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Art & Botanicals
Art & Botanicals: eco printing in Colares, Sintra
A place to create with leaves, flowers, plant pigments and natural materials.
An illustrative image of a botanical workshop.
Flora Flow is being prepared in Colares, Sintra, with opening planned for 2027. We are not open to the public yet. Join the email waiting list to receive the first dates.
Eco-printing, natural dyes, plant pigments, textile art, organic painting and artistic installations. Leaves, flowers, seeds and roots become materials for creativity and ecological awareness.
NOMA creates clothing dyed and printed with plants gathered from the land, and shares the craft itself through botanical workshops and techniques.
Eco printing and natural dye workshops with NOMA
The botanical art workshops at Flora Flow are being prepared with NOMA. The starting point is the same as for the clothing NOMA makes: plants gathered from the land, which dye and print the fabric. In the workshops, NOMA shares the craft and the botanical techniques behind that work. Meet NOMA on the partners page.
What is eco printing (botanical printing)?
In eco printing, also called botanical printing, leaves and flowers are laid directly on the fabric, and the plants leave their colour and shape on it. This is how NOMA prints clothing with plants gathered from the land.
Natural dyeing starts from the same idea: the colour comes from plants. Plant pigments also feed organic painting and artistic installations, the other forms of botanical art that Flora Flow brings together with textile art. The technique itself is learnt in the workshop, hands in the material.
Botanical art and ecological awareness
For Flora Flow, creating with plants is also a way of respecting them. The project imagines its space and experiences with sustainability in mind, starting with natural and local materials and the protection of biodiversity. In botanical art, that means working with what the land gives, with respect for the cycles of life, one of the project's values.
In the space Flora Flow envisions, the botanical studio is the area meant for this work. For now it is a vision, and the project images are illustrative: see what the space in Colares will be.
Botanical art for children and families
Plant pigments reach the youngest too. Natural pigment workshops for children and botanical art are part of the planned family programmes, for children and their accompanying adults.
How to find the next eco printing workshop
We are preparing eco printing and natural dye workshops for Flora Flow in Colares, with opening planned for 2027. There are no confirmed dates yet.
Join the waiting list to receive the first dates. Each gathering will appear in the agenda with its materials, price and participation conditions.
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Questions about the eco printing workshop
What is eco printing?
A way of printing fabric with plants, also called botanical printing: leaves and flowers are placed in contact with the fabric and leave their mark on it. NOMA uses it for the clothing it creates.
How do you eco print on fabric?
Leaves and flowers are laid on the fabric, and the plants pass on their colour and shape. NOMA shares the full technique in the workshop, hands on.
Who runs the workshops?
NOMA, a Flora Flow partner that creates clothing dyed and printed with plants and shares the craft through botanical workshops and techniques. You can follow NOMA on Instagram at @noma.botanic.
Are there workshops for children?
They are planned: the family programmes include natural pigment workshops and botanical art for children and their accompanying adults. Ages and dates are not published yet.
Are materials included, and is the workshop in English?
Yes, materials are included, and the workshop can be in English or Portuguese.
Where is the workshop?
Activities are planned for the future Flora Flow in Colares, Sintra, with opening planned for 2027. The space is not yet open. Each gathering’s location and access details will be confirmed with its date.
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