Lumi-nous Textile Printing

StartUp Fashion resource - Lumi-nous Textile PrintingLately I’ve been doing a little research on printing techniques; screen printing, digital printing, batik, shibori, tie-dye, woodblock printing, all the usual. However, upon delving a bit deeper into the possibilities, I very happily came across Lumi Co, a company based in California and run by two innovative and fresh-faced entrepreneurs, that is experimenting with an unbelievably realistic textile printing technique the likes of which most of us have never seen before. The process itself is kept hush-hush of course but the results are pretty amazing. In my opinion, it seems like a step up from digital printing, with more detail, vibrant colors, an almost luminous quality, and a much crisper result while still being completely washable. I really do see it making quite an impact on the home textile and fashion markets. As for my research, the photographic quality won’t really be appropriate for the project I’m currently working on but I’m thinking maybe dish towels with my cheese smiling face as holiday gifts next year. 😉

Nicole Giordano

Nicole is the founder of StartUp FASHION, an online resource and community supporting for independent designers around the world with building their businesses. A deep love for the craft of fashion paired with an adamant belief that success is defined by the individual, led her to found StartUp FASHION, where she helps independent designers and makers screw the traditional fashion business rules, create their own paths, and build businesses they truly love. More than anything else, she’s in the business of encouragement and works every day to remind makers and designers that they have something special to offer the world and that they can, in fact, do this thing!