ABOUT

Nidiya Kusmaya is a textile artist and researcher works in variety textile materials and natural dyeing method that could be applied as various art installation and products. Currently she is doing research in combining kitchen waste and other uncommon material such as micro fungus and bacteria as colorant for textile that environmentally friendly. Through her research she is aiming to extend food chain into clothing material.

She travels a lot to some rural area and Island in Indonesia to educate and teach the craft people to explore new possibilities of natural dyeing for textile.