Indigo on Material Surfaces
A two-day research session exploring how natural indigo interacts with different materials. Participants experiment with indigo on textile, paper, wood, and other organic surfaces while observing how fibres absorb, resist, and transform colour through oxidation.

Process
This workshop explores how indigo interacts with different material surfaces.
Participants are introduced to a natural indigo reduction vat and begin working across textile, paper, wood, and other organic materials.
Each surface responds differently — through absorption, resistance, and texture.
Rather than a fixed outcome, the workshop is approached as a space for observation and experimentation.
Participants are invited to test, compare, and develop their own material understanding through process.
Some techniques are introduced — others emerge through practice.
Practical Details
Duration: 2 days
Daily rhythm: 09:30 — 16:30
(With a lunch break)
Small group: maximum 5 participants
Location: Maison de l’Indigo — Cognac
Natural Dye & Indigo Research Atelier
Participants may bring small material samples for testing
(maximum size: 30 × 30 cm per piece).
Materials must be natural and untreated (paper, wood, cotton, linen, or similar surfaces compatible with a natural indigo vat).
Starts Jun 6
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Studio
Maison de l’Indigo — Cognac (Parmeetlaurtesson)
Natural Dye & Indigo Research Atelier
Registered training provider — DREETS Nouvelle-Aquitaine
