+02:00SOFT REVOLT: A SOFT BRA REVOLUTION<p> </p><p>Ever since the <a href="https://blog.kukka.nl/2010/04/worlds-oldest-push-up-bra.html" target="_blank"><b>invention of the bra</b></a>, which was a revolution in itself, designers and industry have tried to design the perfect fit for all sizes. Something that many agree has not been accomplished yet, and perhaps never will, because everyone has different needs. Every now and again a new brand emerges from the need of women to feel better supported beneath their clothes. Introducing Soft Revolt, the latest brand to start a bra revolution.</p><a name='more'></a><p>Over a year ago I met the founder of <b><a href="https://www.softrevolt.com/" target="_blank">Soft Revolt</a></b>, Elles Roeleveld, at a Circular Textiles seminar in Amsterdam. We took part in the same workshop, about finding innovating partners. I was looking for partners for my <b><a href="https://blog.kukka.nl/2017/03/living-colour.html" target="_blank">Living Colour</a></b> bacterial textile dyeing project and Elles was looking for a designer to help her shape her brand. We quickly discovered we had a lot in common, we had both worked at ING bank (yes, that's right, I used to work in mortgage administration while studying Fashion), her father worked in industrial dyeing and I worked as a <b><a href="https://blog.kukka.nl/search?q=lingerie" target="_blank">Lingerie Designer</a></b> right after graduating. We exchanged contacts and got together for a brainstorm to see if we could help each other.</p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">A BRALETTE FOR A FULLER BUST<br /></h3><p>I had worked with a couple of startup brands before, and I'm always a bit hesitant to work with starters, because most of the time they have no idea how hard and costly (in terms of time and money) it is to <b><a href="https://blog.kukka.nl/2016/11/how-to-run-lingerie-business.html" target="_blank">start a fashion brand</a></b> or <b><a href="https://blog.kukka.nl/2023/08/is-custom-surface-design-expensive.html" target="_blank">invest in custom surface design</a></b>. But Elles seemed determined, she had years of corporate experience, so she knew her business and had always had a passion for lingerie. Her goal: to design the first bralette that supports a fuller bust. <span style="background-color: #fceae5;">This was something I could get behind, because I knew there was a market for it</span>. So we decided to collaborate. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeHfe-L5TovFEtaN3mCGnL0FDJjL9Fps5WOXCFYjfxSAh4pWfT6tppMXSZ2c1O-jmF1-usXhQVmSufL4NGGpBCAsJxOJuU6gM6lkcvBDam9lt4DwXlNaoTBfph2E4kELJeyCU9bdQxqne/s2755/Soft_Revolt_Bralette.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Soft Revolt knitted bralette" border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="2755" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeHfe-L5TovFEtaN3mCGnL0FDJjL9Fps5WOXCFYjfxSAh4pWfT6tppMXSZ2c1O-jmF1-usXhQVmSufL4NGGpBCAsJxOJuU6gM6lkcvBDam9lt4DwXlNaoTBfph2E4kELJeyCU9bdQxqne/s16000/Soft_Revolt_Bralette.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The CLEO47, the first knitted bralette by Soft Revolt<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;">CONCEPT AND DESIGN</h3><p>Designing a supporting bralette seemed like a super innovative process to me. So I wondered how innovative the brand would become, because innovation is quite a journey. I also talked about sustainability, because <span style="background-color: #fceae5;">starting a new brand without considering sustainability doesn't make sense</span><b>.</b> At that time, innovation and sustainability were not high on the agenda.
The main goal was to develop a product that was functional yet
beautiful. So we started to see how we could improve the existing way
that bralettes were designed and made. Together with a group of experts we analysed the current market and products. Concept development is one of my favourite parts of the design process
and with a new brand everything is wide open and possible. <span style="background-color: #fceae5;">I helped form the brand's voice and style and together we designed the first collection on paper.</span> The collection looked promising and alluring. But right before the prototyping stage, we still felt that something was missing. What was missing was true innovation. Rethinking the way bras are made altogether.</p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HZjiFWtt5YsrQMHL7Q8-juKFMf8KaFqymeRghKdH85398jrcjOPCyeT7L78GKQlzzs7UkvjIeo87ZXQ90T8LxouwGU5VDY0-_K25CnnNp1a8VzfLUn9TQDUivsIqsOPP5-MCqo-eCuRs/s2048/de+tijdlijn+op+het+bord.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HZjiFWtt5YsrQMHL7Q8-juKFMf8KaFqymeRghKdH85398jrcjOPCyeT7L78GKQlzzs7UkvjIeo87ZXQ90T8LxouwGU5VDY0-_K25CnnNp1a8VzfLUn9TQDUivsIqsOPP5-MCqo-eCuRs/s16000/de+tijdlijn+op+het+bord.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span>Soft Revolt co-founders </span><span><span>Anet van
Haaster (left) and </span>Elles Roeleveld (right) </span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><p></p><p></p><blockquote><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i>What was missing was true innovation.<br />Rethinking the way bras are made altogether. </i></h4></blockquote><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>I had talked to Elles about the innovation in knitted shoe uppers with built-in knitted support and right at that time Elles went to see Li Edelkoort's trend forecasting event. At that event she had the chance to briefly talk to Li and Li said "I don't understand why knitted bras still don't exist". Right then and there something clicked in Elles' head. She was going to design the first knitted bralette!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgt9KdQtHDruJv64JdmFHacpBbDpNV86PGaAOrNHznvvBgnN8FyUsd8HkMQqAbly3-J9Ij3PCA28GkPYWAmcEA8VypgN0iK-TYeorbA0QAkbF2R2yaRacubbQHpekJHezznxiyRZAYP3g/s2048/Stoll+ADF+Soft+Revolt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgt9KdQtHDruJv64JdmFHacpBbDpNV86PGaAOrNHznvvBgnN8FyUsd8HkMQqAbly3-J9Ij3PCA28GkPYWAmcEA8VypgN0iK-TYeorbA0QAkbF2R2yaRacubbQHpekJHezznxiyRZAYP3g/s16000/Stoll+ADF+Soft+Revolt.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">KNITTED LINGERIE, THAT'S NEW!</h3><p>Knitted bras aren't completely new. Decades ago underwear was often knitted and knitted sports bras for athletes have been around since the 70's. But knitted lingerie, that's new! And at the same time the biggest challenge, how to develop a knitted bra that doesn't look like a sports bra or those seamless bras you see on TV shopping channels? My expertise ended there, and Elles found the perfect new collaboration partner in <b><a href="https://knitwearlab.nl/" target="_blank">Knitwear Lab</a></b> along with a new team of freelance designers and marketing experts. I recommended she'd apply for the Climate-KIC accelerator, which she did and successfully completed, leaving 120 other startups behind. And now the soft launch is finally here! They start with the launch of one bralette, the CLEO47, which looks completely different than the initial designs, but is still based on its foundations. My favourite detail? The beautiful back!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1By9Ns17d22psFmNpNMuL0IO7c8mTUX1e__zWhNSfVP-6yQSdOpf2-Mz6arxN1Dr-iPdZ0T1I4O2zYQ7yVAE-GyEEK938f7sE7gzwmKreGhuX8sRiOrDdhAOAsqWIdfcNDeG66TxAFGSL/s720/Soft_Revolt_Bralette_Back.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1By9Ns17d22psFmNpNMuL0IO7c8mTUX1e__zWhNSfVP-6yQSdOpf2-Mz6arxN1Dr-iPdZ0T1I4O2zYQ7yVAE-GyEEK938f7sE7gzwmKreGhuX8sRiOrDdhAOAsqWIdfcNDeG66TxAFGSL/s16000/Soft_Revolt_Bralette_Back.png" /></a></div><br /><p> </p><p><i></i></p><h4><i><blockquote style="text-align: left;">Soft to the skin - Soft to nature - Soft to us</blockquote></i></h4><p></p><p><br /></p><p>After developing 47 (!) prototypes, Soft Revolt is now ready to start production. After months of research into knitting machines, yarns and stitches, Soft Revolt has succeeded in developing a 3D knitting technique in which the bralette is produced in one piece. A much more sustainable way of producing and virtually no residual waste. The result is the CLEO47; a non-wired and seamless bralette that provides support for fuller cup sizes. You can <b><a href="https://crowdaboutnow.nl/campagnes/softrevolt" target="_blank">pre-order the bralette here</a></b>. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4mqy_1FDlyA" width="320" youtube-src-id="4mqy_1FDlyA"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS</h3><p></p><p></p><p><br />In the future, Soft Revolt aims to develop into a fully-fledged lingerie brand with more designs intended for different purposes. They also want to give women soft support during exercise or, for example, in the period after childbirth. And ultimately a bra also comes with matching bottoms. To make Soft Revolt truly future-proof, it is also their ambition to make the products circular. Because they use a knitting technique, the yarns can be perfectly reused for new products. This is how they move from sustainable to zero waste.</p><p>I'm proud to have contributed to the early stage development of this brand and am amazed by the pioneering journey Soft Revolt has taken to get to this level. I expect amazing things in the future!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFv-Kf37Z55FMrO2dhL9dL13OLTVD1eErq1H0A6-ASxVuBSBR5nYft7Aoa_u69iJjlnKUhSkwpzk2G9ItLYrhkPuDE5vGAQfsfgXxqfc0I7D3vF_z-HqrpuMz13Gl7L8aubNa2gI_rUUk1/s2048/Soft_Revolt_Brand_Logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFv-Kf37Z55FMrO2dhL9dL13OLTVD1eErq1H0A6-ASxVuBSBR5nYft7Aoa_u69iJjlnKUhSkwpzk2G9ItLYrhkPuDE5vGAQfsfgXxqfc0I7D3vF_z-HqrpuMz13Gl7L8aubNa2gI_rUUk1/s16000/Soft_Revolt_Brand_Logo.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-18856320774204532172020-05-20T15:09:00.001+02:002024-01-06T15:44:58.164+01:00MY TEXTILE TRIP TO YAMANASHI, JAPAN<br />
I consider myself a Japanophile. In 2018 I visited Japan for the first time after years of anticipation. I had finally found the perfect travel companion in my boyfriend - who is just as positively obsessed with Japan as I am - since I’m not one to travel solo, unless it’s for work purposes. In the first week we arrived we already agreed that after this trip we would come back to Japan as soon as we could. And this year we made it back, in March, right in the middle of the global COVID-19 outbreak. We hesitated for a long time if we should travel at all, but the situation in Japan seemed fairly mild and under control, except for big events and most museums everything was still in operation. At the same time the situation in Europe was getting worse, so we felt it might be even better to escape to Japan than to stay in The Netherlands, where we might go under lockdown, which had just happened in Italy.<br />
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So on 12 March we arrived in Japan safe and sound, and we could not wait to start exploring the country again, this time for 4 weeks straight. When I’m abroad I always try to combine business with pleasure, I like to visit museums, exhibitions, craftsmen, factories and creative studios. This time I reached out to the Dutch Embassy in Tokyo, to see if I could connect with likeminded Japanese and exchange knowledge of textiles and biodesign. I met up with Bas Valcks and Carolien van Tilburg (who was now working in Tokyo and had previously arranged a networking dinner in Paris, when I was there to take part in a panel discussion about <b><a href="https://medium.com/openbiofabrics/conference-the-future-of-living-materials-avantex-42b29e57c589">living materials at Avantex</a></b>). Bas had invited Kaori Ieyasu, from Edelkoort’s <b><a href="https://www.edelkoort.com/">Trend Union</a></b> to join our little meetup. We talked about how travelling during the corona pandemic might be a great time to discover the country, because there were far less tourists. Little did we know that a week later the EU borders closed and the Dutch government urged us to return home, cutting our trip short to just one week instead of four weeks.<br />
