EPSON
Experience the Total EPSON Solution
The fully integrated system for industrial digital printing on textiles with the Monna Lisa series by Epson, where all components belong to the same process to guarantee the best printing results and the utmost customer satisfaction.
This is the result of the partnership between Epson and two leading companies of the "Digital Textile Valley" area of Como: F.lli Robustelli and For.Tex, both companies now part of the Epson Group.
Visit the website to learn more about Monna Lisa Evo Tre quality and productivity, about the entire industrial digital workflow for textile printing, from technology to inks, from pre- to post-treatment, and about Textile Solution Center, the facility entirely dedicated to research, assistance, training and promotion for the industrial digital textile printing.
Durst develops and markets advanced solutions for digital production, automation, and intelligent manufacturing across industrial applications worldwide.
Roland inkjet printers and printer/cutters are widely used in a variety of visual communication fields, including signage and interior decoration.
The leading manufacturer of digital and screen-printing machinery, coating, steaming and drying systems for textile and carpet processing
EFI Reggiani has become the trusted partner for integrated, scalable solutions for the entire textile process – from yarn treatment to fabric printing and finishing.
Epson industrial digital workflow for textile printing, from technology to inks, from pre- to post-treatment and learn about Epson Textile Solution Center.
Resolute isn't just a DTF printer and supply company, they are innovators in the field, shaping the future of textile decoration with innovative DTF solutions.
As the exclusive UK & Ireland distributor for Mimaki Engineering; its industry-leading product range that comprises solvent, LED UV, 3D, dye sublimation and textile inkjet printers, cutters, inks, software.
At Agfa, we believe in print as an essential and powerful medium of communication. Our mission is to enable printing businesses to achieve profitable growth.
Brother has a comprehensive range of solutions in the areas of direct-to-garment printing - from mass production to smaller printers for customisation.
VeriVide are the light and colour experts. UK based but global specialist in the design, development and manufacture of standardised lighting cabinets & digital imaging systems (DigiEye).
Since 1986, our aim has always been the same, to add value beyond print - to create cutting-edge laminating and print finishing equipment of the highest quality.
Kornit’s innovative printing technology enables businesses to succeed in web-to-print, on-demand and mass customization concepts.
Imagine a production process where 2D sewing and cutting happen in one seamless, automated operation - no manual handling required.
Award winning supplier wide range of Printers, Finishing Equipment, Inks & Media, RIP & Colour Management Solutions and Warranty & Service Support.
Soyang Hardware offers leading edge wide and superwide format print production hardware solutions from many of the industry’s biggest and best-known printer brands..
Klieverik is a leading manufacturer of rotary thermo-processing equipment, specialising in advanced textile applications.
With Barbieri, digital textile printers achieve professional ICC profiling, calibration, and quality control - leading to enhanced color consistency and confidence across all materials.
At China Print Supplies Ltd, we are more than just a distributor - we are your strategic partner in print solutions. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation
A key supplier of dye-sublimation printing equipment, consumables, and support services to a diverse range of customers across the United Kingdom.
KORNIT DIGITAL
Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) develops, manufactures and markets industrial digital printing technologies for the garment, apparel and textile industries.
Leading the digital textile printing industry through its revolutionary NeoPigment™ process, including an integrated pretreatment solution, we cater directly to the needs of both designers and manufacturers to address the changing needs of the entire textile printing value chain.
Kornit’s innovative printing technology enables businesses to succeed in web-to-print, on-demand and mass customization concepts. We offer a complete line of direct-to-garment printing solutions that range from commercial to mass production level. We have also revolutionized the Direct-to-Fabric (roll-to-roll) textile printing industry: digital printing with a single ink set onto multiple types of fabric with no additional finishing processes.
Founded in 2002, Kornit Digital is a global company, headquartered in Israel with offices in the USA, Europe and Asia Pacific, and supplies digital textile printing machines to customers in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Durst develops and markets advanced solutions for digital production, automation, and intelligent manufacturing across industrial applications worldwide.
Roland inkjet printers and printer/cutters are widely used in a variety of visual communication fields, including signage and interior decoration.
The leading manufacturer of digital and screen-printing machinery, coating, steaming and drying systems for textile and carpet processing
EFI Reggiani has become the trusted partner for integrated, scalable solutions for the entire textile process – from yarn treatment to fabric printing and finishing.
