New York bedding company Buffy has used natural dye made from a mix of plants, spices and fruits to colour its eucalyptus fabric sheets.
The collection includes a duvet cover, fitted sheet, top sheet and pillowcases, available in two tones of grey made from a mix of pomegranate, eucalyptus, and tea. Another colour option is a blush tone created from turmeric, gardenia and walnut.

Buffy worked with natural dye experts Maria Elena Pombo and Kathy Hattori, founder of Botanical Colors in Seattle, to create the different dyes for its plant-based sheets, which are made from eucalyptus fibres.
The brand sought to find a way to dye the fabrics that would be more sustainable and environmentally friendly than typical methods. These use a large amount of energy, water and chemicals, and release toxic run-off water into the environment. Instead the Buffy bedding is coloured with ultrasonic dyeing, which uses sound waves to penetrate textile fibres, thus colouring the material. The brand says the process, which was created in 1941, is also safer for staff.

"This is more energy-efficient and yields a product that is potent in colour, durable, and free of artificial binders or chemicals," Buffy said. "Standard dyeing methods are some of the largest contributors to pollution in? textile manufacturing."
Buffy claims it is "the first time any company, whether in home or fashion, has been able to create a naturally-dyed textile, free of any chemical colour or synth...