Studio Samuel Tomatis

Studio Samuel Tomatis
Design
Research
About
Dye
2019-21

Plant dyeing is a good way of harnessing the virtues of sargassum through local craftsmanship. After several stages of research, we found a recipe for extracting colour-producing compounds from the seaweed. Using two mordanting techniques, we created two different colours: a golden ochre and a red ochre. We also produced hybrid colours with indigo, then continued our research to give the colour more brilliance and approach the stability of an industrial aesthetic.

Materials Sargassum seaweed
Origin Guadeloupe
Dimensions 900 x 900 mm
Weight 85 g
Production Agora grant
Collaborators Damalia, Renée Gagne, Ghislain Jonneaux
Images Marin Avram, Matthieu Barani, Studio Samuel Tomatis
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Alga 2017-2021, Pavillon de l'Arsenal

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