Japanese Fashion Brand TELMA Adopts Kyocera FOREARTH Inkjet Technology For The Textiles In Its 2025 Spring/Summer Collection

PRESS ROOM

30 Sept

Written By Debbie Mckeegan

Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands, September 2024: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. (President: Hironori Ando) has provided Japanese fashion brand “TELMA” with fabrics printed with the environmentally friendly inkjet textile printer “FOREARTH” and presented at the Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO.

Reducing Environmental Impact to Achieve a Sustainable World.

FOREARTH concept does not require separate facilities for pre- and post-treatment processes needed in conventional textile printing.

It contributes to reducing water usage dramatically and also helps to reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption.

The Fabrics Were Presented At The Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO.

On Monday, September 2, TELMA held its first runway-style show in Tokyo, and fabric for one third of the total 40 looks* was printed with the KYOCERA Document Solutions' FOREARTH.

TELMA designer TERUMASA NAKAJIMA, who has a passion for textiles, focused on printing on acetate fabric as one of his specialties for this show.

Acetate is a semi-synthetic fabric made mainly from wood pulp, and is often used for scarves and skirts because of its beautiful silk-like lustre and drape, as well as its fluffy elasticity.

However, in conventional dyeing of acetate, it is difficult to control temperature and time in the dyeing process because the fabric is sensitive to heat, and problems such as poor coloration and uneven coloration occur due to the non-uniform particle size and dispersion of the dye.

On the other hand, the pigments used in FOREARTH do not require processing at high temperatures, making them suitable for the heat-sensitive properties of acetate, and they also produce vivid colours, solving issues such as colour reproduction and colour uniformity.

Comment from Terumasa Nakajima

“This is the first time for me to present my collection in Tokyo in the form of a runway, and I wanted the presentation to be like an introduction of myself. I graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium, and started my career with the fashion brand Dries Van Noten (Belgium). With this aspect in mind, I decided on the concept of mixing Western and Eastern aesthetics to create something by the handiwork of people that Japan is proud of. Until now, printing on acetate fabrics requires processing at high temperatures to achieve solid coloration, making it impossible to use the fabrics even if we wanted to. This time, when we saw the acetate fabric printed by FOREARTH, we were very surprised. I was impressed by the potential of the acetate fabrics, not only in terms of their excellent coloring but also in terms of their texture. I felt the potential of FOREARTH in the fact that it can be used with any material, including silk and polyester, which had been considered difficult until now, and I felt that it could transcend the barriers of design.”

More Information About FOREARTH

Traditional dye printing, which has four processes requiring water, uses 153L※1 of water per 1kg of fabric while FOREARTH has a simple two-step printing and drying process.

No water is used in the printing process based on the concept of "WATER FREE".

Kyocera focuses on reducing water usage not only for the printing process but also for the maintenance process.

FOREARTH also recycles cleaning water used for the conveyor belt with filters resulting in water consumption per 1kg of fabric reduced to 0.02L※2.

FOREARTH contributes to the realization of sustainable textile printing.

Through our sustainable inkjet textile printer “FOREARTH”, we will continue our creative steps to contribute to the world of digital textile printing in order to solve various social issues surrounding the world with the power of technology and create a better future.

Click here for more information on the FOREARTH inkjet textile printer.

About Kyocera Document Solutions Europe Management B.V.

Kyocera Document Solutions Europe Management B.V. is a group company of Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., a global leading provider of total document solutions based in Osaka, Japan.

The company’s portfolio includes reliable and eco-friendly MFPs and printers, as well as business applications and consultative services which enable customers to optimise and manage their document workflow, reaching new heights of efficiency. With professional expertise and a culture of empathetic partnership, the objective of the company is to help organisations put knowledge to work to drive change.