While on our travels in Kyoto we took a trip to the factory of textile artist and designer Akihiko Izukura. Recently he worked with Nottingham Trent University to present the captivating exhibition Life in Colours. His work is focused around natural dyes and a zero waste concept. We were lucky enough to be shown around the dyeing studios and experience the wonderful sights and smells of the cloves and cinnamon used for dyeing, along with many other natural ingredients. We then slipped our shoes off and were taken up to the studio where we could watch the yarns being spun and woven into wonderful traditional obi's. It was a great experience to see everything being made first hand and his work is a great example of how sustainable design practice can be combined with contemporary craft.
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