Forest Floor Chabu

Ho Wei Jen (何維仁) graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Western Painting Division, at Tunghai University, and worked as a graphic designer in the publishing industry in Taipei for many years before beginning his journey into working with fabric and plant dye. It began by chance, evolving from a personal interest into a side business, and eventually becoming his main profession. He started dyeing fabric specifically to make bags, aiming to give his products a distinctive identity. This evolved over time into working with natural dyeing techniques to create chabu, each one beautifully unique and an expression of the dialogue between the fabric and the plants used for dyeing.