The Use of Geometric Motifs on Ecoprint Product Plant Patterns
Lea Kristina Anggraeni (a), Susy Budi Astuti (a), Prasetyo Wahyudie (a), Onna Anieqo Tanadda (a), Rifdah Azizah Salsabila (a*)

Faculty of Creative Desgin and Digital Business, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology, Surabaya 60111, Indonesia

Abstract

Ecoprint is a process of transferring the shape of plants onto a piece of cloth naturally. The word ^ecoprint^ comes from the words ^ecosystem^ and ^print^. The entire part of the plant that has color pigments can be used to make ecoprints, from flowers, leaves, stems to fruit skins. The printing pro-cess can be done through pounding technique, steaming technique or leaf fermentation technique1. Ecoprint products are environmentally friendly and provide an attractive natural impression, so they have a good market share. The uniqueness of ecoprint products lies in the shape and composition of the arrangement of leaves, flowers and plant stems. One way to make ecoprint products different from others and have added aesthetic value is by giving basic geometric motifs to plant patterns. The geometric motifs are in the form of line patterns, boxes and weaves that will appear on plant pattern prints. Geometric motifs can be obtained from objects around which are placed as a base for cloth before the pounding process. The final result of giving this motif adds uniqueness to the plant composition on ecoprint products, adds aesthetic value to the product, and becomes an identity that distinguishes it from other ecoprint products.

Keywords: Eco-traced Ecoprint- Traced Pounding Technique- Traced Pattern

Topic: Creative Design