Client: London College of Fashion for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
narrative: wabi-sabi beauty
An Artisan Retreat designed for London College of Fashion to showcase the process of eco-textile design and dye at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Designed to reflect the Japanese philosophy of Wabi Sabi, which embraces the beauty of transience and imperfection, the interior of the LCF Artisan Retreat guided visitors through the natural textile dye process against a backdrop of dark wood frameworks and backlit traditional Shoji paper. The dyes are all produced from locally sourced plants and seeds.
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- Front view of the front entrance of the LCF Artisan Retreat at the Chelsea Flower Show.
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- Naturally dyed textiles and clothing design were exhibited in the LCF Artisan Retreat on bamboo poles.
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- Eco-textile clothes designed by students from the LCF eco-fashion course are displayed outside the Artisan retreat.
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- The interior of the Artisan Retreat showcases the eco-dye process. Here are plants, gloves used in the dye process and dried plants stored in jars.
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- A close up of part of the natural-dye display inside the Artisan Retreat.
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- The natural dye process display included traditional pans for boiling and washing the textiles. The dyed fabrics are dried.