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Luckily we still had the best time during that week. We stayed in Tokyo while visiting Kamakura, Enoshima island, the ramen museum in Shin-Yokohama and we travelled to Yamanashi prefecture, home to Mount Fuji and an important textile region with a over 400 year old textile heritage. On the last day of our trip we met with Tetsuya Igarashi, a Senior Researcher from the Yamanashi Industrial Technology Center. Kaori-san had introduced us and Tetsuya was so kind to show us around several textile factories and designers. <br />
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At 10:00 AM we met at the <b><a href="https://www.pref.yamanashi.jp.e.aao.hp.transer.com/yitc/" target="_blank">Yamanashi Industrial Technology Center</a></b> where Tetsuya-san took us to the textile archives. The region is especially known for its woven “<i>kaiki</i>” fabrics, which translates into “silk from Yamanashi”, a luxury lining fabric for kimono and haori (formal coats). In the Edo Period, wearing expressive colour was prohibited by law. Still people would express their style and status through colour and decorations hidden inside their clothing. Bold colours and elegant fabrics were used as lining instead. Tetsuya showed us many antique silks full of symbolism, which as part of his work he tries to analyse. Apart from the colours, the motifs show for which season the fabric was designed. For example plum blossom and petals are used for winter collections and sakura for spring.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>kaiki </i>silk fabric from the Yamanashi textile archive</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The decorations in the fabric are made through the process of ”<i>e-kaiki</i>” (warp-printing), where the warp threads installed on the loom are printed and then woven, at first hand painted by brush and later by using stencils. The fabric is famous for being super light and soft because the silk threads are not twisted to increase density. Weaving these delicate and thin threads into a dense fabric requires incredible skill.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>kaiki </i>silk fabric from the Yamanashi textile archive</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">visual explanation of <i>e-kaiki</i> at Yamanashi Industrial Technology Center </td></tr>
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The Yamanashi Industrial Technology Center is a public research institute that supports the design of local textile production and promotes and preserves the regional heritage. The building is equipped with a prototyping lab with several jacquard looms, where new designs and techniques are developed and perfected, for instance developing photorealistic weaving methods and smooth colour gradients.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tetsuya Igarashi and I at the Yamanashi Industrial Technology Center </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">weave study in smooth colour gradients at the Yamanashi Industrial Technology Center </td></tr>
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HOGUSHI KASURI</h4>
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Next we visited <b><a href="http://funakuboorimono.com/">Funakubo Orimono</a></b> a manufacturer of umbrellas and neckties. Masaru Funakubo is the self taught factory owner. In modern society the demand for traditional wear like kimono and haori declined. Where it once had been a thriving textile industry with over 6.000 factories in the late 60's, today only about 300 small (family owned) factories remain, most belonging to the regional weavers' union. The diminishing demand for these clothes also led to a lesser demand for lining fabric. In order to preserve this fabric, techniques and its heritage Masaru-san was determined to find new applications for the kaiki fabrics. He started making umbrellas, sunbrellas and neckties from the luminous silks using the “<i>hogushi-ori</i>” (untangling weaving) technique. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, helping Masaru Funakubo to untangle the <i>kari-ori</i>, before weaving</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">partly finished <i>hogushi</i> fabric on the loom<i><br /></i></td></tr>
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The undyed warp yarn is first woven with a temporary weft to hold the warps loosely in place. This “<i>kari-ori</i>” (prep-weave) is then placed on a screen printing table and then printed with the design. After printing the warp is reinstalled on the loom and the temporary weft is removed one by one (untangled). Then the cloth is woven. The patterns are characterized by a blurred or brushed appearance (<b><i><a href="https://www.kukka.nl/en/portfolio/japanese-textile-arts/" target="_blank">kasuri</a> </i></b>or ikat).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">jacquard weaving loom with punch cards at Funakubo Orimono</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">checking the density and yarn count of the fabric</td></tr>
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CONTEMPORARY TEXTURES</h4>
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We continue to <b><a href="http://watanabetextile.jp/">Watanabe Textile</a></b> where designer, architect and photographer Tatsuyasu Watanabe weaves the most beautiful contemporary fabrics. He hacks the loom and its traditional weaving techniques to develop new woven textures by using natural and eco-friendly yarns like cupro and paper yarn. With his fabrics he designs products like throw blankets, cushions, bags and scarves. Tatsuyasu-san is a good example of taking inspiration from traditional crafts and elevating them to a modern aesthetic that does justice to its history.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the studio of Watanabe Textile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">woven textiles by Watanabe Textile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tatsuyasu Watanabe and I in the Watanabe weaving factory</td></tr>
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NATURAL DYES</h4>
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Next we visit <b><a href="https://maedagen.co.jp/">Gen Maeda</a></b>, a fabric supplier of natural and earth-friendly fabrics, founded in 1921. President Ichiro Maeda tells us that next to preserving the tradition of kaiki silk they develop fabrics for the future. Their collection of fabrics consist of beautiful high-quality textured fabrics in organic cotton, silk, ramie, linen, wool and cupro. Many of their fabrics are undyed and some of the coloured fabrics are dyed using natural pigments such as cherry, mugwort and primrose from the foot of Mt. Fuji and its pure spring water. These plant dyes never produce precisely the same colour twice, due to changing seasons, temperature, etc. So they results in one of a kind fabrics.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">myself, Ichiro Maeda and Tetsuya Igarashi at Gen Maeda</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fabric at Gen Maeda, developed together with the Yamanashi Industrial Technology Center </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">luminous silk with a pattern inspired by ancient Japanese Jōmon pottery at Gen Maeda</td></tr>
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Next-door we pay a visit to <b><a href="https://www.fujichigira.com/">Fujichigira</a></b>, where president Makoto Katoh receives us. Fujichigira is a fabric supplier and manufacturer that locally cultivates unused farmland with “<i>akane</i>” (madder), “<i>ai</i>” (indigo) and “<i>shikon</i>” (gromwell), producing red, pink, blue and purple colours. They have also developed a woolen yarn called “VANAWARM” together with the Yamanashi Industrial Technology Center that absorbs and contains the warmth of sunlight on sunny days in winter, to keep you extra warm and comfy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">local dye plants and naturally dyed silk at Fujichigira</td></tr>
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We talk about sustainability, developments in the Japanese and European textile market and every company asks me if I have ideas how they can improve and revive the industry. This to me is a typically Japanese custom. The Japanese take pride in what they do and their eye for detail is unparalleled. They take years and generations to master a craft and continuously try to improve, almost to a fault.<br />
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Finally we went to <b><a href="http://f-rpc.com/fujihimuro/">Fujihimuro Gallery</a></b>, which is located in a former “<i>himuro</i>” (ice storage house). It is a wonderful gallery space designed by Taku Sakaushi Architects / O.F.D.A. that houses a current exhibition and installation about weaving. Some of the walls on the inside of the gallery, made of fiber reinforced plastic strongly remind me of the mycelium <b><a href="https://neffa.nl/nl/mycotex/" target="_blank">MycoTEX by Neffa</a></b>. Next to the gallery there are a couple of designer shops and ateliers by the accompanying artist-in-residence programme. It’s a really nice place to visit!<br />
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All in all I really hope to go back to Japan to finish the rest of my trip as soon as we can travel again and to meet with all the other people who were so kind to plan to take me on trips and to exhibitions around Kyoto.<br />
<br />Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-25053559345822198832020-04-29T22:55:00.005+02:002023-08-27T13:41:37.518+02:00KUKKA AT DEZEEN'S FIRST VIRTUAL DESIGN FESTIVAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><a href="https://www.dezeen.com/vdf/">Virtual Design Festival</a></b> is the world's first online design festival, taking place from 15 April to 30 June 2020. With much of the world in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the global architecture and design community is facing unprecedented challenges. Virtual Design Festival is a platform exploring alternative ways of sharing design, helping others, coming together as a global community and doing business.<br />
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With Milan Design Week 2020 first postponed and then cancelled, many designers and brands found themselves wihout a stage to present their months of hard work, including us. This would have been our first presentation at Ventura Centrale and visit to Milan Design Week. With a year of preparation leading up to the event, disappointment is of course an understatement. During this lockdown we probably all miss tangible experiences, but it also challenges us to present our work and connect in a way we haven't before.<br />
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That is why Ventura Projects collaborates with media partner Dezeen to present a selection of 81 international designers, academies and brands at Virtual Design Festival, premiering on 29 April 2020. See work from all the VDF x Ventura Projects participants at <b><a href="https://www.dezeen.com/vdf/ventura-projects/">dezeen.com/vdf/ventura-projects</a></b>.<br />
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We are introducing <b><a href="https://www.kukka.nl/en/portfolio/puma-innovation/" target="_blank">our latest collaboration</a></b> with <b><a href="https://about.puma.com/en/innovation" target="_blank">PUMA Innovation</a></b>, a preview of the very first <b><a href="https://www.kukka.nl/en/portfolio/living-colour/" target="_blank">Living Colour</a> </b>collection we designed and dyed by using bacteria. We hope the collection sparks a shift in how sportswear is made, and in turn help lead the way to a zero-waste future. The full collection will be launched in June during the virtual Fuorisalone. So stay tuned until then...<br />
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Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-83315617665519166242020-04-21T14:47:00.001+02:002023-08-27T13:42:17.152+02:00NOBODY: A FASHION PHOTO SERIES AMIDST COVID-19<br />Nobody - is a photo series inspired by the Rotterdam street scene at the time of the corona crisis. A time when the city comes to a standstill, social interaction is replaced by distance and empty streets. The absence of man is embodied by only showing the garment in the serene, quiet streets.<br />
