Soap Prints x Suominen
Get Dirty With Soap!
The project by Sonja Dallyn (Designer/Artist) and Anastasiya Yurievna Grachova (Graphic Designer) explores the idea of printing a coloured soap layer directly onto textile hygiene wipes, creating a hygienic hand washing experience. The project was part of a study project with Suominen Corporation and was showcased at Dutch Design Week Eindhoven. | 2022
The idea came from trying to find an innovative way to add value and colour to single use nonwovens. The pine soap printing mixture was enhanced with a natural dye made from spruce bark extract known for its antibacterial properties. As the wipe foams, the soap colour gradually fades, thus encouraging the user to wash their hands for a longer time. The printing mixture can be used with various printing methods, such as silkscreen, to design vanishing patterns and pictures entirely from soap.
Materials: microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), pine soap, water, spruce bark extract, food colourings
Photos: Esa Kapila
Process photos: Iines Jakovlev
Read more:
Second Nature by CHEMARTS | Aalto University
CHEMARTS at Dutch Design Week Eindhoven (DDW) 22-30 October 2022 – CHEMARTS (aalto.fi)
Getting creative with Suominen’s nonwovens