The Color That Changed the World

Indigo

Indigo is an incredible color for so many reasons. Mesmerizing, striking and much loved, the colour itself is a heady mix between violet and blue and has been intrinsic to many cultures throughout history.

Indigo: The Colour That Changed the World is a new book by Catherine Legrand and it offers a fascinating documentation of the importance of this dye created from variants of the indigofera plant, tracing Indigo's history and cultivation from the Golden Triangle to Central America, to demonstrate why it has been so important and renowned in multiple textile practices for so many centuries.