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<b>Nobody</b> is a collaboration between residents of <b><a href="https://dewasserij.cc/" target="_blank">De Wasserij</a></b>, the hub for innovative fashion in Rotterdam with fashion entrepreneurs like designers, stylists and photographer who regularly collaborate and use eachothers expertise. The idea for "Nobody" emerged while many residents found themselves in the middle of projects that are being put on hold, postponed, or worse, cancelled and closed stores due to COVID-19. In order to strengthen the community spirit and highlight eachothers crafts and collections and continue working while taking the measures of social distancing in mind, the concept for Nobody was born.<br />
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Shoe designer Jolanda van Eijk, fashion stylist Bernadette van Wijlen and fashion photographers Julie Vielvoije and Iris Tempelaar, all located in De Wasserij, took the initiative to create Nobody. The campaign draws attention to the products of local Rotterdam designers in a special way, now that the streets no longer form a stage. With this series, Van Eijk, Van Wijlen, Vielvoije and Tempelaar want to show that creativity cannot be stopped. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entomology Silk Scarf "Doliops" by <b><a href="https://www.mijnwebwinkel.nl/winkel/kukka/a-44955200/scarves/entomology-silk-scarf-doliops-blue/" target="_blank">Kukka</a></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bag by<b> <a href="http://www.atelierannur.com/" target="_blank">an.nur</a></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ring by <b><a href="http://www.instagram.com/%20fleurkassels_finejewelry" target="_blank">Fleur Kassels</a></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jumpsuit by <b><a href="http://www.marlouverheijden.com/" target="_blank">Marlou Verheijden</a></b></td></tr>
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<b>Photography</b><br />
<a href="http://www.julievielvoije.com/" target="_blank">Julie Vielvoije</a> & <a href="http://www.iristempelaar.nl/" target="_blank">Iris Tempelaar</a><br />
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<br />Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-33151333032191747402019-11-10T13:11:00.001+01:002024-01-06T15:45:31.479+01:00GETTING CLOSER FASHION FESTIVAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In September Kukka moved to a new studio space, in "De Wasserij" building in Rotterdam. De Wasserij (the laundromat) is the new hub for innovative fashion professionals. This new breeding ground is located in the old laundromat factory building of the former Bergweg Hospital. For the past two years the building is transformed into studio spaces and a textile lab makerspace and the opening is celebrated with a fashion festival.<br />
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The Getting Closer Fashion Festival is all about the love, time and craftmanship that goes into making fashion. In a weekend full of open studios, workshops, films and talks visitors can meet local designers and makers. You can have your favourite garment repaired or get hands on yourself in the makers lab. Shop for unique items in the pop-up shop or take a tour in the neighbourhood and hunt for the best finds at sustainable local hotspots.<br />
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Kukka's studio is open to visitors all weekend. Come and see our beautiful instagrammable mural and see what we do in the studio. We will also sell our <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/en/portfolio/entomology-scarves/" target="_blank">entomology silk scarves</a> in a stock sale in the pop-up shop on the first floor. On Saturday Kukka's studio will also be part of the <a href="https://dewasserij.cc/agenda/rotterdam-fair-fashion-tour/" target="_blank">Rotterdam Fair Fashion Tour #1</a> and Laura will talk about eco friendly textiles at the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/Fashion%20Talk%20#2:%20Sustainable%20Textiles" target="_blank">Fashion Talk #2 Sustainable Textiles</a>. <br />
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Saturday 16 November 11:00h - 19:00h<br />
Sunday 17 November 11:00h - 17:00h<br />
Entrance free, donate as you please<br />
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Click for the <a href="https://dewasserij.cc/programma/" target="_blank">full programme</a>.<br />
Click for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/dewasserij/events/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">Facebook events</a>.<br />
<br />Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-71870434702321287262019-10-09T15:31:00.001+02:002023-08-27T14:16:57.376+02:00UNFOLDING FASHION TECH: PIONEERS OF BRIGHT FUTURES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite technological advances in new materials, design processes, artificial intelligence, 3D-printing, miniaturized electronics and design software, changes in the fashion industry and everyday apparel have not been as significant as we might expect. Should the fashion industry embrace any of these innovations, its system could change completely within only one or two seasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">This book shows what the future of fashion could look like, according to designers, scientists, industry professionals and theorists in the fashion tech field. It unites their different perspectives on the challenges and explores alternatives to the plentitude of discarded garments buried in landmasses. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unfolding Fashion Tech: Pioneers of Bright Futures</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> offers a hopeful vista for the future of fashion, textiles and technology.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_PxH53n0gMR6n2mFhdBPlyOesrByFK2-ysSN9kWEgkTtI9LbKN00wiOX5EG1C6JNssoXddMYmyN4opvNYRd67rO6oe1pmxfjpvnKaqtC9PK_RRglQoYVlCdxtE5yH97Ai5gtP73NmfIG/s1600/Fashion-Tech-01B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_PxH53n0gMR6n2mFhdBPlyOesrByFK2-ysSN9kWEgkTtI9LbKN00wiOX5EG1C6JNssoXddMYmyN4opvNYRd67rO6oe1pmxfjpvnKaqtC9PK_RRglQoYVlCdxtE5yH97Ai5gtP73NmfIG/s1600/Fashion-Tech-01B.jpg" /></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.by-wire.net/book/" target="_blank">Marina Toeters</a>, fashion tech designer, selected an overview of fifty pioneering fashion tech projects realised in the last twenty years. These projects are complemented by eight short theoretical and practical articles to put the growing global fashion tech scene in perspective. Written by professionals from the fields of technology, fashion and academia, the articles contain up-to-date information that will allow the reader to meet or catch up with the field.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Presenting the present day state of fashion technology, and a glimpse into a future where fashion and technology merge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I'm absolutely thrilled and honoured Marina chose my biodesign project <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/en/portfolio/living-colour/" target="_blank">Living Colour</a> to be featured in the book!</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.onomatopee.net/exhibition/unfolding-fashion-tech/" target="_blank">Purchase the book here</a></span><br />
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Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-34886370879594040182019-04-25T16:00:00.001+02:002023-08-27T13:43:10.726+02:00RETHINKING COLOURING OUR CLOTHES<br />
On the 29th of March I gave my very first TED talk at TEDxRotterdam, about rethinking the way we colour our clothes.<br />
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RAISING THE BAR</h3>
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TEDxRotterdam 2019 was centered around the theme "Raising the Bar". It is in people’s nature to do better and to be better than before. If you look at a city as vibrant and colourful as Rotterdam, raising the bar is something we try to incorporate in our day to day actions.<br />
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Being better, trying to improve, not to impress someone else, but an internal challenge to make you look within. Within yourself, your company, community and city and always try to elevate your thought and ideas.<br />
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This TEDxRotterdam featured speakers that have risen to the occasion and have shown above and beyond, that raising their bar, is a foundation for the most wonderful ideas worth spreading.<br />
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I was asked to participate as a speaker by one of the curators. She was fascinated by Kukka's biodesign project Living Colour she saw at <a href="https://blog.kukka.nl/2018/10/dutch-design-week.html" target="_blank">Dutch Design Week</a> and she liked me to tell my story. If she had asked 3 years ago, I would've said no straight away because back then, speaking in public, was one of my biggest <span id="goog_1483397508"></span>nightmares<span id="goog_1483397509"></span>. The <a href="https://blog.kukka.nl/2017/09/stepping-out-of-my-comfort-zone.html" target="_blank">first time I spoke in public</a> as a professional in 2017, I almost didn't sleep for 2 weeks straight and I was about to cry just before I had to give the presentation. So back then it was very stressful to say the least.<br />
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But after this first presentation went relatively well, I gained some confidence. The reactions from the audience were great and I also noticed that I really liked talking about biodesign and my projects. And so I got asked to give a talk again... and again... and in January of this year I even went to Neonyt Berlin to talk about <a href="http://hybridspacelab.net/project/water-conscious-fashion/" target="_blank">waterconscious fashion</a> at Embassy Lab and in February I took part in a panel discussion at Avantex Paris about <a href="https://vimeo.com/316978448" target="_blank">biotech textiles</a>.<br />
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But giving a TED talk really felt like I had to step up my game. I mean, I watched a lot of inspiring TED talks before and most of the speakers looked like they were born to stand in front of a crowd and have people hanging on their lips. I however, WAS NOT! But then I thought perhaps I can <i>become</i> one of those people. I hardly ever run from a challenge, and of course it is quite flattering to be asked to share your expertise and inspire people.<br />
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So I took on the challenge. And together with the curator I decided to do it a little different and give a duo talk. Since the Living Colour project started from a collaboration with Ilfa. We worked with a coach on structuring our talk, intonation and posture and after weeks of prepping, we finally gave our talk.<br />
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RETHINKING THE WAY WE COLOUR CLOTHES</h3>
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Clothes contain small amounts of leftover chemicals that come from pesticides for growing cotton for example but also from dyeing. Our skin, our largest organ, absorbs these chemicals on a daily basis. Of course these amounts are tested as safe, but we all have heard about <a href="https://globalrecalls.oecd.org/#/?gs1-gpc-segment=67000000" target="_blank">clothing recalls</a> because the amount of toxic chemicals in them is too high. On top of that these chemicals cause the fashion industry to be <a href="https://blog.kukka.nl/2019/01/fashion-is-not-the-2nd-most-polluting-industry.html" target="_blank">one of the most polluting industries</a> in the world; 20% of all freshwater pollution comes from textile dyeing and finishing. So is there an alternative to the way we dye clothes? Watch the TED talk and find out.<br />
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Yesterday I gave two short circular textile printing workshops at the<a href="https://duswatgaanwijdoen.nl/event/"> DWGWD festival</a>, a Dutch sustainability festival for everyone who wants to take action to reduce climate change. The festival took place at <a href="http://www.bluecity.nl/" target="_blank">BlueCity</a>, the circular hub in Rotterdam. In this workshop - which I hosted together with my <a href="https://blog.kukka.nl/2017/03/living-colour.html" target="_blank">Living Colour</a> partner-in-design Ilfa Siebenhaar - we taught participants how to dye and print fabrics and paper with natural pigments from waste streams.<br />
