Studio Nienke Hoogvliet has done many projects related to the sustainability of the textile industry.
With the H.E.R.B.S. research one of the questions arise whether medicinal natural dyes could contribute to our well-being. Check the H.E.R.B.S. book to find out more..! FANT was curious enough to start a collaboration. We dyed a limited, numbered edition of scarfs, with rosemary and sage. The smell of fresh boiling herbs and the presents we took out of the pans reminds me of an intimate party..
UNPLUGGEDSOCIAL PROJECT FANT loves to see the world with a different view. Taken products out of the context and giving them a new life. These bags were originally used for collecting waste and debris. By restyling & reshaping them (in collaboration with social work Studio Klare Taal) this is FANT’s vision of a modern shopping [...]
ABANDONED PIECESHANDMADE Long time ago I made myself a bracelet of an old one of my mother. A jade-stone bracelet which I covered with leather. When I started FANT, I could not imagine it was soo hard to find the right address. Till I met Juno of Studio Klare Taal. It's a social workplace where [...]
CUSHIONSHAND MADE FANT likes to discover new worlds: home-ables! After made the graphic scarf BIRD this design is suitable for many products. FANT uses different types of linen: regular | stiff stonewashed linen | wool-linen mix. While combining the graphical “print” with thinner and thicker yarn against hand stitching, a new product was born. Playful [...]
ABANDONED PIECESHAND CRAFTED These soft, cloudy blankets are made in an intuitive way. With the knowledge, that time is on my side and by following each operation step by step, the blankets become a playground for elementary methods. Issues that are normally seen as imperfections, like defaults of stitching and repairments are now reminders for [...]
PROJECT #19 HERBAL – DYEING
FANT x Studio Nienke Hoogvliet
HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT, REMEDY FOR BODY AND SKIN
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet has done many projects related to the sustainability of the textile industry.
With the H.E.R.B.S. research one of the questions arise whether medicinal natural dyes could contribute to our well-being. Check the H.E.R.B.S. book to find out more..! FANT was curious enough to start a collaboration. We dyed a limited, numbered edition of scarfs, with rosemary and sage. The smell of fresh boiling herbs and the presents we took out of the pans reminds me of an intimate party..
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