Epson industrial digital workflow for textile printing, from technology to inks, from pre- to post-treatment and learn about Epson Textile Solution Center.
Resolute isn't just a DTF printer and supply company, they are innovators in the field, shaping the future of textile decoration with innovative DTF solutions.
As the exclusive UK & Ireland distributor for Mimaki Engineering; its industry-leading product range that comprises solvent, LED UV, 3D, dye sublimation and textile inkjet printers, cutters, inks, software.
At Agfa, we believe in print as an essential and powerful medium of communication. Our mission is to enable printing businesses to achieve profitable growth.
Brother has a comprehensive range of solutions in the areas of direct-to-garment printing - from mass production to smaller printers for customisation.
VeriVide are the light and colour experts. UK based but global specialist in the design, development and manufacture of standardised lighting cabinets & digital imaging systems (DigiEye).
Since 1986, our aim has always been the same, to add value beyond print - to create cutting-edge laminating and print finishing equipment of the highest quality.
Kornit’s innovative printing technology enables businesses to succeed in web-to-print, on-demand and mass customization concepts.
Imagine a production process where 2D sewing and cutting happen in one seamless, automated operation - no manual handling required.
Award winning supplier wide range of Printers, Finishing Equipment, Inks & Media, RIP & Colour Management Solutions and Warranty & Service Support.
Soyang Hardware offers leading edge wide and superwide format print production hardware solutions from many of the industry’s biggest and best-known printer brands..
Klieverik is a leading manufacturer of rotary thermo-processing equipment, specialising in advanced textile applications.
With Barbieri, digital textile printers achieve professional ICC profiling, calibration, and quality control - leading to enhanced color consistency and confidence across all materials.
At China Print Supplies Ltd, we are more than just a distributor - we are your strategic partner in print solutions. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation
A key supplier of dye-sublimation printing equipment, consumables, and support services to a diverse range of customers across the United Kingdom.
ZIMMER
ZIMMER AUSTRIA Kufstein | Digital Printing Systems is the digital competence centre for textile and carpet printing machines as well as the system supplier for carpet coating lines.
Our human resources are the core of our success. The ZIMMER Academy, our own education division, trains basically mechatronic engineers.
In our core competence, ZIMMER AUSTRIA Kufstein develops new fields of digital printing applications for the carpet and textile industries. Our R&D departments for software, jets, prototyping, electronics and control software are focused on continued market leadership.
The manufacturing department is equipped with the most recent CNC machinery and with self-developed fabrication machines.
Delivery Program
CHROMOJET - Digital printing system for pile products
COLARIS - Digital Inkjet printing system for all kinds of textiles
COLARIS-NF - Digital Inkjet printing system for Narrow Fabrics
BCL - Coating lines for carpets
SUPRAMIX - In-line dosing and mixing systems for thickener and chemicals
SUPRAFOAM - In-line foam generator with automatic dosing
SUPRAFIX
SUPRAPRESS
Contract manufacturing.
Durst develops and markets advanced solutions for digital production, automation, and intelligent manufacturing across industrial applications worldwide.
Roland inkjet printers and printer/cutters are widely used in a variety of visual communication fields, including signage and interior decoration.
The leading manufacturer of digital and screen-printing machinery, coating, steaming and drying systems for textile and carpet processing
EFI Reggiani has become the trusted partner for integrated, scalable solutions for the entire textile process – from yarn treatment to fabric printing and finishing.
Epson industrial digital workflow for textile printing, from technology to inks, from pre- to post-treatment and learn about Epson Textile Solution Center.
Resolute isn't just a DTF printer and supply company, they are innovators in the field, shaping the future of textile decoration with innovative DTF solutions.
As the exclusive UK & Ireland distributor for Mimaki Engineering; its industry-leading product range that comprises solvent, LED UV, 3D, dye sublimation and textile inkjet printers, cutters, inks, software.
At Agfa, we believe in print as an essential and powerful medium of communication. Our mission is to enable printing businesses to achieve profitable growth.
Brother has a comprehensive range of solutions in the areas of direct-to-garment printing - from mass production to smaller printers for customisation.
VeriVide are the light and colour experts. UK based but global specialist in the design, development and manufacture of standardised lighting cabinets & digital imaging systems (DigiEye).
Since 1986, our aim has always been the same, to add value beyond print - to create cutting-edge laminating and print finishing equipment of the highest quality.
Kornit’s innovative printing technology enables businesses to succeed in web-to-print, on-demand and mass customization concepts.