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TATAKI-ZOMÉ FROM WASTE STREAMS</h3>
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Tataki-Zomé (たたき染め) is a traditonal Japanese method of transferring leaves and flowers onto fabric or paper. It is a form of nature printing, but instead of using inks or paints, tataki-zomé uses the colours of the plant itself. In English this technique is often called "flower pounding".<br />
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First the flowers or flower petals, leaves and stems are arranged on top of the surface that is going to be printed, either fabric or (watercolour)paper. Next the flowers are covered by a paper towel or wax paper. Then the flowers and leaves are hammered, so the juices and colours are pressed into the surface. It's also possible to create a mirrored pattern by folding the paper or fabric over the flowers, instead of covering them with a paper towel. This creates beautiful imprints of the colours and shapes. Depending on the type and colour of flower or leaf, the result is either very accurate or abstract.<br />
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We gathered the flowers over the course of 2 weeks from the market and florists who could not sell these anymore, because the flowers wilted or they had snapped at the stems. The cotton I sourced was either end of roll or had stains from water damage, which I was able to wash out.<br />
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NATURAL COLOUR MANIPULATION</h3>
We also demonstrated how to make a textile dye bath of vegetable leftovers: onion skins, beet peels, red cabbage and avocado peels & stones. We took red cabbage to show how to manipulate the colour by changing the pH value. The purple red cabbage dye changed to red or pink when we added vinegar and to blue or green when we added baking soda. The participants could give their printed fabrics a dip-dye in the red cabbage dye bath and then experiment with changing the colour.<br />
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<br />Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-73661691154899437332019-02-03T19:27:00.000+01:002020-05-20T15:11:43.942+02:00FABRICS OF THE FUTURE<br />
January means fashion and textile trade fair month. The <a href="https://thesustainableangle.org/8th-future-fabrics-expo/">8th Future Fabrics Expo</a> in London presented the latest developments in sustainable fashion textiles. I had the pleasure of exhibiting <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/en/portfolio/living-colour/">Living Colour</a>'s bacterial dyed textiles in the Innovation Hub. The week before I talked about water conscious fashion at <a href="https://livingcolour.eu/neonyt-berlin/">Neonyt Fashion Fair</a> in Berlin. Besides my own work I spotted lots of other inspirational innovations that I will share with you here.<br />
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1. NATURAL DYES</h3>
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99% of all industrial textile dyes are synthetic and toxic. That's why natural dyes are reappearing once again. Growing crops for natural dyes on a large industrial scale would probably impose the same problems that the cultivation of regular cotton does (water shortage, seasonal influences, insecticides and pesticides, soil exhaustion to name a few). That's why the new natural dyers use waste streams or artisanal methods. Or you could grow dyes in a lab, like we do with <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/en/portfolio/living-colour/">Living Colour</a>.<br />
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FOOD TEXTILE</h4>
Japanese textile enterprise Toyoshima & Co. Ltd turns food residue that otherwise would have been disposed, into natural dyes for fabrics; <a href="http://www.foodtextile.jp/en/">Food Textile</a>. The company collaborates with several food and beverage companies throughout Japan to collect the food waste and turn it into beautifully dyed fabrics. The colour palette is made by using coffee, red cabbage, lettuce, blue mallow, rooibos, echinacea and blueberries.<br />
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FIBRE BIO</h4>
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<a href="https://fibrebio.com/?lang=en">Fibre Bio</a> is a French supplier of organic and natural fabrics and products dyed with plants in India. Fibre Bio wants to revive the original methodology and the work of artisans and dyers in order to provide consumers and professionals with easy access to ecological fabrics and products with many benefits to our planet and for our health.<br />
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2. ORGANIC TEXTILE FINISHING</h3>
Textile dyeing and finishing are the most hazardous steps in the garment production process. They account for 20% of all freshwater pollution worldwide. These steps are mainly overlooked by the public when we're talking about sustainable fashion.<br />
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BEYOND SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES</h4>
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Swiss company <a href="https://www.beyondst.com/">Beyond Surface Technologies</a>' mission is to create textile chemicals with the lowest possible environmental impact, causing no unnecessary harm and do not compromise on performance. The company has developed biobased softening, moisture wicking and water resisting technologies that are all <a href="https://www.global-standard.org/">GOTS </a>certified. <br />
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3. VEGAN, ORGANIC LEATHER</h3>
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Vegan leather is often sold as "cruelty free leather". But fact of the matter is that producing these synthetic leathers is a highly chemical and toxic process that affects factory workers and the environment. Most faux leathers consist of a knitted polyester base with a PVC or polyurethane (PU) coating. But change is coming in the form of tree bark, seaweed, kombucha and mycelium for example.<br />
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BELEAF</h4>
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Brazilian company <a href="https://www.novakaeru.com.br/beleaf">Nova Kaeru</a> creates exotic sustainable bioleathers. They use the leftover skin from the pirarucu fish to make organic leathers for example. But the newest addition is made of giant leaves. The leaves are collected in sustainable areas and planted together with reforestation farms - all neighboring the Nova Kaeru company. The amazing vegan material has characteristics similar to leather, it breathes, and it smells like a walk in the forest.<br />
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4. RECYCLED FABRICS</h3>
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It is estimated that we have produced enough clothes to last us a lifetime if we would recycle them. But easily recycling clothes has yet to be developed. Recycled polyester comes from recycling PET bottles or fishing nets for example, not from recycling polyester clothes. And recycling coloured polyester is especially hard because the synthetic dyes (of which there are more than 4000 different kinds) used to colour the material all have different melt temperatures. Blended fibres, for example a blend of cotton/elastane is also very hard to recycle. On top of that the refibreing process uses a lot of chemicals to break down and uncolour the fibres in order to spin them into a new yarn and dye them in a new colour. But there are some innovations on the way.<br />
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THE LOOP BY HALLOTEX</h4>
Barcelona based design and manufacturing company Hallotex presented <a href="https://vimeo.com/242198794">The Loop</a>, an innovative program that creates new fabrics and clothing from old, recycled apparel. With only 0.1% of all clothing currently being recycled into new fibers and garments, The Loop is an initiative to reduce the amount of clothing that finds its way into landfills and incinerators. To create the new yarn, The Loop merges the shredded fabrics with sustainable materials such as organic cotton, Tencel, recycled polyester and <a href="https://www.tencel.com/refibra">Refibra</a>.<br />
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PURE WASTE</h4>
Another great initiative I stumbled upon at Neonyt the week before is the Finnish company <a href="https://purewastetextiles.com/">Pure Waste</a>. Pure Waste uses cotton textile waste - leftover from the clothing manufacturing process - and recycles it into new 100% recycled textiles and clothes. They first sort the yarn by colour and then spin it into a new yarn. This allows them to produce fabrics without dyeing, without the use of fresh cotton and without harmful chemicals. One Pure Waste t-shirt saves 2700 liters of water alone!<br />
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5. LACE</h3>
Because I started out as an intimate apparel designer after I graduated I still have a soft spot for lace and delicate fabrics. Most laces for apparel are made (of a blend) of polyester, polyamide (Nylon) and elastane. So it's clear that this industry screams for more sustainable options. <br />
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THIANHAI LACE</h4>
<a href="http://www.gztianhai.com/">Tianhai Lace</a> from Ghangzhou
China develops lace using recycled polyester and polyamide along with
modal, organic cotton and cupro. This vertically-integrated textile mill
saves on energy and water and also have a wastewater treatment and
recycling system in place.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">thianhai lace: 62,8% cotton, 19,6% nylon, 17,6% rayon, <a href="https://www.oeko-tex.com/en/about_oeko_tex/about_ot_home/about_ot_home.xhtml">Oeko Tex</a> certification & <a href="https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/understanding-reach">Reach </a>compliant, MOQ 10.000m </td></tr>
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ORGANIC LACE</h4>
<a href="https://www.organic-lace.de/">Organic Lace</a> is made by
German GOTS certified lace manufacturer Modespitze Plauen, established
in 1897. The company is committed to addressing sustainability through
both fibre choice and production process. They work with organic, vegan
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organic lace: all-over guipure lace, 100% organic cotton GOTS, MOQ 1m </td></tr>
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6. SHOES</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">circular knitted shoe uppers by Santoni </td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.santoni.com/shoes.asp">Santoni </a>was the first socks machine manufacturer and is now a worldwide leader in the production of electronic knitting machines for seamless garments. They developed a footwear knitting machine that can make complete circular knitted uppers with different patterns and strength variation. One single machine produces all sizes of fabric, with limited and controlled wastage and can knit recycled yarns as well.<br />
