LIVING COLOUR

Living Colour is a collective biodesign project exploring the possibilities of designing textiles with pigmented bacteria.

We investigate an alternative to artificial textile dyes as well as a new natural aesthetic. Living Colour advocates sustainable change through visual storytelling, by creating a more meaningful design process and raising awareness among both industry and consumers.

Growing bacteria as a dye factory can lead to a more sustainable way to colour the world.

Meet the designers

LAURA LUCHTMAN

Textile & Surface Designer and studio owner at Kukka

ILFA SIEBENHAAR

Fashion Designer and studio owner at Studio Ilfa Siebenhaar

LIVING COLOUR PUBLICATION

Read more about our cymatics research project and dyeing process in this open-source publication, available for free on Issuu.

DESIGN TO FADE

Watch the video (short) of our 2020 project Design to Fade, in collaboration with PUMA Innovation. For full video see experiments.

TEDxRotterdam

Watch the video of our TEDx talk in Rotterdam in april 2019 "Rethinking the way we colour our clothes".

THE FUTURE OF LIVING MATERIALS

Watch the video of our 2018 project The Future of Living Materials, in collaboration with ArtEZ CoE Future Makers and Wageningen University & Research.

News

PUMA x Living Colour

Laura & Ilfa–Collection, Event, Exhibition–

DESIGN TO FADE

Laura & Ilfa–Exhibition–

FUTURE FABRICS EXPO

Neonyt Berlin Innovations

Laura & Ilfa–Event, Exhibition–

NEONYT BERLIN

Living Colour Textiles

Laura & Ilfa–Work in Progress–

YEAR IN REVIEW: 2018

Fashionaut

Laura & Ilfa–Event, Press–

FUTURE FASHION PIONEERS

Colour Materialized

Laura & Ilfa–Event–

COLOUR MATERIALIZED

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