Imagine a production process where 2D sewing and cutting happen in one seamless, automated operation - no manual handling required.
Award winning supplier wide range of Printers, Finishing Equipment, Inks & Media, RIP & Colour Management Solutions and Warranty & Service Support.
Soyang Hardware offers leading edge wide and superwide format print production hardware solutions from many of the industry’s biggest and best-known printer brands..
Klieverik is a leading manufacturer of rotary thermo-processing equipment, specialising in advanced textile applications.
With Barbieri, digital textile printers achieve professional ICC profiling, calibration, and quality control - leading to enhanced color consistency and confidence across all materials.
At China Print Supplies Ltd, we are more than just a distributor - we are your strategic partner in print solutions. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation
A key supplier of dye-sublimation printing equipment, consumables, and support services to a diverse range of customers across the United Kingdom.
PREMIER DIGITAL TEXTILES
Our quality fabrics are carefully sourced from around the globe. Premier Textiles has become one of the largest digital fabric suppliers in Europe by maintaining competitive pricing without compromising the quality and consistency of our fabrics.
As early as 1950, we recognised the long term potential of building relationships abroad, seeking out textile manufacturers from regions known for their quality fabrics. Our foresight has allowed us to become a truly global business:
We import textiles from around the World.
Our selection of fabrics range from Natural to Synthetic fibres, available in many different weights and weaves.
We are constantly expanding and developing our product range with new and innovative fabrics, for various market sectors.
Fashion | Home Furnishings | Interiors
Friedman’s is a UK-based wholesale specialist. Offering stretch textiles, digital print & foil effects, supplying designers and brands worldwide.
FabricVision is a fresh, dynamic player in the large-format digital textile printing industry. Backed by over 100 years of combined expertise, we offer a fully integrated production model.
With over 40 years of textile expertise, Greentex leverages a global portfolio & presence to serve a diverse range of fast-to-market customers.
Premier Digital Textiles has been the leading supplier of fabrics ready for printing for over 30 years.
NEENAH-COLDENHOVE
Neenah Coldenhove was founded in 1661 in Eerbeek, the Netherlands
Over the years we have obtained a leading role in our industry, mainly due to our invention of digital sublimation transfer paper. Our ability to stay current has also enabled us to grow into what we are today: a state-of-the-art paper mill, known worldwide for its innovative paper solutions.
Looking at the changes in the market, especially when it comes to fashion, we believe that the possibilities for end users to customise and personalise their clothing will increase considerably. A task that becomes an easy reality thanks to sublimation printing!
In our quest to get closer to our customers and to learn more about their challenges in the market, we recently decided to focus our attention on creating connections and implementing our knowledge sharing through collaboration with designers and universities.
Here is where our project “When paper meets fashion” started.
#whenpapermeetsfashion
Neenah Coldenhove has always invested in the future. And thanks to our history and years of industry experience, we are able to recognise both opportunity and talent. For all those reasons we are looking for new collaboration opportunities. To uncover new possibilities, explore new perspectives and together stand out more in the market.
Our sublimation papers can already guarantee consistent quality, sharp patterns and flawless designs but our next challenge is to help you reduce printing downtime, which will optimise your production space and simultaneously deliver the perfect print for your needs.
The variety of applications offered by this technology is limited only by the creativity of its end users. It’s up to us all to embrace the technology and to stimulate new creative solutions
Supplying a wide range of Printers, Finishing Equipment, Inks & Media, RIP & Colour Management Solutions and Warranty & Service Support.
Mexar is a UK-based specialist developer of aqueous (water-based) inkjet inks for industrial digital printing applications.
Sun Chemical has been a beacon of innovation in the printing industry offering innovative textile ink solutions to our partners.
AVA CAD CAM
AVA CAD/CAM has been providing specialist design & colour software, support, training and technical consultancy services to the decorative printing industry for more than 25 years.
Areas of particular focus for AVA include printed textiles for home furnishing, fashion and apparel, wallcoverings and floor coverings.
AVA’s core expertise lies in the management of colour in complex designs from initial conception on a computer monitor anywhere in the world, through a (usually digitally printed) sampling process, to either (or both) conventionally or digitally printed bulk production.
In order to achieve this, AVA offers a proprietary industry leading suite of integrated specialist software modules to cater for the entire workflow from initial design and repeating, through colour separation and recolouring to digital printing and conventionally printed production.
