TRADITIONAL DYES FOR FISH LEATHER
The research on "Traditional dyeing methods with native Arctic plants for fish leather" was presented during the "Everything and Everybody as Material: Dialogical Bodies” conference organised by The Swedish School of Textiles - University of Borås 19-20 April 2024 . Many thanks to Sigmundur Páll Freysteinsson, Lotta Rahme, Katrín María Káradóttir and Mitsuhiro Kokita for all their research on this project and for the possibility to collaborate during the last seven years. Special thanks to the Nordisk Kulturfondfor supporting this opportunity.
The fish leather dyeing techniques explored on this exhibition depend on the specific geographical location, the natural resources available, the local tradition and cultural identity. The huge variety of sources of colouring materials used throughout history serves as a testimony to the ingenuity of people, who discovered and developed these dyestuffs. When synthetic dyes were discovered in the mid-19th century, natural dyes became less important, although today they are gaining popularity again thanks to the emerging sustainable movement. The exhibition aims to consider how the dyeing of fish leather might recognise and inspire deeper relational connections between people, and their environment. By working with natural raw materials and natural dyes we can ensure that the materials can be returned to the earth after a lifetime of use with a positive impact on ecosystem health. Conservation policies and management plans are also needed to sustainably preserve these ethnobotanical resources while supporting local livelihoods and maintaining cultural practices. The project represents an innovation in materials design driven by traditional technologies. The results indicate that new materials, processes and techniques are often the fruitful marriage of historical research into traditional methods and fashion, helping the industry move towards a more sustainable future.
- TRADITIONAL DYES FOR FISH LEATHER
- FISH WASTE FOR PROFIT
- FISHSKIN PATTERN-BASED GARMENTS
- A VIRTUAL AINU FISHSKIN WORKSHOP
- ARCTIC INDIGENOUS FISHSKIN
- SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS
- COSTUME SOCIETY OF AMERICA
- IFFTI CONFERENCE 2020
- DESIGN MUSEUM CONFERENCE LONDON
- KYOTO SEIKA UNIVERSITY
- CRAFT CONFERENCE ESTONIA
- CUMULUS ROVANIEMI 2019
- MILANO DESIGN WEEK
- SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY VANCOUVER
- BRITISH COUNCIL CRAFTING FUTURES
- EU INDUSTRY DAYS BRUSSELS
- LINEAPELLE INNOVATION TALKS
- EUROPEAN LEAGUE OF THE INSTITUTES OF THE ARTS
- DWEEK BILBAO AND BRITISH COUNCIL
- BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR JAPANESE STUDIES
- TRANSBOUNDARY FASHION SEMINAR