TEXINTEL

Renown textile printing expert Stephen Thomas shares his career path and vision for Industrial digital fabric printing. In today’s podcast we talk with Stephen Thomas. His long career spans mass production using analogue and rotary screen print and the advent of digital textile printing technologies. Marking the onset of a new era for the textile printing industry. Stephen has pioneered the applic...

It’s been a busy year for the team at Kornit Digital. With a string of high-profile global events in the last few months alone, we caught up with Sharon Donovich, Marketing Director for Global Events and Retention Marketing. Listen now to discover more about our recent collaboration at FESPA Printeriors and hear Sharon’s insights on the growth of the Décor sector. We recap on Kornit Fashion Week a...

The apparel industry is at a crossroads: the current business model is unsustainable, and the fashion industry must evolve.   In this roundtable, we’ll examine the past and present to uncover ways the future of apparel production can be radically redesigned, exploring questions like: ●How can we eliminate waste in the form of time, creativity, and materials? ●How can we design in ways that make on...

HP technologies have made a huge impact in the Interior Décor industry. In this interview with Terry Raghunath, HP’s Business Development Manager, based in Barcelona, we discuss market trends and opportunities. We also dive into the HP technologies that were utilised to manufacture many of the products on display at the FESPA Printeriors Showcase. We discuss why HP products have made such a signif...

In today’s podcast we talk with Grainne Brennan of Premier Digital Textiles. The last 2 years have challenged the Textiles supply chain, and in this episode, we explore why? What’s driving change, where are the challenges, have we overcome them? In conversation we also share market insights and new behaviours, the sustainable agenda and we also dive deep into new innovations, fibres and fabrics th...

Charlotte Raffo is the founder of a unique Interior brand The Monkey Puzzle Tree. Based in the North of England the company unites local businesses, manufacturers, and independent artists to offer a beautiful collection printed of Interior home furnishings. Products range from Fabrics, accessories, lighting and wallcoverings. As an award-winning business, they offer a very personal service, Charlo...

Diane Marsland is a British textile designer with a vast experience in the design and manufacture of products for Interior decoration. In this warm podcast she shares her creative journey, her passion for printed textiles and how she combines her traditional drawing skills with digital applications. The founder of the brand English Decorative - her interior furnishings and wallcovering collections...

In this interview with Omer Kulka the CMO of Kornit Digital we discuss the Trends, Market Shifts and the Key technologies at play in 2022. All of which are changing the face of Fashion forever. It is a time of astounding innovation and positive disruption. Kornit are pioneering a new benchmark and a new operating system for the Fashion Industry. A system that goes beyond print to deliver the softw...

In todays podcast we discuss the increasing requirement for traceability and transparency with Meilin Wan, VP of Textile Sales for Applied DNA Sciences, based in New York. We learn how Molecular Tagging – the insertion of DNA into a fibre, yarn or even ink, can help the industry build authority and transparency. Applied DNA work with the world’s biggest, behemoth, super brands. In this must listen...

As the product design workflow becomes evermore digital, in this podcast we talk with Suzanne Smith of CorelDRAW. Suzanne has over 18 years’ experience working within Corel and has witnessed many changes over the years as our industry and the technology utilised have evolved. In this podcast Suzanne shares her insights, knowledge, and expertise. Design software is an essential tool for design crea...

In todays’ podcast we talk with Matthew Dahan of ParrotPrint. As a young entrepreneurs Matt and his team are redefining the Status Quo for on demand printed production. Simplicity, Speed and Service are at the heart of their business which manufactures printed Art canvases for clients worldwide. The business has grown organically against a strong business plan and ParrotPrint now ship thousands of...

In this episode we talk with James Watson the MD of Surface Print, a large manufacturer of traditional and digital wallcoverings in the North of England. It’s been a busy year for the wallpaper industry, the pandemic has accelerated sales and once again Surface Print have invested in new HP technology to service a heightened demand for on-demand production. Listen to learn more and discover the st...