"But it takes more than brilliant, and constantly evolving , software to solve the complex challenges faced by customers needing to convert design brilliance into high quality products quickly and cost effectively. That is why two thirds of our staff make up the multilingual team with many years of collective experience in the specialist sectors which we serve which provides unlimited technical support to our customers around the world."
Optitex is a leading provider of 2D and 3D CAD/CAM software solutions helping brands and manufacturers streamline product development from pattern design to production.
Fiery, LLC is the leading provider of digital front ends (DFEs) and workflow solutions for the global print industry.
Offering a suite of specialised software modules used worldwide across digitally and conventionally printed textiles, wallcoverings, and floor coverings.
Antigro Designer is a software company that offers comprehensive, modern solutions for print customisation.
Browser-based color management software that helps users track and measure colors through the production process, making it a complete color management system.
NedGraphics™ is the leading provider of textile design and CAD / CAM software solutions for the apparel, home furnishings, flooring, and other textile markets
Early.Vision was established in 2018 by industry veterans, with CAD, PLM, ERP and production experience, industry design to production workflows through PLM, to printing and cutting.
SENSIENT
Sensient Imaging Technologies S.A. Inks is a leading pioneer in the field of inkjet printing. Through years of vast experience and knowledge within the digital printing industry, the Sensient product range of digital inks exemplifies excellence.
Sensient Imaging Technologies is a global business serving high quality inkjet inks worldwide. With development and production facilities in St. Louis, USA and Morges, Switzerland complemented by an Innovation Centre in Letchworth, UK, Sensient is focused on delivering value to our customers by providing innovative products that make a difference. At Sensient we believe that quality is key and that by creatively using our years of inkjet experience to develop game changing products we keep our customers at the forefront of their markets.
Through the dedication and determination of our experienced development teams, Sensient has brought reality to new innovative product ranges that clearly demonstrate the Sensient advantage across many applications making us a perfect choice as a worldwide partner for the research, development and production of specialty products and processes for all the sectors of digital printing. Such an innovative approach, combined with a wealth of knowledge in regulatory affairs allows Sensient to react to any customer need in any industry. .
Supplying a wide range of Printers, Finishing Equipment, Inks & Media, RIP & Colour Management Solutions and Warranty & Service Support.
Mexar is a UK-based specialist developer of aqueous (water-based) inkjet inks for industrial digital printing applications.
Sun Chemical has been a beacon of innovation in the printing industry offering innovative textile ink solutions to our partners.
INEDIT
Founded in 1992, Inèdit Software S.L. started its business activities specializing in graphic software development for Apple systems related to the textile sector.
At present, Inèdit Software is a worldwide established reference company for Digital Textile Printing, offering excellent solutions in Digital Printing, Design and Cataloging:
neoStampa:
Digital printing: Professional RIP and Print management software that can be used with all the main printers in the market. It can be easily used thanks to its intuitive work environments. Its powerful colour engine supports up to 16 colours simultaneously, generating ICC RGB profiles that will provide absolute correspondence of colour from the screen to the printer. Precise printing Costs managed, which undoubtedly result in substantial savings in time and materials.
neoTextil:
Creative design: neoTextil is a pack of plugins for Adobe Photoshop® focused, specifically on textile design professionals. Is the complete solution for colorway creation, color separation, reputations and 3D simulations on any object in 3D.
neoCatalog:
Team work: Coordinating all the processes of your business is already a reality. With that multiple options for catalogation, colorations and 2D texture simulations, what is achieved is an integrated workflow that allows accessible control.
Our main goal is to integrate and interconnect our software in order to work faster and more efficiently, as well as monitoring every process to maintain proper command and avoid errors.
Optitex is a leading provider of 2D and 3D CAD/CAM software solutions helping brands and manufacturers streamline product development from pattern design to production.
Fiery, LLC is the leading provider of digital front ends (DFEs) and workflow solutions for the global print industry.
Offering a suite of specialised software modules used worldwide across digitally and conventionally printed textiles, wallcoverings, and floor coverings.
Antigro Designer is a software company that offers comprehensive, modern solutions for print customisation.
Browser-based color management software that helps users track and measure colors through the production process, making it a complete color management system.
NedGraphics™ is the leading provider of textile design and CAD / CAM software solutions for the apparel, home furnishings, flooring, and other textile markets
Early.Vision was established in 2018 by industry veterans, with CAD, PLM, ERP and production experience, industry design to production workflows through PLM, to printing and cutting.
