Studio Claudy Jongstra was awarded a major award for applied arts and architecture.
With the prize money we started our own botanical garden with only traditional European dye plants.
This garden is not only our laboratory, our research department for developing new colours, but also a source of inspiration and beauty for our dyers and visitors.
The jury praised the autonomous and independent path which SCJ has set for itself: utmost dedication to and consideration for the environment.
This beauty of nature, the colours from forgotten flowers, the historical knowledge about old recipes (formulas) from 17th-century painters such as Rembrandt and Vermeer are our inspiration and what we attempt to share through our art.
