Ratna Panggabean
The use of natural dyes in textile products has been forgotten for long time, but nowadays is start to use again and have so much in demand by foreign consumers, along with the so many issues about saving the environment, climate change, green products, and back to nature lifestyle trends. In this condition, some of the traditional fabric weavers in Indonesia start returning to use natural dyes in order to respond for market demands, such as some traditional weavers community in Bali. However, the number of weavers who began using natural dyes is still very little. There are still many limitations in terms of technology, knowledge of processing methods and their application into a product with function value, aesthetics and worth selling quality. They are need to be supported by those who have competence in these areas. In this case the smaller scope, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) campus could become a generator and a vehicle for modeling the optimal use of natural dyes for textile products and becoming a good creative economic products.
Penerapan Teknologi Tepat Guna, Penerapa Karya Seni/Desain/Arsitektur/Perencanaan Wilayah, Penerapan Karya Tulis, Pelaksanaan Kegiatan Kepedulian Sosial berupa pendidikan/penyuluhan/pendampingan
Dewasa ini seiring dengan kesadaran masyarakat global akan pentingnya melakukan penyelamatan lingkungan, serta apresiasi yang besar terhadap nilai-nilai kearifan lokal dan budaya masyarakat tertentu, membuka peluang bagi berkembangnya penggunaan material alam.