Purple Blue // Fjólublá

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The project Fjólublár is a collaboration between the Icelandic Textile Center, BioPol and Ístex. The goal is to create a sustainable dyeing process for Icelandic wool by utilizing the bacterium Janthinobacterium lividum which is able to produce the purple pigment violacein. During this project, the production of bacterial dye from J. lividum has been optimized and a method has been developed for efficient and sustainable dying of wool. The project received funding from the SSNV 2023 Development Fund.