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6. FABRIC SELECTION</h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWxEO7m0G1VoOQ12HxO-UAZNCvwOoIUHNm9Vw036J1YXp171QX8diNWERFACjttbFPK-TERcphwDZQuvtcf8onbpyytkPP4dsaGc_RNuNTFpknhK4GCIJryKVX_87smt-KJi5lsZkZkor/s1600/IMG_5778.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="879" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWxEO7m0G1VoOQ12HxO-UAZNCvwOoIUHNm9Vw036J1YXp171QX8diNWERFACjttbFPK-TERcphwDZQuvtcf8onbpyytkPP4dsaGc_RNuNTFpknhK4GCIJryKVX_87smt-KJi5lsZkZkor/s1600/IMG_5778.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oshadi.in/" target="_blank">Oshadi</a>: 100% cotton, MOQ 50m</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhGrnPfhiIVyUOqlUoz4gLmjOE0NiMWEluCTdzs5n4AuU_vDNGHpxPQGIU8GWKYl5Ct_uiQI7D9l-8Z2TF0nsO8LG5MscqtHptkXQCKagdB-QAqlbD5OduJTylDtTIOrunjztw9fTgjRy/s1600/IMG_5827.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="988" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhGrnPfhiIVyUOqlUoz4gLmjOE0NiMWEluCTdzs5n4AuU_vDNGHpxPQGIU8GWKYl5Ct_uiQI7D9l-8Z2TF0nsO8LG5MscqtHptkXQCKagdB-QAqlbD5OduJTylDtTIOrunjztw9fTgjRy/s1600/IMG_5827.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.persche.com/en_stoffe.asp?kat=so&stoff=26" target="_blank">Veronika Persché</a>: 70% paper yarn, 30% cotton, MOQ 1m </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jjrspintextiles.com/" target="_blank">JJR Spin Textiles</a>: 100% organic cotton, MOQ 120m</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Loop: left: 100% ecovero viscose, right: 73% Tencel, 24% salmon cut waste, 3% elastane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pastels.fr/en/" target="_blank">Pastels</a>: 38% recycled polyester, 29% recycled cotton, 26% organic cotton, 1% recycled polyamide, 1% recycled acrylic, 1% recycles silk, 1% recycled linen, 1% polyamide, 1% wool, 1% acrylic</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxSgcsk_k4QU9CwA24iTv5PQ2wNd0MK2kqreaAWZPrCZsQ47Sgd56Ag4xiBHka7r1mOtgJ8povWRNVwkBmrkbULxjeAxgV59rGqIo04ZgCqgg6ikHwLmG6sqgLb7KCi5YCSpqHlPpGF5v/s1600/IMG_5836.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxSgcsk_k4QU9CwA24iTv5PQ2wNd0MK2kqreaAWZPrCZsQ47Sgd56Ag4xiBHka7r1mOtgJ8povWRNVwkBmrkbULxjeAxgV59rGqIo04ZgCqgg6ikHwLmG6sqgLb7KCi5YCSpqHlPpGF5v/s1600/IMG_5836.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ardalanish.com/" target="_blank">Ardalanish</a>: 100% British wool, natural shetland, hibridean and madder root dye</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Loop: 85% Tencel, 15% recylced garments</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bysshe.co/" target="_blank">Bysshe</a>: organic cotton warp and hemp weft blend, natural colour, unbleached, undyed, MOQ 1m</td></tr>
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<br />Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-26469877516835688812019-01-07T16:00:00.000+01:002019-02-03T23:24:11.202+01:00FASHION AS 2ND MOST POLLUTER; FACT OR FICTION?<br />Let's start the year by debunking on of the most repeated lines I've heard in the last two years. Namely: that fashion is the second most polluting industry in the world.<br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><span id="goog_910826916"></span><span id="goog_910826917"></span> When I was preparing to give a guest lecture in December about natural dyes I wanted to get my facts straight once and for all. I was looking for a reliable source that stated why and if the fashion industry is the second largest polluter worldwide, after oil. I wanted to let the students put the 5 largest polluting industries in order of significance, like the experiment Stacey Dooley did in the BBC documentary <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/5a1a43b5-cbae-4a42-8271-48f53b63bd07">Stacey Dooley investigates fashion</a>. But I couldn't find any source of information to back this fact up.<br /><br />There's no doubt that there's a lot of crucial work to be done in the fashion industry, fashion and apparel is responsible for great environmental impact in terms of pollution and waste, health hazards and modern slavery.<br /><br />
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<br />That's why I was relieved that Vanessa Friedman wrote an article in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/fashion/fashion-second-biggest-polluter-fake-news.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a> that summed up all the info that led to this misconception. As it seems, the confusion started when people took information from a report by The World Bank and left out half of the information. In <a href="http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614901468768707543/pdf/922610WP0P11950DEL0FOR0GREEN0GROWTH.pdf" target="_blank">The Bangladesh Responsible Sourcing Initiative</a> report from 2014 the World Bank writes: "Some studies suggest that the treatment and dyeing of textiles is
responsible for up to one fifth of industrial water pollution globally,
including through the emission of some 72 toxic chemicals reaching the
water supply from textile dyeing." For these number they reference the source “Water Pollution.” ECO 360 Trust, Institute for Sustainable
Communication:
http://www.sustainablecommunication.org/eco360/what-is-eco360s-causes/water-pollution. But sadly, this page is no longer available.<br /><br />Another study that suggests the same is "<a href="http://Textile dyeing industry an environmental hazard " target="_blank">Textile dyeing industry an environmental hazard</a>", but the sources cannot be verified online.<br /><br />So the exact number is quite hard to determine.<br />
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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in India released a new <a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=137373">categorisation of industries </a><a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=137373">based on their pollution load</a> in 2016. The MoEFCC has developed the criteria of categorisation of
industrial sectors based on the Pollution Index which considers
emissions (air pollutants), effluents (water pollutants), hazardous
wastes generated and consumption of resources.<br />
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The Pollution Index (PI)
of any industrial sector is a number from 0 to 100 and the increasing
value of PI indicates the increasing degree of pollution load from that
industrial sector. The worst polluting industrial sectors - having a
Pollution Index score of 60 and above - fall into the Red category. It's
safe to say that the fashion & textile industry is one of the most
polluting industries because the industrial sectors "Paints varnishes,
pigments", "Dyes and Dye- Intermediates", "Yarn/Textile processing",
"Tanneries", "Synthetic fibers" all fall in the Red category. <br />
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FASHION FACT RESOURCES</h4>
If you want reliable resources with facts and figures about the current state of the fashion industry, these are the go to reports: <br />
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<li><a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/the-state-of-fashion-2019-a-year-of-awakening" target="_blank">The State of Fashion 2019</a> by McKinsey and BoF</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/publications/a-new-textiles-economy-redesigning-fashions-future" target="_blank">A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion’s future</a> by Ellen MacArthur Foundation </li>
<li><a href="https://quantis-intl.com/measuring-fashion-report-2018/" target="_blank">Quantis Measuring Fashion</a> report</li>
<li><a href="https://www.fashionrevolution.org/about/transparency/" target="_blank">Fashion Transparency Index</a> by Fashion Revolution</li>
<li><a href="https://issuu.com/globalchangeaward" target="_blank">Global Change Award</a> trend reports</li>
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<i>If you want to learn more about fashion & sustainability I can recommend the free online course <a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/fashion-and-sustainability">Fashion and Sustainability: Understanding Luxury Fashion in a Changing World</a> by The London College of Fashion (UAL) and Kering on Future Learn. </i><br />
<i> </i>Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-91330094617529866972018-10-22T10:30:00.001+02:002023-08-27T13:46:13.227+02:00DUTCH DESIGN WEEK<br />
Kukka is proud to showcase at Dutch Design Week! We take part in two exhibitions with our biodesign project Living Colour.<br />
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EXHIBITION 1: WORK IN PROGRESS</h3>
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<span id="result_box" lang="en"><span><a href="https://www.ddw.nl/en/programme/22/work-in-progress-applied-design-research-as-catalyst-of-change" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Work in Progress</a>
shows the current state of practice-based design research: from
exploratory research to prototypes and upcoming market introductions.
The theme this year is "Applied Design Research as a Catalyst of Change".</span> <span>Design professorships from Dutch universities of applied sciences show their most innovative research projects here. </span> </span><br />
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<span id="result_box" lang="en">Be amazed by the latest bio-based products: from textile dyed with bacteria to façade cladding that imitates a polar bear. <span>Experience the look and feel of a jute cafe table and a recycled denim wall.</span> <span>Step on the innovative Robo stairs, which combine the benefits of a lift and a staircase.</span> <span>And
see what comes out of the 3D printer: a drone, flexible fashion
textiles – to a ‘tiny house’ of concrete. </span></span><br />
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<span id="result_box" lang="en"><span>THE FUTURE OF LIVING MATERIAL</span></span><span id="result_box" lang="en"><span>S</span></span></h4>
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<span id="result_box" lang="en">In several subprojects of <a href="http://www.wrknprgrss.nl/onderzoek/the-future-of-living-materials/" target="_blank">The Future of Living Materials</a>,
designers examine the possibilities of living materials that contribute
to a sustainable and circular fashion industry in collaboration with
ArtEZ Future Makers and Wageningen University & Research.</span><br />
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We will show our biodesign research project Living Colour here. In
this project we investigate a new and natural way to dye textiles with
bacteria that produce pigment. <span>We want to offer a sustainable alternative to toxic synthetic textile dyes made from petrochemicals.</span> <span>Pollution from fashion production and in particular the textile dyeing process is a big problem.</span> <span><span title="Het kleuren, bleken en behandelen van textiel veroorzaakt 20 procent van alle waterverontreiniging in de wereld.">The colouring, bleaching and treatment of textiles causes 20 percent of all freshwater pollution in the world.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="en"><span><span title="Onlangs hebben Laura en Ilfa een manier gevonden om grote stukken textiel op een gelijkmatige en effen manier te verven met bacteriële inkt.">After the material research we displayed at <a href="https://blog.kukka.nl/2018/06/state-of-fashion.html" target="_blank">State of Fashion</a>, we'v</span><span title="Verder werken ze samen met andere ontwerpers en bedrijven, die hun eigen duurzame innovatieve materiaal hebben ontwikkeld, om te testen of hun verfproces geschikt is om deze materialen te verven.">e worked with other designers and companies that have developed
their own sustainable innovative material to test whether our dyeing
process is suitable for dyeing these materials. </span><span title="Deze ontwikkelingen tonen zij tijdens Dutch Design Week.">We dyed mycelium MycoTex by <a href="https://neffa.nl/nl/mycotex/" target="_blank">NEFFA</a>, <a href="http://pyratessmartfabrics.com/smart-fabrics-health/" target="_blank">Pyratex Health fabric</a> by Pyrates Smart Fabrics, plant root textile by <a href="http://dianascherer.nl/" target="_blank">Diana Scherer</a> and felt from non-industrial wool by <a href="http://thesoftworld.com/" target="_blank">Beatrice Waanders</a>. We show these new developments during Dutch Design Week.</span></span></span><span lang="en"><span> Come and see these exciting new developments!</span></span><br />
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Sat 20 October - Sunday 28 October <i>in</i> Klokgebouw | Hall 2 <i>by</i> Network Applied Design Research (NADR)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kukka's biodesign project Living Colour at Klokgebouw during Dutch Design Week 2018</td></tr>
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Fashion pretends to be a field of innovation and the new, but the
materials and production methods have hardly developed since the
Industrial Revolution <span class="st">in the 18th century</span>.
