Amber Fry
Textile Design BA Hons
Central Saint Martins UAL
Specialisms: Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Textiles - Weave /
Location: London, United Kingdom
Amber Fry
First Name: Amber
Last Name: Fry
Specialisms: Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Textiles - Weave
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My Location: London, United Kingdom
University / College: Central Saint Martins UAL
Course / Program Title: Textile Design BA Hons
About
I am a natural dye designer, sustainability consultant and regenerative textile researcher, whose work centres around colour, its properties and application within regenerative contexts. Based in Kent/London, I have a natural dye and fibre garden at my allotment, where each spring I sow new inspiration.
With a driving interest in textile sustainability, I am eager to increase industry engagement with decentralised soil-to-soil textile systems that look after people and the planet. Since tier 4 of the supply chain, which focuses on how raw materials are produced, accounts for 24% of the textile industry’s carbon footprint it is critical to be implementing sustainable design from the ground up. Therefore, my vision for the future is to see a greater fusion of agriculture practices with sustainable textile product creation that feels visually exciting and contemporary in their look and feel. All whilst utilising ancient craft skills and local manufacturing knowledge to produce high quality products that support environments, communities and economies.
Titled Plot 24, this 100% naturally dyed, 100% British wool handwoven textile collection explores my allotment as an example of regenerative food, fibre and natural dye systems for textiles. Combining ancient dyeing/fibre knowledge with craft skills and modern design aesthetics to produce a playful collection of handwoven luxury homeware fabrics with homegrown linen ribbon details, for application as blankets and throws that showcase the vivid potential of homegrown plant colour. This collection uses wool as a mono-material, with a focus on the traceability of local British wool certified yarns. Examples of this include Romney Marsh Kent grown wool coloured with my own Kent grown dye plants such as Japanese indigo blues and madder reds. Creating British value chains of fibre and colour that support local agriculture, protect local landscapes through regenerative farming practices and champion local craft knowledge and skills. By focusing on using localised materials and traditional skills at every stage of the fibre or dyes journey from seed to cloth, I aim for my collection to be a small-scale example of decentralised textile systems and prove that sustainability doesn’t have to compromise aesthetic.
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