THE SILK BUREAU
LEADING DIGITAL TEXTILE SPECIALISTS
The Silk Bureau distinguishes itself amongst competitors as the UK’s leading digital textile printing company for individual designers, textile design studios and international retailers. Our luxurious digitally printed fabric including silks parade catwalks, while the home-interiors market boasts The Silk Bureau’s finest quality fabric.
As the UK’s leading digital fabric printing company, we are proud to help so many up and coming, as well as internationally recognised, design companies to make their creativity come to life.
WHAT WE DO
The Silk Bureau is a tailor-made, one-stop-shop for all your digital textile printing needs.
Digital printing on the highest quality fabrics individually sourced.
Any quantity printed, from 1m to volume production.
We offer a scarf hemming service.
See about printing on your own fabric.
Friedman’s is a UK-based wholesale specialist. Offering stretch textiles, digital print & foil effects, supplying designers and brands worldwide.
Print On Demand fulfilment platform enables anyone to create a drop shipping business, with integration into the most popular e-commerce platforms.
Prinfab® is an award winning textile print on demand service. Using industrial Epson™ print tech to deliver a high quality and consistent service to 30,000+ customers worldwide.
LUCY MERRIMAN
LUCY MERRIMAN
PRINT DESIGN & TREND CONSULTANCY
Lucy Merriman is an industry expert with over 25 years experience, working as a creative consultant to offer unique print design, trend and colour direction for printed apparel.
With her signature use of colour and an eye for future trends Lucy has worked with a diverse range of clients across the globe from; performance sportswear brands, world leading trend companies, high-street retailers and design agencies.
Lucy provides specialist research with targeted analysis of future print directions and seasonal colour trends relevant for your brand. This research provides creative direction with a vision and knowledge of trends, allowing confidence in future design decisions.
Along with consultancy clients, Lucy designs seasonal collections of trend- driven prints on silks.Creating versatile collections for the contemporary women’s fashion market, active, swim and lingerie. From DKNY to Monsoon, designs have sold worldwide by reputable London print agents
Colour Is Too Important to Leave to Chance
Print will always be the part of the garment people see first.
But the sum of all parts — the fabric, the trims, the fasteners, the finish — is what determines whether a design actually delivers on its promise. Brands that continue to treat colour as a single creative decision, rather than a coordinated technical discipline spanning their entire supply chain, will keep paying for it in re-dips, delays, and disappointed design teams.
A Century of Textiles, and an Ever-changing World
Few companies can trace their roots back more than a century and still count themselves among their industry's innovators. Texia, headquartered in Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain, is one of them.
But the story of Texia is not simply one of longevity.
It is a story of continual reinvention. As the textile industry has grown more global and competitive, Texia has repeatedly reshaped its business, investing in technology, developing its own brands, and placing sustainability at the centre of its mission. In doing so, it offers a compelling example of how a heritage manufacturer can lead rather than follow through a period of profound industry change. Image Credit: Texia
What are we craving Ultimately?
The instinct to slow down while simultaneously optimising every measurable aspect of life isn't a passing curiosity. It's a structural response to a world that feels increasingly unstable, and it's reshaping what people expect from their homes, hotels, workplaces and healthcare environments alike.
For the design and manufacturing sectors, this means rethinking both product and process.
The Structual Shift is Real and its Already Here
Volumes are moving east, where digital production is accelerating rapidly. Consumer behaviour has shifted.
Demand is now driven by personalisation, shorter buying cycles, and an expectation of near-instant responsiveness. Regulatory pressure is intensifying, with supply chain transparency now a legal and commercial fact in many markets. And margins? They are under sustained, structural pressure.
This is not a temporary disruption. It is a fundamental reordering of how textile manufacturing must operate.
The Challenge: Standing Firm as the Industry Shifts
The wallpaper landscape has changed dramatically. Digital printing has lowered the barrier to entry, spawning countless direct-to-consumer brands and pushing much of the market towards faster, cheaper production.
At the same time, manufacturing in the UK has grown steadily harder - rising minimum wage, national insurance, energy and substrate costs all bear down on margins. Surface Print have embraced all of these challenges - and stand resolutely prepared for the future.
From Helsinki's printing mill to Paris's Le Marais, discover how Marimekko is scaling a design-led brand with purpose, craft, and bold innovation.
