2021 Digital Textile Innovation Awards: A Mimaki & Fashion Institute of Technology Collaboration
Suwanee, Ga. – Mimaki United states of america, a major manufacturer of vast-format inkjet printers, is delighted to announce the winner of its 2021 Digital Textile Innovation Awards. A collaboration in between Mimaki and the Fashion Institute of Know-how (Healthy) MFA Fashion Style plan, the contest introduced rising youthful designers with the challenge of incorporating electronic textile printing into their cutting-edge vogue collections. The award for the top rated prize was the option to have the winner’s senior thesis collection printed and sponsored by Mimaki United states.
Entrants—judged by a panel of print industry experts—showed a wide variety of methods from dye-sublimation, reactive, acid, and pigment inks, utilized with polyester, cotton knit, nylon, as very well as silk organza, chiffon, and charmeuse. “The versatility of application variety allowed the vogue college students to experiment and thrust the boundaries of electronic printing to materialize their eyesight,” commented Victoria Nelson Harris, Mimaki United states of america, Senior textile phase specialist.
The 1st-spot prize was awarded to Shine He Sang, an Match MFA Vogue Layout student. He Sang’s notion was dependent on an “Ideal Tomorrowland,” using her track record in architecture and vogue to replicate a culture free of charge of bias. He Sang’s winning piece was printed with acid inks on the Tx300P-1800B belt product printer. The inks were being mounted to silk organza with the Tr300-1850S, compact continuous steamer unit. Ac400 acid inks were chosen for their vibrancy of color, able of reaching the designer’s target to excite and appeal to notice visually.
“Digital print system also permits me to implement what I’ve established on a painting that carries an expressive impressionist style, to multiple fabrics ranging from sheer, lightweight organza to heavyweight canvas to very best provide my voice, though nonetheless staying cohesive and retaining in the language of style design,” Shine commented.
Mimaki United states was honored to partner with Healthy for this contest, exposing students to the seamless synergy of manner layout and inkjet printers and inspiring the subsequent technology of emerging vogue designers. “We are grateful for Mimaki’s generosity and motivation to training,” mentioned Professor Cathleen Sheehan, Acting Chairperson of FIT’s MFA Manner Design and style method. “This collaboration developed revolutionary mastering options for Teacher Kathlin Argiro and our students to work with Mimaki’s leadership textile printing and ending technologies.”
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