Annexe 2 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP ON NATURAL DYES (2006) PREPARATORY PHASE (2004-2005) Inventory of current projects and experiences linked to natural dyes III. Artists/designers using natural dyes Contact details Surname: First name(s) : Sex: F _ M _ Date of birth : Address: Tel. : Fax : E-mail : Number of years you have been using natural dyes: Were natural dyes, and techniques for their use, learned during professional artistic training? Description of technique(s) used: - to what material are the natural dyes applied? - what natural dyes are used (plants, insects, molluscs)? - where/how/from whom are the raw materials obtained? - are synthetic dyes also used? * if so : what is the basis for the choice between natural and synthetic dyes? Summary: - which is the most important criterion in the choice to use natural dyes? aesthetic? technical? ecological? - where/how/from whom are the raw materials obtained? - problems: obtaining raw materials? obtaining tools/equipment? - prospects?