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17-25 October 2026

Gunya _ Fabulous Fungi

Gunya _ Fabulous Fungi

Hosted by Ilse Kremer (The Netherlands)

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

This project is part of
Home(Land). UKRAINE.
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Fungal Dye process
Fungal Dye process
Ilse Kremer
One of the major problems in the fashion industry is water pollution caused by harmful textile dyes. During the research, Ilse found different fungal species that create pigments which can be used for dyeing. The fungal dye will have many benefits over synthetic textile dye and other alternatives.
Gunya _ Fungal Dyed Wool Concept: Ilse Kremer, Dasha Tsapenko Material: Ethically sourced Ukrainian wool, Fungal Dye by Ilse Kremer Production: Ilse Kremer, Ruslana Goncharuk One of the biggest problems in the fashion industry is water pollution from harmful textile dyes. Ilse Kremer found several fungal species that produce pigments that can be used for dyeing. Fungal dyes have many advantages over synthetic textile dyes and other dyes. Ilse Kremer dyed a wool Gunya with her uniquely developed fungal dye.

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Ilse Kremer (The Netherlands)

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Stichting Art-East+Art-West & NARADA Foundation
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About Ilse Kremer (The Netherlands)

One of the major problems in the fashion industry is water pollution caused by harmful textile dyes. During the research, Ilse found different fungal species that create pigments which can be used for dyeing. The fungal dye will have many benefits over synthetic textile dye and other alternatives.

Colofon

Home(Land) is a co-production of Stichting Art-East + Art-West and Narada Foundation curated by Dasha Tsapenko and Nazar Gresko.

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