LIVING COLOUR

Living Colour is a collective biodesign project exploring the possibilities of natural textile dyeing with bacteria that produce pigment.

We explore an alternative to toxic artificial textile dyes as well as a new natural aesthetic. The pigments found in some bacteria are biodegradable and friendly to humans, animals and the environment. Our natural colours are truly alive, just like the organisms that produce them.

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