A World of Blue (TAUKO Magazine)
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TAUKO Magazine is a pioneering independent print publication for home sewists around the world. The vast horizon of crafts, culture and climate is featured in sewing patterns, interviews, columns, articles, tips and recommendations by international contributors. TAUKO Magazine No. 9 is dedicated to the colour blue. In the collectable print edition, you can explore the editorial photography of nine different sewing patterns by international designers. A WORLD OF BLUE The world of indigo over time has fascinated and inspired artists all over the world, but has evolved into an ever faster industry creating devastating ecological and economic problems. Could a return to natural indigo dyeing practises be a solution to create a space for cultural, social and ecological responsibility? Words KARIN ALTMANN Photographs JULIA WESELY and KARIN ALTMANN BLUE is associated with the colour of the sky and the sea; probably the reason why it reflects calmness and has always awakened the longing for the pure, infinite and transcendent in human civilization. At the same time, blue is extremely rare as a material colour in nature. Perhaps it is this absence of blue materials of practical significance that many cultures have never seen the need to find a name for this vast realm of nothingness. ...
Volume/Issue, Pages
TAUKO Magazine No. 9, 128
Language, Format, Material, Edition
English
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