“In this podcast we bring you an interview recorded live in Amsterdam at the FESPA Global Expo in October 2021 at the Printeriors stand. This roundtable conversation with industry experts from Mimaki, EFI-Reggiani, Vieka and Chromaluxe focusses on trends and opportunities in the Textile and Interior Décor sector…Listen to learn more, we hope you enjoy and thank you for tuning in…”

In today’s podcast we talk with Michaela Larosse of the Fabricant. Founded just 3 years ago, The Fabricant have defined a new space and established a new platform for the Fashion Industry. As we embrace change and adopt new technologies that impart sustainable practice, 3D simulation and digital fashion has a huge part to play in the creation of garments. We discuss emerging technologies; market s...

In our recent podcast interview with Mike Scrutton, Director of Print Technology and Strategy at Adobe - we discuss how software has a critical role to play in the advancement of digital textile printing technologies. During this in depth discussion we touch on market shifts and trends post Covid-19, new developments for textile design and we discuss the digitisation of the Textile Industry, what...

Manchester Print Services was founded in 2010, by Lee Egan and Andy Lambert. Both of whom were experienced production managers working in the wide format printing industry and their combined skills offered the perfect partnership. Identifying a niche for specialized print services - together they founded MPS. Seeing an opportunity in the Interior Décor sector – the business has invested in new equ...

In our latest podcast we discuss digital textile printing with Adele Genoni the Senior Vice President and General Manager of EFI Reggiani. The textile Industry has accelerated its march towards digitization for a number of reasons - partly as a direct result of the pandemic and the urgent requirement for sustainable technologies but also to meet the needs of the consumer and our print customers. I...

SEWorkwear was founded over 30 years ago and remains a family run business. Over the years much has changed and design software is now a fundamental tool for the business. As the workwear industry becomes increasingly customized the business has strengthened its retail and online operations using software from CorelDraw. In this podcast with the companies director Adrian Burton we discuss designin...

In today’s podcast with Michelle Dellow of Papergraphics we discuss the growth of the Interior Décor sector. We touch on technology, materials and regulation, and discuss how ink-jet continues to advance the use of digital print applications for wallcoverings and window treatments. As the creative sector embraces the freedom of digital there is an increasing requirement for the sharing of knowledg...

The landscape of Textiles is evolving – Over the next few years we will see many innovations: new ways of growing virgin fibres, new synthetics and sustainable recycled fabrics - created using efficient recycling techniques, all of which will change the fabrics that we source and specify as designers and printers in a circular industry. In today’s podcast we talk with Mark Dodds, a fabric technolo...

The textile industry is in flux – as it shifts to meet market demands it must adjust and retool its manufacturing processes. To give an indication of the speed of change: In May 2020 Allied Market Research predicted that the global digital textile printing market, which was valued at $2.2 billion in 2019, was projected to reach $8.8 billion by 2027, quadrupling in size, and growing at a CAGR of 19...

Hello and welcome to todays podcast - Over the last 140 years ZIMMER, Austria have pioneered many innovations and revolutionary technologies for Screen & Digital Printing, Coating, Drying, Steaming and Technical Textiles. Zimmer technologies serve applications for areas such as home textiles, wall covering, fashion, upholstery, towels, blankets, technical textiles, nonwovens, paper and even gl...

In this podcast we are joined by Louis Prestia, Senior Product Manager at Pantone. Louis is responsible for graphics and Pantone live, and has a deep knowledge of colour theory and its application within the print workflow. We discuss what's driving the urgent requirement for accurate colour management. Why is colour so misunderstood, and how do we bridge the skills gap? We also talk about Pantone...

In this podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Sharon Crowson of the design archives to discuss designing in a Digital world. Sharon’s beautiful fabric collections adorn printed interiors across the globe. Alongside the curated fabric collections that are available from the Design Archives, Sharon is also the custodian of the extensive Crowson Archive. Listen now to discover more about the Crow...

Charlotte Jade is a Luxury Designer brand for Interiors founded in 2015 by designer Charlotte O’Reilly. With a love of nature and biophilic design Charlotte combines hand-crafted drawings, unique patterns and vibrant colours, to create the distinctive Charlotte Jade style. Her patterns and products bring commercial and residential spaces to life...A champion of UK manufacturing, Charlottes product...