breathing new life into the deep hue known as Japan blue. He shares his thoughts on innovating indigo. He's dedicated to the ancient technique of using the leaves of the indigo plant to dye ...

People have been wearing blue jeans for centuries. Originally, the blue color came from a natural indigo dye. The dye was chosen for the way it interacted with cotton. When heated, most dyes ...

Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times Once the only blue dye in Europe ... But over time, the plant was supplanted by indigo from Asia and, later, artificial dyes, said Chantal Armagnac ...

Blue may be a universally beloved color for interiors, but it encompasses a vast number of different hues and tones, and that includes the highly complex, hotly-debated, and hard-to-define shade ...

Kame - nozoki refers to the very pale blue that is produced when dyeing textiles with the indigo plant and denotes the first touch, the very first appearance of indigo in the dye tub. This first trace ...