Fashion and clothing could be so much more; it is the piece of
technology we keep closest to our skin, and with which we have the most
intimate relationship.<br />
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<a href="https://www.ddw.nl/en/programme/357/fashion-future-design-for-the-present" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Fashion? Future Design for the Present</a> - curated by <a href="http://www.by-wire.net/" target="_blank">Marina Toeters</a> - explores and opens a vista of possibilities through a
range of innovative projects from different designers and researchers
from the Netherlands and abroad, some very experimental, some ready for
sale and home use. From new sustainable ways of thinking and designing,
innovative production solutions and integrated technology that can
improve the way garments behave, feel and treat your body.<br />
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At this exhibition we show our expanded colour palette created by bacteria.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Living Colour textiles, dyed with bacteria</td></tr>
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EXHIBITION</h4>
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Sat 20 October - Sunday 28 October <i>in</i> Campina Melkontvangst</div>
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We showcased at London Design Festival! Kukka took part in the exhibition Colour Via at Surface Matter; an explorative exhibition which showcases innovative approaches to colouring materials in a post-industrial world.<br />
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COLOUR VIA</h3>
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In an exciting collaboration between <a href="https://www.surfacematter.co.uk/news/surface-matter-selects-for-london-design-festival" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Surface Matter</a> - a leading authority on material innovation and application - and <a href="http://colourofsaying.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Colour of Saying</a> - a London-based consultancy specialising in experiential colour and materials design - Colour Via opens up discussion around new opportunities and directions for sustainable design and will be a space to experience new colour processes as they emerge.<br />
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“Everything on display either limits waste or has a sensitive approach to colour production” explains Laura Perryman, Founder of Colour of Saying and curator of Colour Via </h4>
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The act of transferring colour in or on materials dramatically changes the appearance and value in so many ways but more often than not many have toxic waste implications. A new shift sees a breed of designers and manufacturers not just superfluously adding colour, but considering more innovative circular approaches and conscientious applications. <br />
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As part of the display, a variety objects, swatches and test samples demonstrate colour in or on materials, that either limit waste in some way and or have a sensitive approach to production techniques, challenging current industrial colour mass manufacture methods. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour Via exhibition at Surface Matter London</td></tr>
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THE EXHIBITION FEATURES:</h3>
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<a href="https://jessicadenhartog.nl/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica den Hartdog</a>, <a href="https://www.charlottekidger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charlotte Kidger</a>, <a href="https://www.agne-k.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Agne Kucerenkaite</a>, Liga Studio, Living Colour by Kukka & Ilfa Siebenhaar, <a href="https://llotllov.com/object/osis-cube/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Llot Llov</a>, <a href="https://martens-visser.com/steam-print/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martens & Visser</a>, <a href="https://www.mirrl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mirrl</a>. Every exhibit has been selected by Perryman for its illustration of a significant shift in how we think about, apply and create colour and will highlight one or more of the exhibition’s sub-themes:</div>
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<li>Responsible Acts</li>
<li>Control & Coincidence</li>
<li>Embracing the Future </li>
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LIVING COLOUR</h3>
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Kukka's biodesign project <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/nl/portfolio/living-colour-nl/" target="_blank">Living Colour</a> is part of Embracing the Future, the final sub-theme. This theme presents the case for an holistic approach to colouration that integrates biology and technology. In a compelling model for sustainable materiality, Living Colour uses live bacteria and cymatic (sound) frequencies to create colour without chemicals and with very little water. Visitors to Colour Via will be able to see and feel some our samples of coloured silks.<br />
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LOCATION</h3>
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Surface Matter<br />
29 Westgate Street<br />
London E8 3RL<br />
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15 - 28 September 2018<br />
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Mon - Fri 9:30h - 17:30h<br />
Sat - Sun 10:00h - 16:00h<br />
Late night opening 17th & 19th 18:00h - 21:00h<br />
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For more information about Colour Via and the participating designers visit the <a href="https://www.londondesignfestival.com/event/surface-matter-selects" rel="noopener" target="_blank">London Design Festival</a> website.<br />
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UPDATE: TREND REPORT</h3>
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<a href="https://www.designinsiderlive.com/trend-report-london-design-festival/" target="_blank">Design Insider</a> created a trend report which captures what they felt were the most inspiring ideas. And Colour Via was one of the editor's picks. Download the full London Design Festival trend report <a href="https://www.designinsiderlive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/London-Design-Fair-Trend-Report-2018.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-81107449629333487982018-09-09T11:55:00.002+02:002023-08-27T13:46:36.503+02:00 PANTONE COLOUR TRENDS S/S 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Each season the team at the <a href="https://www.pantone.com/fashion-color-trend-report-new-york-fall-winter-2018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pantone</a>
Color Institute creates the Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report; a
colour overview highlighting the top fashion colours for the upcoming
season. The catwalk is a key indicator of the colours we can expect to
see showing up across all areas of design.<br />
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The mindset for Spring/Summer 2019 reflects our desire to face the
future with empowering colours that provide confidence and spirit. Colours
that are uplifting; joyful hues that lend themselves to playful
expressionism and take us down a path of creative and unexpected
combinations. Vibrant without being overpowering, highlighted shades illustrate our
desire for authenticity and our continued need for creativity and
relatable, accessible design.<br />
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SPRING/SUMMER 2019 COLOR PALETTE </h4>
Lively hues supported by an array of reliable classics defines the spring/summer 2019 colour story for men’s and women’s fashion.<br />
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THE NEUTRALS</h4>
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<br />Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-9880799620499540532018-09-04T20:54:00.001+02:002023-08-27T13:46:59.341+02:00A CIRCULAR OUTFIT FOR LOUISE FRESCO<div class="tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-medium" data-placeholder="Vertaling" id="tw-target-text">
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<span lang="en">On the occasion of the centennial celebrations of Wageningen University and Research (WUR) we were commissioned to design a piece for the circular ensemble of WUR’s chairman Louise O. Fresco.</span></div>
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Yesterday was the opening of the academic year. Louise Fresco gave the openings speech where she looked back on the 100 years of Wageningen University but with emphasis on the future. Instead of buying a new outfit for this special occasion, Louise wanted to wear an outfit she could wear without guilt. That’s why we and other Dutch designers were invited to create a piece of sustainable clothing for her.<br />
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As part of the <a href="https://www.kukka.nl/en/portfolio/living-colour/" target="_blank">Living Colour</a> project I work on together with Ilfa, we have recently found a way to dye larger pieces of fabric in a uniform, all-over manner with pigment-producing bacteria. We dyed the scarf in a beautiful colour lavender. The colour was created by mixing pink and purple bacterial pigment. We used <i>ahimsa peace silk</i> for the scarf, meaning that the silkworms are not killed in the process of spinning the yarn, in contrast to regular silk where the cocoons are boiled with the silkworm still in them, so they can develop to become butterflies. The silk is ecologically cultivated as well. </div>
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The scarf really complimented the outfit. Louise described wearing the scarf as “the scarf gives you wings”. Which is also a nice reference to the wings the silkworms grow eventually.</div>
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POCKET SQUARE</h3>
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte was also present at the opening of the academic year. After his speech Louise guided him to our exhibition to show him how and who made this outfit. We were happy to hand him the first pocket square we made dyed by bacteria. He was very surprised and enthousiastic! And we were quite honoured to present him some of our work.<br />
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The dress for Louise is designed by Elsien Gringhuis. She is known for her timeless designs, which are produced in The Netherlands. The dress is made of deadstock silk and designed with sewing patterns where a minimal amount of fabric is wasted. The dress also didn’t have buttons or zippers.<br />
Aliki van der Kruijs created the print for the fabric, by painting the silk with residual ink from the digital textile printing industry. Aliki saw those ink residues on the side of the textile printer; a beautiful dark colour purple. This leftover ink is normally processed as chemical waste, but Aliki found a way to reuse this residual flow and reduce the footprint of the industry.</div>
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Designer Luc Aarts made gold-coloured pineapple leather shoes. Piñatex, as the new material is called, is made from the leaves of pineapples. This by-product of pineapple cultivation is a natural and 100% biodegradable alternative to leather. The gold coating however is not sustainable yet. At the final fitting the shoes turned out to be too loose. “We had unfortunately measured her feet on a hot summer day”, says Luc. That and because of the ungiving characteristics of the material the shoes ended up too big in the end.” As an alternative, they decided to ornate a pair of Fresco’s own shoes with a gold detailed heel of Piñatex.</div>
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While we're still in the middle of summer and I'm already working on collections for S/S 2019, the colour and fabric trends for A/W 2019-2020 are now presented for intimate apparel.<br />
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1. POWDER</h4>
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Evolution of red including orange tones for sport or extreme glamour. Surface interest, sporty end-uses, novelty floral, laces, embroideries, geometric textures.<br />
