Industry Insights & Opinion
NEXT STOP CHELSEA - LONDON DESIGN WEEK FOR EPSON TEXTILE CHALLENGE AWARD WINNER AND GREEN GRAD - BECKY BRENTNALL
“Green Grads has sponsorship from a clutch of innovatory British brands. “And we are especially grateful to Claire German and Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour who are our generous headline sponsor, additionally welcoming us for the second time running into their prestigious space,”says Barbara Chandler, founder/curator of Green Grads.
LEARN HOW THE COMPANY DIGITAL SPACE CREATED A NEW WALLCOVERING BUSINESS WITH EPSON SURECOLOR TECHNOLOGY
“Digital Space offer custom printed wallcoverings. No project is too large or too small. Service is important to this family business and all customers are treated equally. Customised wallcoverings offer huge growth potential in a sector that continues to expand. Alan attributes their success to the fact that they offer a turn-key solution. They manage every part of the process from the initial site inspection, through printed production and on to fitting which is also part of their service.”
ISA SPA OF LOMBARDY - LUXURY ITALIAN FASHION AND EPSON MONNA LISA DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
“Luxury is our one and only reference market. ISA collaborates with brands that are positioned at the top end of the market, and our strategy is to provide exceptional service, quality and innovation with no compromise. All of which demands very high-quality prints and high-performing fabrics”
ITALIAN DIGITAL INNOVATION - SANDRO ROBUSTELLI SHARES HIS VISION AND DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING JOURNEY
“Robustelli was founded by my father and his two brothers in 1950. My father originally began his engineering business producing parts and accessory for machine tools in particular precision grinding machine. But because he was located in Como, in the textile area, he saw an opportunity and started to produce printing equipment, rotary printing machinery and flatbed printing tables. He began with hand printing carriage’s and then progressed on to develop automatic machinery. To support the industry, my father also developed and sold engraving machinery for rotary and flatbed production”. Sandro Robustelli
HOW EUROJERSEY S.P.A ARE DRIVING THE INNOVATION OF PERFORMANCE TEXTILE PRINTING WITH TECHNOLOGY FROM EPSON
“We started printing many years ago and have a strong tradition. We began as traditional printers and then 10 years ago we implemented digital printing - our experience in the field grew from there on. Today our collaboration with Epson is fundamental: We consider ourselves atypical printers because at Eurojersey we use this technology on our Sensitive® Fabrics to enhance the fabrics features. Therefore, after undergoing this high-technology digital printing process, the fabric has a different appearance and different properties with respect to our plain colour products.” commented Andrea Crespi, Managing Director – Eurojersey S.p.A.
LABELEDBY. AND EPSON COLLABORATE TO INTRODUCE THE EPSON DESIGN AWARDS - EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DESIGNERS
Forming the perfect partnership - Epson who manufacture innovative digital textile printing technology and textile innovators LABELEDBY. have created the “Epson Design Awards powered by LABELEDBY.”. Fabienne van der Weiden, co- founder LABELEDBY. commented: “It was amazing to collaborate with Epson in order to create a show that is, not just focused on the end result, but is focused much more on the design and production process.”
DRIVING THE REINVENTION OF PRINTED TEXTILE PRODUCTION DEMANDS AN ACUTE KNOWLEDGE OF PROCESS
“The digital textile printing workflow demands a comprehensive understanding of the textile printing process. Each unique combination of design, substrate, ink type, print process and post finishing makes a cumulative impact on final printed output. To get the best out of technology all factors must be considered, and equipment aligned.” EPSON
INTERIOR DECORATION: THE HOME IS AN INCREASINGLY PERSONALISED AND TAILORED SPACE
“In the past, homes were a place to eat, sleep, and relax after long days spent elsewhere. Today, they have become “multitasking” interior spaces” - EPSON
THINKING OF INVESTING IN DTG TECHNOLOGY? FIVE CONSIDERATIONS FOR DIRECT TO GARMENT PRINTING
“When introducing a new solution or enhancing existing offerings, the ability to be up and running immediately and consistently is crucial.” - EPSON UK
HOW DIGITAL PIGMENT INKS AND TECHNOLOGIES FROM EPSON ARE CHANGING THE FUTURE OF HOME FURNISHINGS
“Epson have rationalised textile manufacturing – their technology is instinctive, intelligent and built to embrace new opportunities...” EPSON