Blue Hands Collective, a collaborative of fiber artists and indigo enthusiasts, holds events, lectures and classes around the ...

From Shinto and skincare to vaporwave and ukiyo-e, Japan’s art and beauty standards are shaped by the "toumeikan" aesthetics.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its Eco-Drive technology, the brand goes all-in on a timepiece that exemplifies its ...

When Lin Tzu-tzeng (林資曾) arrived in Sansia (三峽) in 1830, he found the local conditions ideal for indigo dyeing. Settlers had ...

Sukumo, the traditional Japanese indigo dye process, takes about a year for fermented leaves to make the dye. Tade-ai uses fresh leaves and the results are almost immediate. ...

Natural indigo dye has been used worldwide for thousands of years, but the invention of synthetic indigo dye in the 1800s caused the industry to crater. In Japan's Tokushima Prefecture, ...

On top of its striking aesthetics, the watch is equipped with a high-accuracy light-powered Eco-Drive movement. It also ...

Chiharu Ohgomori is the founding director of a Japanese textile design studio, Takarajima Senkou. Their works using the natural dyeing methods with indigo, mud and other plant-extracted colours ...

Though indigo disappeared in the American South after the Revolutionary War, it’s now making a comeback in and around Charleston.Travelers can take artisan-led workshops on how to harvest and ...

The art of indigo, natural dyes taught to college students in Baltimore 03:31. A Korean-born artist is passing down a centuries-old tradition to Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) students ...