Dynamic Color-Changing Textile "Drifting Colors" – The Challenge of Unifying Functionality & Beauty in Textiles

Project Foil marks the first textile development by the ZOZO Group. In the collaborative research on "the development of novel textiles that achieve both functionality and beauty" with HOSOO Co., Ltd. and the Yasuaki Kakehi Laboratory at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, works combining traditional crafts with advanced materials and interaction technologies were created. The ongoing exhibition of their results, "Ambient Weaving─Environment and Textile," showcases five works including temperature-sensitive color changes, fabric incorporating computer-controlled organic EL illumination, and hardening via UV radiation.

This time, we introduce the work "Drifting Colors," a textile that dynamically changes its colors continuously even after the dye has penetrated the yarn by applying the principle of chromatography. Enjoy the documentary video of the concept and creation process of this artwork.