YUIMA NAKAZATO USES EPSON FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION

Epson has partnered with Japanese fashion designer Yuima Nakazato to unveil creations that are sustainable. In addition to utilising Epson’s digital textile printing, Yuima Nakazato realised some of its creations with the help of a sustainable industry-transforming textile production process. Epson’s dry fibre technology, which is used commercially to recycle office paper and which requires virtually no water, has been adapted to produce printable non-woven fabric from used garments. The new fabric production process was revealed in Paris as part of a three-year collaboration between Epson and Yuima Nakazato. The partnership combines inkjet and dry fibre technologies to create stunning designs from recycled clothing.