But what makes Marimekko's story compelling is not just its aesthetic legacy?
The word "toxic" carries weight. It conjures danger, harm, and things best avoided.
“Yet in the textile industry - Where between 3,000 and 10,000 chemicals move through the supply chain, a reflexive fear of the term is one of our biggest obstacles to progress.”
This article distils the key takeaways and what buyers, designers, and brands should be asking right now.
What Is the Digital Product Passport?
At its core, a Digital Product Passport is a digital record attached to a physical product - For a printed textile product, this means the DPP would capture data on the substrate, inks and dyes used, the printing process and technology, chemical compliance, environmental impact (including water and energy use), supply chain traceability, and end-of-life instructions.
The Market Gap that Changed Everything
Future Fashion was founded in 2019, timed deliberately to coincide with a pivotal moment in global textile technology: the commercial launch of the EFI Reggiani BOLT Single-Pass digital printing system.
The founders recognised that single-pass architecture had fundamentally changed what was industrially possible - and that Pakistan's domestic market had yet to catch up.
Print is no longer defined by the inefficiencies that once characterised it…as advances in production processes and technology have significantly improved its environmental performance.
Taran Rai, Corporate Sustainability Manager at Epson explains why?
The story of what happens when young designers access digital technology is still being written.
What once was a theoretical sustainability goal seems to have shifted into an active regulatory reality.
Is the Textile Market Finally Recovering?
After a difficult few years, there are genuine reasons for optimism. Duncan was candid about the challenges: "The market for textiles has been very difficult over the last three years. I'm not going to hide the truth there. But the tide is turning.“
A profound shift is currently reshaping the sector
Changing consumer expectations demand greater design diversity, faster turnaround times, and sustainable manufacturing practices.
To thrive, interior brands must adapt their supply chains, bringing production closer to the end consumer and moving away from bulk manufacturing.
Digital textile printing offers a definitive solution to these operational bottlenecks.
Digital transformation doesn't announce itself.
It accumulates - one innovation at a time - until an entire industry looks back and realises the ground has shifted beneath its feet. That's precisely where textiles stands today.
The conversations happening now about AI, automation, sustainability, and digital product passports are not theoretical. They are shaping decisions being made on factory floors and in boardrooms right now.
“By leveraging advanced digital textile printing, Marylene Madou has successfully merged traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology. Her approach offers a blueprint for how independent designers can scale their brands globally while maintaining a minimal environmental footprint.”
The textile industry is undergoing a vital transformation. As the insights from Techtextil and Texprocess reveal, the path forward relies on a combination of sustainable hardware, intelligent chemistry, and seamless digital workflows.
From Zimmer's industrial-scale energy reductions and Stratasys's on-demand 3D embellishments, to Kornit's single-step technical printing and the unified digital ecosystems of NedGraphics and Optitex, the tools for change are here. To stay competitive, brands and manufacturers must adopt these innovations, moving away from fragmented, wasteful processes towards a truly connected, circular economy.
Friedmans stands as a testament to the power of combining traditional textile knowledge with forward-thinking innovation.
“Operating from their UK headquarters, Friedmans now serves a diverse array of sectors, including swimwear, dance, entertainment, sportswear, interior decor, prosthetics, and even pet apparel. With a strategic supply chain that reliably serves clients worldwide”
The apparel decoration industry is decisively moving away from isolated, analogue production tools toward connected digital manufacturing environments.
"Kornit’s unwavering commitment to transformative technology continues to disrupt the status quo. For business leaders and innovators ready to capture the future of apparel manufacturing, the path forward is clear”
The Urgent Need for Sustainability at Scale
The transformation at Coats provides a vital blueprint for the wider textile and apparel sector. True sustainability cannot be achieved in silos. As Dearing emphasised:
“Cross-industry collaboration is the engine of meaningful change. Brands, machinery suppliers, chemical providers, and fibre producers must act as an interconnected ecosystem”
Today’s customers demand superior product quality, real-time data visibility, and lightning-fast turnaround times.
For large-scale garment decorators, managing these expectations while balancing seasonal demand fluctuations - such as the massive surges seen during Black Friday - presents a monumental challenge.
"Relying on transactional vendor relationships and outdated legacy equipment is no longer sufficient to secure long-term stability and growth.”