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Rich and natural – laces and embroideries, casual knits, tonal camouflages, leaf and animal prints and conversationals. Luxury satins and velvets.<br />
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White, off-white, silver grey and metallic silver. Fabrics ranging from sustainable naturals to laces, embroideries, casual knits and surface textures.<br />
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5. BURNED ORANGE</h4>
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Everything rich and amazing, velvets and cut-velvets, laces, open effects, leather and suede coatings, touches of metallic, burn-outs.<br />
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The purple family is extremely versatile and ranges from ultraviolet to a dusty mauve and an ink blue. Perfect for rich glamorous embroideries and laces with shiny or metallic contrast.<br />
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<i>All trends and images are taken from <a href="https://en.the-lingerie-place.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lingerie Place</a>, a new platform by Eurovet for finding inspiration and resources for professionals from the intimates, swimwear and activewear industry. The inspiration is taken from the bodyfashion and textile tradeshows in Paris, New York, Las Vegas, Hong Kong & Shanghai.</i>Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-10056049294571986492018-06-08T14:10:00.003+02:002023-08-27T13:47:23.402+02:00STATE OF FASHION<br />
A week ago the new exhibition State of Fashion; Searching for the New Luxury opened in Arnhem. The exhibition and accompanying events are entirely dedicated to <span title="Bewerkt"><span title="Bewerkt">a more sustainable and fair fashion system. </span>State of Fashion is </span>the successor to Arnhem Fashion <span title="Bewerkt"><span class="lemma-container"><span class="wordentry" id="word1">Biennial. I'm very happy to be part of it with my work Living Colour!</span></span></span><br />
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<span title="Bewerkt"><span class="lemma-container"><span class="wordentry" id="word1">The fashion and textile industry belongs to the most polluting industries of our planet. The fashion and apparel system is outdated, still operating to a 20th-century model built on exploitation of people and earth's resources, celebrating individualism, glamour and the 'star designer'. There's a continuous race to produce at even lower costs and implement more rapid life cycles, presenting disastrous consequences for society and the environment. This has to change.</span></span></span><br />
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There is a need for fashion to become relevant and resilient again, and to take itself seriously, not only by producing clothes in a circular and socially responsible way, but also by using its power to envision a better world. Fashion should use its seductive power to redefine what beauty and luxury entail in the 21st century.<br />
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Searching for the New Luxury explores new definitions of luxury in response to urgent environmental and social issues: less waste and pollution, more equality, welfare and inclusiveness. <br />
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The exhibition is built around these 8 keywords in an old industrial building, the Milkfactory in Arnhem. The large factory hall is divided into 5 main exhibition spaces. Large-scale fashion houses and designers such as G-Star RAW, H&M and Zegna will present their vision on a sustainable future alongside innovative start-ups and designers such as Bruno Pieters, Osklen, Viktor & Rolf and Iris van Herpen.<br />
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THE FUTURE OF LIVING MATERIALS </h3>
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The exhibition also creates a platform for the interdisciplinary project <a href="http://innovatie.artez.nl/2018/06/the-future-of-living-materials-state-of-fashion-t-m-22-juli/">The Future of Living Materials</a> set up by ArtEZ Future Makers with Wageningen University & Research (WUR). The project investigates and develops new ‘living’ materials (e.g. bio-based materials, textiles from micro-organisms, etc.) for the transition to a sustainable fashion system and a circular society. Kukka is invited to participate in this research project which is very exciting since it's not always easy for designers to connect with scientists.<br />
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In order to achieve a form of ‘aesthetic sustainability', the sub-project Living Colours I am working on focuses on the circular life of colour, and specifically: the possibilities of a new colour palette development by biodesign (e.g. colour of bacteria). So far we've collaborated with professors, post-doc and master students from WUR to research optimum growth conditions for our bacteria, ways to create patterns on textile and possibilities of up scaling our biodyeing process. It’s great to see that after sharing our story, more people are eager to get on board.<br />
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We present the results of our new materials research & process in the section at State of Fashion (STOF) LAB. For this new research we tested our bacterial dyeing process on many different materials, like wool, viscose, Tencel and polyester.<br />
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<br />Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-29435172183410069872018-03-21T10:59:00.002+01:002023-08-27T13:47:58.472+02:0015 STARTUPS TO CHANGE THE FASHION INDUSTRY<br />
From biodegradable glitter to fabrics made from seaweed or orange fibres – these are the next generation innovators that will be supported by the <a href="http://www.fashionforgood.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fashion for Good</a> Plug and Play Accelerator.<br />
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Fifteen selected third batch start-ups will follow a robust curriculum over the next twelve weeks including mentorship from the Accelerator’s partners Adidas, C&A, Galeries Lafayette, Kering, Target and Zalando, with the aim to transform the fashion industry for good.<br />
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Biomaterials research group <b><a href="https://www.algiknit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AlgiKnit</a></b> based at The Fashion Institute of Technology and Columbia University, produces textiles extruded from kelp, a variety of seaweed. The extrusion process turns the biopolymer mixture into kelp-based thread that can be knitted or 3D printed to minimize waste. The final knitwear is biodegradable and can be dyed with natural pigments in a closed-loop cycle.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.bioglitz.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BioGlitz</a></b> is making sustainability glamorous with its unique biodegradable glitter. Derived from eucalyptus tree extract, the eco-glitter is fully biodegradable, compostable and doesn’t contribute to the ever-growing microplastics problem. I'm so excited about this project, because I need glitter in my life.<br />
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Berlin-based <a href="https://circular.fashion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">circular.fashion</a> has created software that interconnects circular design, circular retail models and closed-loop recycling technologies, enabling fashion brands to design circular garments. Circular clothes are attributed a unique ID tag that provides customers with options of how to increase the life of their garments. It also sets up a partner network to enable material specific recovery for fibre-to-fibre recycling.<br />
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<b>FLOCUS</b> produces natural yarns, fillings and fabrics made from kapok fibres. The kapok tree can be naturally grown without the use of pesticides or insecticides in arid soil not suitable for conventional farming, offering a sustainable alternative to high water consumption natural fibre crops such as cotton.<br />
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<b>Frumat</b> uses apples to create a leather-like material. Apple pectin is an industrial waste product which can be used to create sustainable materials that are both compostable and durable enough to be used to create luxury fashion accessories. The leathers can be dyed naturally and tanned without chemically intensive techniques, which is a big plus.<br />
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<b><a href="https://goodonyou.eco/app/" target="_blank">Good on You</a></b> is a mobile app that provides ethical ratings for about 1.000 fashion brands. Brands are rated on their impact on people, the planet and animals. It is built on a brand rating system which combines standards, certifications and publically available data sources into a simple, accessible 5-point score to allow consumers to make conscious purchasing decisions.<br />
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<b><a href="http://mangomaterials.com/" target="_blank">Mango Materials</a></b> produces biodegradable bio-polyester that can be used as a sustainable alternative to conventional polyester. Microfibres produced from this biopolyester can biodegrade in many environments, including landfills, wastewater treatment plants and oceans, helping to prevent microfibre pollution and contributing to a closed-loop bio-economy for the fashion industry.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.nano-textile.com/" target="_blank">Nano Textiles</a></b> offers a sustainable alternative to binder chemicals normally used to embed finishes into fabric. Its technology uses a process called Cativation. It can apply to a range of products such as anti-bacterial and anti-odor finishes or water repellency. This protects the manufacturer, end user and the environment from the leaking of hazardous chemicals.<br />
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<b><a href="http://orangefiber.it/en/" target="_blank">Orange Fiber</a></b> manufactures natural fabrics from citrus by-products. The material is made by extracting the cellulose from the fibres that are discarded from industrial pressing and processing of oranges. The fibre is enriched, through nanotechnology techniques, with citrus fruit essential oils. Citrus is known to cause allergic reactions on skin, so I don't know if this enriching part is neccessary. <span style="font-weight: 400;">Salvatore Ferragamo is the first fashion house to employ Orange Fiber fabrics. </span><br />
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Helping drive the shift away from plastic, <b><a href="https://paptic.com/" target="_blank">PAPTIC</a></b> manufactures alternative bio-based packaging materials that are made from sustainably sourced wood fibres. The material mimics the properties of paper and plastic, but with a much higher tear resistance than paper. The material can be recycled alongside cardboard.<br />
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<b><a href="https://planetcare.org/" target="_blank">PlanetCare</a></b> has developed a microfibre filter to be integrated in washing
machines, that can capture microplastics before they are released in
wastewater. The system works on the microfiltration of water, based on
electrically charged fibres and membrane nanotechnology. This technology
contributes to reducing microplastics pollution ending up in the ocean. <br />
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<a href="http://provenance.bio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Provenance</b></a> bio-engineers a true leather equivalent by programming the self-assembly of collagen molecules, the building blocks of leather. This next-generation fabric delivers a more efficient and sustainable alternative to leather without harming animals.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/supply_chain/sustainable_brands/report_digitalizing_leftover_garment_data_could_unloc">Reverse Resources</a></b>, a <b><a href="http://blog.kukka.nl/2018/03/global-change-award-2018-winners.html" target="_blank">Global Change Award</a></b> winner,<b> </b>is a platform that enables fashion brands and garment
manufacturers to address pre-consumer waste for industrial upcycling.
