Design studio Studio Agne has created a collection of rugs that were crafted using textile dyes made from byproducts from industrial processing.
The studio applies natural dying techniques to industrial-scale production in an attempt to avoid the environmentally harmful use of commercial textile dyes.
The collection was titled Lutetia and Juno after two asteroids
"Commercial textile dyeing causes a significant amount of environmental and health problems due to the chemicals used in the process, whereas natural dyeing is rarely employed on an industrial scale," Studio Agne explained.
"Typically, secondary raw materials don?t meet the 'industry standard' or are contaminated and are therefore dumped or down-cycled." The rugs were tufted using linen fabrics
The studio's Lutetia and Juno linen rugs were coloured and hand-dyed using nine textile dyes. These were made using byproducts from industrial pharmaceutical and food processing, including materials such as hemp, mustard, evening primrose, coal and iron.
Studio Agne collaborated with and collected waste residue for the dyes from companies including Jorus, a Lithuanian food manufacturer that provided hemp waste from food and pharmaceutical products, and Forest Energija, which focuses on botanic waste.

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Lutetia and Juno take their names from two asteroids, and the...