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The tie-smoke floor cushion and samples are all done on natural fabric and pattern was made with candle flame. The table runners which have figurative smoky patterns were based on ordeal of fire story.

The main inspiration comes from ancient Persian myth; in which the fire ordeal is used to prove innocence.

This project seeks to work with the physical manifestations of fire which can be found in all our ancient national roots. The work explores smoke as a tool for drawing and making patterns. It tries to find new aesthetics from the fire and fabric engagement. It aims to change the common considerations of fire by exploring different styles and materials of print. I endeavor to show that it is possible to make new patterns by controlling fire.

In the time that we have loads of technology and industrially designed and manufactured material and tools which bombard all of us and get improved so fast, it is really interesting to look back and see what was going on previous days. You can always find something simple but big enough to encourage you and change your perception and attitude. Sometimes a very low tech process and technique give you the exact result that you looking for; like carbon mark from a candle flame or traditional tie-dye techniques.

This project looks at fire as a main tool or a side effect in design process and its potentials and power during the chemical/physical reactions. Fire is something which always present in our life and the technology progress make more potential to use it. Fire as a classical element in relation with new material and tools could be an ongoing design project.

In case of future this project by introducing a new way of using material and techniques could affect textile design process. It is a dry way of creating pattern with no water and therefore no water pollution. Although there are sustainable aspects to the process, it is not intended for large scale and mass production. It has historical, cultural and ethnical roots with a glimpse of contemporariness.  It is a personal visualization and journey through fire and its stories.

In compare with other art and design pieces which used fire itself, this work use fire as a main tool to create textile pattern which is durable. It is a practical and functional project which challenges material and controlling fire. It is quite unique and original way of merging fire and textile to create pattern.