A Brooklyn studio, Crème, created a really interesting wooden furniture line for Stellar Works. They used a traditional Chinese set of dying techniques to celebrate the Chinese brand’s Exchange Collection. This collection actually uses special dye from Guizhou, a village located in the south of China. The Exchange Collection was featured at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair and is a limited edition.
Traditional techniques have been used in order to tint the wood in 3 blue shades, with a bonus half-colored version. This collection includes 3 chairs that each feature a different shade of blue. There is also added copper support with the purpose of offsetting this blue hue wood.
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Natural indigo dye producers in Guizhou were contacted. This dye is organically grown and locally harvested in Guizhou before it is applied with the use of specific hand-dyeing techniques. According to Stellar Works CEO, Yuichiro Hori:
“The development of the special-edition indigo chair has been a very rewarding process as it captures the essence of Chinese craft heritage and handmade production processes within a contemporary piece of furniture. “
In the collection you can also find a dining table and a high back chair. This collection did receive the best collection award in ICFF’s Editor’s Awards.