Printing method is never a secondary detail. It shapes the entire life cycle of a product, from concept to customer. In today’s fashion industry, where margins are tighter and speed matters more than ever, technical knowledge has become a competitive advantage.
“The future of textile design belongs to professionals who can combine creativity with execution, aesthetics with practicality, and vision with production reality”.
PATTERN CURATOR
Pattern Curator is a trend service that focuses on delivering relevant inspiration for all color, print and pattern related projects.
As a creative professional in different corporate and independent studio environments for over 20 years, Pattern Curator really understands having to search all over for inspiration and to keep the drive to create - while actually making the thing and delivering on time.
What makes Pattern Curator different that most other trend bloggers is that Kristine Go has had (& still has) a successful track record working in the apparel industry for retailers & brands we all know & love across the globe.
In the industry, known for having an expertise in establishing creative seasonal concepts for brands, creative teams & corporate sales partners; executing the technical side of textile, print & surface design with overseas & domestic vendors and for developing creative leaders that have ventured off to establish their own brands or signature aesthetic.
In 2014, Kristine launched Pattern Curator as a visual blog feed of free mood boards that got shared & re-posted....a lot.
From a free blog, it has evolved into a trend and creative consulting business that services a diverse collection of clients from design professionals in the apparel and home industry to the individual with a personal creative enrichment project.
There are different products & services available for all.
Colour Is Too Important to Leave to Chance
Print will always be the part of the garment people see first.
But the sum of all parts — the fabric, the trims, the fasteners, the finish — is what determines whether a design actually delivers on its promise. Brands that continue to treat colour as a single creative decision, rather than a coordinated technical discipline spanning their entire supply chain, will keep paying for it in re-dips, delays, and disappointed design teams.
A Century of Textiles, and an Ever-changing World
Few companies can trace their roots back more than a century and still count themselves among their industry's innovators. Texia, headquartered in Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain, is one of them.
But the story of Texia is not simply one of longevity.
It is a story of continual reinvention. As the textile industry has grown more global and competitive, Texia has repeatedly reshaped its business, investing in technology, developing its own brands, and placing sustainability at the centre of its mission. In doing so, it offers a compelling example of how a heritage manufacturer can lead rather than follow through a period of profound industry change. Image Credit: Texia
What are we craving Ultimately?
The instinct to slow down while simultaneously optimising every measurable aspect of life isn't a passing curiosity. It's a structural response to a world that feels increasingly unstable, and it's reshaping what people expect from their homes, hotels, workplaces and healthcare environments alike.
For the design and manufacturing sectors, this means rethinking both product and process.
The Structual Shift is Real and its Already Here
Volumes are moving east, where digital production is accelerating rapidly. Consumer behaviour has shifted.
Demand is now driven by personalisation, shorter buying cycles, and an expectation of near-instant responsiveness. Regulatory pressure is intensifying, with supply chain transparency now a legal and commercial fact in many markets. And margins? They are under sustained, structural pressure.
This is not a temporary disruption. It is a fundamental reordering of how textile manufacturing must operate.
The Challenge: Standing Firm as the Industry Shifts
The wallpaper landscape has changed dramatically. Digital printing has lowered the barrier to entry, spawning countless direct-to-consumer brands and pushing much of the market towards faster, cheaper production.
At the same time, manufacturing in the UK has grown steadily harder - rising minimum wage, national insurance, energy and substrate costs all bear down on margins. Surface Print have embraced all of these challenges - and stand resolutely prepared for the future.
From Helsinki's printing mill to Paris's Le Marais, discover how Marimekko is scaling a design-led brand with purpose, craft, and bold innovation.
But what makes Marimekko's story compelling is not just its aesthetic legacy?
The word "toxic" carries weight. It conjures danger, harm, and things best avoided.
“Yet in the textile industry - Where between 3,000 and 10,000 chemicals move through the supply chain, a reflexive fear of the term is one of our biggest obstacles to progress.”
This article distils the key takeaways and what buyers, designers, and brands should be asking right now.
What Is the Digital Product Passport?
At its core, a Digital Product Passport is a digital record attached to a physical product - For a printed textile product, this means the DPP would capture data on the substrate, inks and dyes used, the printing process and technology, chemical compliance, environmental impact (including water and energy use), supply chain traceability, and end-of-life instructions.
The Market Gap that Changed Everything
Future Fashion was founded in 2019, timed deliberately to coincide with a pivotal moment in global textile technology: the commercial launch of the EFI Reggiani BOLT Single-Pass digital printing system.
