05 Jun '12, 2pm

My project on Ecouterre: Refinity Creates Eco-Friendly Textile Inks You Can "Remove" for Reprinting

My project on Ecouterre: Refinity Creates Eco-Friendly Textile Inks You Can "Remove" for Reprinting

Fashion may be ephemeral, but our clothing doesn’t have to be. At least, that’s the philosophy behind “Removable Prints” by Refinity’s Fioen van Balgooi. The Dutch designer has developed a set of textile inks that can be stripped from a garment before it’s sent for reprinting. “We stop wearing our clothes when we are tired of them, while prints are permanent,” she says. “What would happen if we have the possibility to replace prints on textiles? In other words, to remove prints and add new ones to make fabrics last.”

Full article: http://www.ecouterre.com/refinity-creates-eco-friendly-te...

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