The Software as a Service (SaaS) platform allows fabric and garment
factories to map and measure leftover fabrics and scraps so that these
become traceable through their following life cycles. By mapping the waste material in
the factory, these resources can eventually be reintroduced into the
supply chain, limiting the use of new materials.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.scalablegarments.com/" target="_blank">Scalable Garment Technologies Inc</a>.</b> (SGTI) has built a robotic knitting machine linked with 3D modeling software to make custom seamless knit garments. The knitting technology enables digitalization of the entire production process and on-demand manufacturing of custom seamless knit garments. <br />
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<b><a href="https://www.stylelend.com/" target="_blank">Style Lend</a></b> is a fashion rental marketplace. AI and machine learning are used to match users based on fit, as well as style. By renting out garments consumers can extend the life cycle of clothing and delay them from ending up in landfills.<br />
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Following the completion of the 12-week acceleration program, the 15 startups will present their innovations to an audience of industry leaders and investors. The showcase coincides with a graduation ceremony to take place on June 14<sup>th</sup> at the Fashion for Good hub in Amsterdam.<br />
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The annual Global Change Award is one of the world’s leading challenges for early stage innovation, and the largest initiative of its kind in the fashion industry. The award, initiated by the H&M Foundation in 2015, is given to game changing ideas that can make the entire fashion industry circular and help protect our planet and living conditions. With this year´s 2,600 entries from 151 countries it’s clear there’s no shortage of ideas out there. Interestingly, most solutions are coming from innovators outside of the fashion industry.<br />
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The five winners were chosen by an international expert panel with extensive knowledge within fashion, sustainability, circularity and innovation.<br />
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Crop-A-Porter</h4>
<i>Making sustainable bio-textiles by using left-overs from food crop harvests</i><br />
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Food crop waste creates a huge problem as it is usually burnt or left to rot releasing polluting carbon dioxide and methane gas into the atmosphere. Crop-A-Porter will change this by turning the waste into a valuable resource, that also generates an additional income to the farmers. Crop-A-Porter takes the harvest remains of crops such as oil-seed flax, hemp, sugarcane, bananas and pineapples and turns it into useful bio-fibre through a low-cost, closed loop technology. The bio-fibre can then be turned into textile fabric. <br />
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"Winning the Global Change Award means we can begin to unlock huge value for the textile and fashion industry. We can now propel this important technology much faster into scaled production. The grant will be used for optimizing our closed-loop technology, protecting IP, and beginning to produce commercial Agraloop BioFibre™fibre productions." - Isaac Nichelson</blockquote>
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<b>Owners of idea:</b> Yitzac Goldstein, Geof Kime and Isaac Nichelson<br />
<b>Country:</b> USA<br />
<b>Innovation name:</b> The Agraloop<br />
<b>Awarded:</b> € 300.000<br />
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Algae Apparel</h4>
<i>Turning algae into bio-fibre and eco-friendly dye that is also good for your skin</i><br />
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Growing natural fibres, such as cotton, requires large amounts of water. Textile dyeing is another huge problem, both in terms of water use and pollution. Algae Apparel has solved both these issues by looking under the sea to find an untapped resource in algae. Algae are a renewable and degradable aquatic organism, which can be turned into bio-fibre and earth friendly dye, just as <a href="http://blog.kukka.nl/2017/03/living-colour.html" target="_blank">Living Colour</a>. A bonus effect of wearing clothes made from algae apparel is that the fabric releases anti-oxidants, vitamins and other nutrients into your skin.<br />
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"The grant will enable us to continue our research and scientific development, increase our personnel and our laboratory access, and support our experimental efforts with a variety of algae." - Renana Kelbs</blockquote>
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<b>Owners of idea:</b> Renana Krebs and Dr. Oded Krebs<br />
<b>Country:</b> Israel<br />
<b>Innovation name:</b> Algalife<br />
<b>Awarded:</b> € 150.000<br />
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Smart Stitch</h4>
<i>A dissolvable thread that makes repairing and recycling a breeze</i><br />
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Zippers and buttons make garment recycling complicated as the removal of such details calls for manual assistance, making the process both costly and time consuming. Smart Stitch solves this problem by supplying a thread that simply dissolves at a high temperature. And when used for regular seams, the whole piece of clothing can easily be disassembled so that the fabric can be used over and over in new ways, cutting the need to produce fabric from scratch. Stitch by stitch, this innovation can bring new life to fashion. <br />
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"Not only are we grateful for the grant that will support the development of the stitching prototype and the upcycling model, but we are also very eager to collaborate with the Global Change Award’s partners during the innovation accelerator programme." - Cédric Vanhoeck</blockquote>
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<b>Owners of idea:</b> Cédric Vanhoeck and Vanessa Counaert<br />
<b>Country:</b> Belgium<br />
<b>Innovation name:</b> RESORTECS<br />
<b>Awarded:</b> € 150.000<br />
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The Regenerator</h4>
<i>Recirculating fashion into new textile fibre by separating cotton and polyester blends</i><br />
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Recycling of mixed material fabrics such as the hugely popular polyester and cotton blends is very tricky. The idea behind The Regenerator is a circular technology that uses an environmentally friendly chemical to gently separate and regenerate cotton and polyester blends into new, fully useable textile fibre. In short, this innovation will un-mix mixed fibres to create tomorrow’s fashion.<br />
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<b>Owners of idea:</b> Zengwei Guo, Lisa Schwarz Bour, Erik Nilsson, Tobias Köhnke and Bengt Hagström.<br />
<b>Country:</b> Sweden<br />
<b>Innovation name:</b> Circular recycling of polyester and cotton blend washes<br />
<b>Awarded:</b> € 250.000<br />
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Fungi Fashion</h4>
<i>Custom-made clothes made from decomposable mushroom roots</i><br />
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Many of us enjoy fashion and trends, but the clothes we get rid of along the way are a big problem. Fungi Fashion went to the root of the problem and found a resource in mycelium – mushroom roots. Combined with 3D technology, they’ve found a way to produce custom-made clothes out of this new natural fibre without the need to cut and sew. Once you’ve worn it out, you simply bury the garment in the ground and it will naturally decompose.<br />
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"The grant will be used to work on improving the material, hiring a microbiologist and setting up a small lab at our studio for quicker research." - Aniela Hoitink</blockquote>
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<b>Owners of idea:</b> Aniela Hoitink<br />
<b>Country:</b> Netherlands<br />
<b>Innovation name:</b> MycoTEX<br />
<b>Awarded:</b> € 150.000<br />
<a class="checkDone" href="http://www.neffa.nl/">neffa.nl</a><br />
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The teams behind the innovations and the results from the vote were revealed at the Grand Award Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on March 20. I was very curious to see who the people behind these innovations are, because I knew of similar initiatives like <a href="https://www.ananas-anam.com/" target="_blank">Pinatex</a>, <a href="https://www.algiknit.com/" target="_blank">AlgiKnit</a> and <a href="http://neffa.nl/nl/portfolio/mycotex/" target="_blank">MycoTEX</a>. That's why I also thought the voting was hard, because I wanted to support the designers and scientists who I know are working on these innovations for years and I simply didn't know who they were. Smart Stitch is a lovely initiative I hadn't heard about before, but I think the heating of the yarn could cause problems in terms of energy waste, and there's no information provided on how they'd like to solve that. That's why my vote went to The Regenerator. I think this will provide a very important solution to current recycling limitations.<br />
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The winners also get access to a one-year innovation accelerator. The accelerator takes the winners to Stockholm, New York and Shanghai providing a toolbox of skills, networks and exposure to help them leverage their innovations and grant.<br />
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<br />Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-70436826695657324592018-02-23T12:26:00.006+01:002023-09-01T18:46:43.573+02:00WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE GETTING YOUR OWN FABRICS PRINTED<br />
Often my clients ask me about the fabric printing process. Some of them are starting a brand for the first time. Others have been producing their own products for years, but have never produced custom printed fabric before.<br />
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It’s so easy to get lost in the process and to feel overwhelmed by the jargon. Because I love to share my knowledge with you I created the ultimate checklist: "<b>What you need to know before getting your own fabrics printed.</b>"<br />
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This checklist contains 38 pages covering a wide variety of topics:<br />
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<li>Where to find exclusive prints for fabrics? </li>
<li>What type of print is suitable for which product; a repeating or placement print? </li>
<li>The difference between vector-based or pixel-based prints </li>
<li>The textile printing process</li>
<li>Colour standards in textile design</li>
<li>Textile printing inks<br /></li>
<li>Fabric print file types </li>
<li>Textile design licensing and copyrights</li>
<li>Working with fabric printing manufacturers</li>
<li>Sustainability in textile design</li><li>Useful resources <br /></li>
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For all of you who are thinking about having your own fabrics printed this is a go-to guide. Preparation is everything and with this checklist you’ve got the main topics covered.<br />
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I put a lot of care into creating this checklist, I hope you enjoy it! Let me know what you think!<br /><br /><i>updated 8 August 2023</i><br />
<br />Kukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000021639722840946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370645865475209183.post-82723464645361768702018-02-09T17:08:00.002+01:002023-08-27T13:48:49.730+02:00PANTONE COLOUR TRENDS A/W 2018-2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Each season the team at the <a href="https://www.pantone.com/fashion-color-trend-report-new-york-fall-winter-2018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pantone</a> Color Institute creates the Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report; a colour overview highlighting the top fashion colours for the upcoming season. The catwalk is a key indicator of the colours we can expect to see showing up across all areas of design.<br />
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This Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report features a bold palette of autumnal hues complemented by some more unexpected shades. Continuing to feed the desire for colour that transcends the seasons, the report for A/W 2018-2019 highlights the top 10 colors for men’s and women’s fashion, as well as five new classics. More so than in previous seasons, many of these hues are strong enough to make very specific colour statements on their own.<br />
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TOP 10 COLOUR PALETTE</h4>
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Autumnal hues that evoke the feeling of leaves on the forest floor, rich plumage and twilight reveal a modern fall palette of deep and rich tones with outbursts of colourful surprise.<br />
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Leading this fall’s Top 10 list are Red Pear, Valiant Poppy and Nebulas Blue, followed by Ceylon Yellow, Martini Olive, Russet Orange and colour of the year Ultra Violet. Ranking eighth through tenth are Crocus Petal, Limelight and Quetzal Green. Except for the autumnal-inspired Red Pear and Russet Orange, most of these shades don’t immediately breathe autumn or winter. <br />
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CLASSIC COLOUR PALETTE</h4>
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While there is no ‘typical’ anymore, there remains a need for structure and foundation in everyday fashion. The five core colours are easily worn across the seasons. As ‘trends’ stay relevant longer, and consumers look to add variety through new textures, fabrics and beautiful combinations, these five core shades serve as the critical building blocks for your wardrobe.<br />
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Pantone Color Institute’s executive director Leatrice Eiseman <a href="http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/pantone-ranks-leading-10-fall-colors-for-a-pre-fashion-week-forecast-11140358/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">says</a> people are more willing to turn over a new leaf when it comes to colour. While colourists, designers and editors are aware of how subtle nuances in colour can be found by using different fabrics and textures, that is now also fascinating the average consumer. New fabrics like <a href="https://www.ananas-anam.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Piñatex</a>, which is made of pineapple leaves, <a href="http://fruitleather.nl/" target="_blank">Fruitleather</a> and suede-like looks made from mycelium, as well as <a href="http://blog.kukka.nl/2017/03/living-colour.html" target="">textile dyed with bacteria</a>, are boosting that interest.<br />
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Other factors like sustainability, conscientious consumption, the wellness movement, the continued food industry boom and athleisure’s dominance are also in play. “There is no question that this whole overarching feeling is definitely having an effect on fashion as well,” Eiseman said. “We’re being more experimental because so much of it is new. There is this fascination that people will try the newness because it’s good for you. It’s good for the planet. It’s good for us.”<br />
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To support the Fashion Color Trend Report Fall/Winter 2018, Pantone has partnered with Adobe Stock to curate a collection of images that reflect the palette of 10 top fashion colours as well as the 5 core shades. <a href="https://stock.adobe.com/premium/TtkssmnISlCNTXN3JFPXMuJD5NlRKfQd" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here</a> to view the Adobe Stock x Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report gallery.<br />
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