The founders recognised that single-pass architecture had fundamentally changed what was industrially possible - and that Pakistan's domestic market had yet to catch up.
Print is no longer defined by the inefficiencies that once characterised it…as advances in production processes and technology have significantly improved its environmental performance.
Taran Rai, Corporate Sustainability Manager at Epson explains why?
The story of what happens when young designers access digital technology is still being written.
What once was a theoretical sustainability goal seems to have shifted into an active regulatory reality.
Is the Textile Market Finally Recovering?
After a difficult few years, there are genuine reasons for optimism. Duncan was candid about the challenges: "The market for textiles has been very difficult over the last three years. I'm not going to hide the truth there. But the tide is turning.“
A profound shift is currently reshaping the sector
Changing consumer expectations demand greater design diversity, faster turnaround times, and sustainable manufacturing practices.
To thrive, interior brands must adapt their supply chains, bringing production closer to the end consumer and moving away from bulk manufacturing.
Digital textile printing offers a definitive solution to these operational bottlenecks.
Digital transformation doesn't announce itself.
It accumulates - one innovation at a time - until an entire industry looks back and realises the ground has shifted beneath its feet. That's precisely where textiles stands today.
The conversations happening now about AI, automation, sustainability, and digital product passports are not theoretical. They are shaping decisions being made on factory floors and in boardrooms right now.
“By leveraging advanced digital textile printing, Marylene Madou has successfully merged traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology. Her approach offers a blueprint for how independent designers can scale their brands globally while maintaining a minimal environmental footprint.”
The textile industry is undergoing a vital transformation. As the insights from Techtextil and Texprocess reveal, the path forward relies on a combination of sustainable hardware, intelligent chemistry, and seamless digital workflows.
From Zimmer's industrial-scale energy reductions and Stratasys's on-demand 3D embellishments, to Kornit's single-step technical printing and the unified digital ecosystems of NedGraphics and Optitex, the tools for change are here. To stay competitive, brands and manufacturers must adopt these innovations, moving away from fragmented, wasteful processes towards a truly connected, circular economy.
Friedmans stands as a testament to the power of combining traditional textile knowledge with forward-thinking innovation.
“Operating from their UK headquarters, Friedmans now serves a diverse array of sectors, including swimwear, dance, entertainment, sportswear, interior decor, prosthetics, and even pet apparel. With a strategic supply chain that reliably serves clients worldwide”
The apparel decoration industry is decisively moving away from isolated, analogue production tools toward connected digital manufacturing environments.
"Kornit’s unwavering commitment to transformative technology continues to disrupt the status quo. For business leaders and innovators ready to capture the future of apparel manufacturing, the path forward is clear”
The Urgent Need for Sustainability at Scale
The transformation at Coats provides a vital blueprint for the wider textile and apparel sector. True sustainability cannot be achieved in silos. As Dearing emphasised:
“Cross-industry collaboration is the engine of meaningful change. Brands, machinery suppliers, chemical providers, and fibre producers must act as an interconnected ecosystem”
Today’s customers demand superior product quality, real-time data visibility, and lightning-fast turnaround times.
For large-scale garment decorators, managing these expectations while balancing seasonal demand fluctuations - such as the massive surges seen during Black Friday - presents a monumental challenge.
"Relying on transactional vendor relationships and outdated legacy equipment is no longer sufficient to secure long-term stability and growth.”
Printing method is never a secondary detail. It shapes the entire life cycle of a product, from concept to customer. In today’s fashion industry, where margins are tighter and speed matters more than ever, technical knowledge has become a competitive advantage.
“The future of textile design belongs to professionals who can combine creativity with execution, aesthetics with practicality, and vision with production reality”.
Haley Studios
Haley Studios is a creative family run surface pattern studio designing for an array of markets and end uses. The refreshing spontaneity of hand painting and drawing form the essence of this unconventional studio, contrasting against the calculated nature of modern digital design.
The fusion of Geoff Haley’s 40+ years in design and his son Richard’s appetite for technological efficiency enable a truly innovative environment. Empowered by this, the designers get their hands mucky during the design process whilst exploiting new technologies and features in imaginative ways.
Going forward, the studio continues to grow and expand their horizons, continually piloting fresh ideas and taking on new challenges. Social platforms such as Instagram continue to become increasingly relevant, giving opportunity for a more intimate relationship with the world around them.