For schools and cultural institutions, we translate our research into hands-on workshops, guest lectures, and curriculum collaborations that empower the next generation of designers, makers, and thinkers.

We turn everyday waste streams like onion skins, avocado pits and coffee grounds into next-generation color for textiles — merging craft, science, and cultural heritage into a new practice of responsible design.

Planet-first knowledge

Students and participants learn how natural pigments work, how they perform, and how they fit in today’s textile industry — from circularity to colorfastness.

Craft meets innovation

Our work is rooted in traditional natural dyeing methods while pushing color into the future with lab research, biobased pigments and experimental processes.

Cultural storytelling

We highlight the rich heritage of natural dye traditions across African, Asian, and Latin American cultures — connecting past knowledge with contemporary sustainability.

What we offer

  • For cultural institutions

    Museums, cultural centers, heritage programs, public engagement spaces.

    Workshops & Public Programs
    We design hands-on workshops that invite visitors to experience natural dyeing as a cultural, environmental, and aesthetic practice.
    Lectures & Panel Talks
    We give talks on natural color as a cultural tool — connecting sustainability, craft heritage, biodiversity, and material innovation.
    Exhibition Collaborations
    We create site-specific installations or color explorations using natural pigments, visualizing what “color rooted in nature” means today.

  • For fashion & art schools

    Fashion design, textile innovation, material research.

    Natural Dyeing in Contemporary Fashion
    A practical workshop where students experiment with plant-based waste pigments, test dye uptake on different fibers, and understand performance, colorfastness, and mordanting.
    Sustainable Material Innovation Lecture
    We introduce students to slow fashion as a design philosophy centered on longevity, responsible materials, and low-waste production. From there, we explore circular design strategies that keep garments in use — through repair, reuse, recycling, and regenerative processes that close the loop.
    Collection Support & Color Labs
    We guide student teams on how to incorporate natural color into capsule collections, graduation projects, or lab research modules.

  • How we work

    Tailored to your curriculum
    Every workshop or lecture is adapted to your level (BA/MA/professional), class size, and program focus.
    Hands-on & research-driven
    All sessions combine ILANGA’s scientific research, textile testing, cultural storytelling, and practical experimentation.
    Suitable for short or long programs
    1–2 hour lectures
    Half-day or full-day workshops
    Multi-week modules
    Semester-long collaborations
    Prices upon request
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Systemic change with natural, circular color. Start the conversation with us today.

Stories

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  • Crafted to Care: Walking Protest by Madeline Butel

    Crafted to Care: Walking Protest by Madeline Butel

    Madeline Butel is the founder of Walking Protest, a fashion practice grounded in creative expression, material exploration, and a commitment to environmental responsibility. With a focus on transparent supply chains,...

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    Madeline Butel is the founder of Walking Protest, a fashion practice grounded in creative expression, material exploration, and a commitment to environmental responsibility. With a focus on transparent supply chains,...

  • The Hands That Dye: Ceilidh Chaplin of BillyNou

    The Hands That Dye: Ceilidh Chaplin of BillyNou

    Ceilidh Chaplin is the founder of BillyNou, a slow fashion studio rooted in natural dyeing, craft, and small-scale production. Growing up in a Steiner school, she developed an early connection...

    The Hands That Dye: Ceilidh Chaplin of BillyNou

    Ceilidh Chaplin is the founder of BillyNou, a slow fashion studio rooted in natural dyeing, craft, and small-scale production. Growing up in a Steiner school, she developed an early connection...

  • Yayra Agbofah & The Revival: Circular fashion rising from Kantamanto

    Yayra Agbofah & The Revival: Circular fashion r...

    Yayra Agbofah’s The Revival turns Ghana’s Kantamanto market textile waste into a circular fashion movement. Through its Circularity Lab, the team sorts, upcycles, and recycles discarded garments—diverting 5.6 million pieces, creating...

    Yayra Agbofah & The Revival: Circular fashion r...

    Yayra Agbofah’s The Revival turns Ghana’s Kantamanto market textile waste into a circular fashion movement. Through its Circularity Lab, the team sorts, upcycles, and recycles discarded garments—diverting 5.6 million pieces, creating...

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