This rectangular piece of cloth has been dyed with natural blue indigo dye sourced from an indigo plant from Japan. To make square shapes and lines, the artisan used wooden blocks to stop the oxygenation and release the different nuances of colour.
Length 80 cm
Width 35 cm
Nicky Loh © Michelangelo Foundation
Nicky Loh © Michelangelo Foundation
Nicky Loh © Michelangelo Foundation
Nicky Loh © Michelangelo Foundation
Nicky Loh © Michelangelo Foundation
Felix Nai
- Good Riddance SG
- Textile dyer
- Singapore, Singapore
- Rising Star
Contact
Mandarin, English, Japanese
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+65 91543711
+65 91543711
Nicky Loh © Michelangelo Foundation
Poet of indigo dyeing
- • Felix has been trained by Kenta Watanabe, a disciple of Osamu Nii
- • Nature is his most important source of inspiration
- • He names each vat of indigo dye that he makes
With a background in apparel design, Felix Nai became fascinated in natural indigo dyeing in 2014. He attended his first dye workshop and from there started making trips to Japan to find out first hand about the craft and its career opportunity. He ended up being trained by Kenta Watanabe of the brand "Watanabe's", who is the disciple of Osamu Nii in Tokushima, Japan. Felix’s aim is to spread the word about this craft and the relationship of indigo dyeing to nature, the importance of the environment and sustainability. Now, he regularly hosts workshops to share his vision and teach about the concept behind the making of the colour indigo and how it can be introduced into our daily lives as a more sustainable way of living.
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Photo: Nicky Loh © Michelangelo Foundation
Tengui cloth – squares
Photo: Nicky Loh © Michelangelo Foundation
Tengui cloth – gradient
This long and narrow rectangular piece of cloth has been dyed with the use of a natural blue indigo dye made from an indigo plant from Japan. To get the gradient nuances of indigo colour, the artisan will plunge slowly and gradually the cloth into the barrel, staying longer to get the deepest blue.
Length 60 cm
Width 35 cm
Photo: Nicky Loh © Michelangelo Foundation
Furoshiki 01:00
The square blue piece of cloth has been dyed with a natural indigo dye coming exclusively from Japan. Many white dots constellate the blue fabric as if it were stars. The artisan has been inspired by looking at the cloudless pure sky at night (1am).
Length 48 cm
Width 50 cm
Photo: Nicky Loh © Michelangelo Foundation
Furoshiki 18:30
The square blue piece of cloth has been dyed with a natural indigo dye coming exclusively from Japan. The artisan has been inspired by the sky at 18:30 in the evening with the white moon in the middle and its halo of light fading into a gradient nuances of blues.
Length 48 cm
Width 50 cm
Photo: Nicky Loh © Michelangelo Foundation
Furoshiki 06:30
The square blue piece of cloth has been dyed with a natural indigo dye coming exclusively from Japan. The artisan has been inspired by the sky at 06:30 in the morning. A quarter of the sun and its halo is appearing in the lower right hand-side in gradient nuances of blues.
Length 48 cm
Width 50 cm
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