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2025.12.30 15:29 GMT+8

Beyond fabric: Tie-dye art reimagined

Updated 2025.12.30 15:29 GMT+8
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Traditional Dali tie-dye fabrics featuring intricate blue-and-white patterns are reimagined through modern design. /CGTN

Traditional Dali tie-dye fabrics featuring intricate blue-and-white patterns are reimagined through modern design. /CGTN

Traditional Dali tie-dye fabrics featuring intricate blue-and-white patterns are reimagined through modern design. /CGTN

Traditional Dali tie-dye fabrics featuring intricate blue-and-white patterns are reimagined through modern design. /CGTN

Traditional Dali tie-dye fabrics are reimagined through modern design. /CGTN

Traditional Dali tie-dye fabrics featuring intricate blue-and-white patterns are reimagined through modern design. /CGTN

Traditional Dali tie-dye fabrics featuring intricate blue-and-white patterns are reimagined through modern design. /CGTN

Traditional Dali tie-dye fabrics featuring intricate blue-and-white patterns are reimagined through modern design. /CGTN

Tie-dye, a plant-based dyeing tradition with more than a thousand years of history, is famed for its iconic blue-and-white patterns. But when natural dyes meet modern design, the craft evolves into a contemporary aesthetic.

In Dali, southwest China, tie-dye becomes wearable art, interior decor, and collectible craft – proof that an ancient technique can find fresh life in the modern world.

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