TEXINTEL

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, Charlotte has built a strong brand and champions her creative community.

Production methods cross many disciplines, flat-bed, rotary and digital techniques and each is chosen to ensure that the printed product remains as close to the artists vision as possible.

TEXINTEL - A PODCAST FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY · TEXINTEL TALKS - EPISODE 070 - CHARLOTTE RAFFO OF THE MONKEY PUZZLE TREE

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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 are produced using digital technology. As a skilled creative and artisan she discusses how digital has empowered her creativity and how technology nurtures entrepreneurial growth

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 software, the manufacturing systems, plus many emerging technologies to support a digital transformation across the entire supply chain. Listen to learn more

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 to episode, Meilin shares her knowledge and insights on the present and future of the textile industry

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 creation, pre-press and digital production. And as our industry moves forward to deliver on-demand manufacturing – design simplicity, automation and production efficiency are paramount. Listen to learn more.

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 products worldwide daily on a fast turnaround. They have defined new markets, built intelligent AI into their business and invested in the latest technology – Listen to learn more

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 story of Surface print, and how their highly skilled team use traditional and digital technologies to manufacture beautiful wallcoverings...Listen to learn more...

“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 shifts, case studies and highlight groundbreaking innovations that will change how we perceive the clothes we wear and their end use. Listen to learn more….

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 the future holds for our marketplace and much more…