Digital inkjet fabric printing is the latest development in printing technology. Hitoshi Ujiie is one of the earliest pioneers, and has incorporated this technology into his textile design products. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries, including most recently the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York.

Hitoshi Ujiie has also been involved with consulting and product testing for inkjet manufactures and developers. Digital Inkjet Fabric Printing requires four components of (1) printers (print head performance and media handling), (2) color management systems, (3) colorants and substrates (specific ink chemistry and pre / post treatment of fabrics for ink fixation and image quality), and (4) software (RIP to drive printers). He is constantly working closely with these manufacturers and developers for their latest technologies. Such companies include: Dupont Inkjet, Dystar, Epson, ErgoSoft, Huntsman Textile Effects, McDermid Colorspan, Mimaki Engineering, Mutoh Industries, Rohm and Haas, Sawgrass Technologies, Seiko, Trident ITW, Wasatch Inc and so on.

In 2000, he established The Center for Excellence of Digital Inkjet Printing of Textiles at Philadelphia University for conducting research projects in textile design and engineering. As the director of the center, he currently organizes conferences and workshops to educate the public in this technology.

 

	"Creation of Textile-Based Durable Printed Antenna Systems", National Textile Center year 16 project, 2008-.
	"Microencapsulated Inks for Digital Ink Jet Textile Printing", National Textile Center year 16 project, 2006-.
	"Universal Set of Dyes for Digital Inkjet Printing", National Textile Center year 12 project, 2003- 2006.
	"Integration of Fabric Formation and Coloration", National Textile Center year 11 project, 2002- 2005.

	Upcoming Presentation: "Beyond Digital Matrix: Inkjet Textile Printing Status Report 2009" for Off the Grid: 2009 International Surface Design Association Conference, SDA, Kansas City, MO, May 28 -31, 2009.
	Upcoming Presentation: "Textile Print Desgin & Production: A Look beyond our Boarders" for Innovative Textile Printing: Green and Global Symposium, AATCC, TC2, Durham, NC, September 17 -19, 2008.
	Presentation: "Design for Digital Printing" for The Textile Society 25th Anniversary Conference: Textiles - Past To Future, The Textile Society, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK, September 2007.
	"He is Putting His Imprint on Textiles ", by Eils Lotozo, Home and Design, The Philadelphia Inquirer , Philadelphia, PA, December 2006.
	"Digital Inkjet Textile Printing: Status Report", Futrotextiles Conference, by Ensait and Lille3000, Lille, France, November 2006.
	"Digital Printing of Textiles" edited by Hitoshi Ujiie, Woodhead Publishing Ltd, London, UK, June, 2006.
	"Digital Printing Comes of Age", Textile View Magazine, 74, 17 - 18, Metropolitan Publishing BV , Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Summer, 2006.
	"The Digital Zone: Philadelphia University", [TC]2 Bi-Weekly Technology Communicator, Kim Anderson, [TC]2, Cary, NC, February 22, 2006.
	Presentation: "Digital Textile 2005 ", Web Consulting Ltd, Berlin, Germany, September 7 - 9, 2005.
	Presentation: "Interrogating Fashion Research Cluster", London College of Fashion, London, UK, February 24, 2005
	"Digital Inkjet Fabric Printing ", Selvedge Magazine, 00, 29, Selvedge Magazine , May/ June 2004.
	Presentation: "Digital Textile Printing 2004",Vince Cahill and Hitoshi Ujiie, NIP-20 by IS&T, 2004.
	"Textile Design Education in Digital Inkjet Fabric Printing", NIP-18 by IS&T, 2002.
	"Interrelationship between Textile Design Styles and Production Methods", NIP-17 by IS&T, 2001.

	Upcoming Workshop: "Creating Textile Design in Photoshop" for Off the Grid: 2009 International Surface Design Association Conference, SDA, Kansas City, MO, May 23 -27, 2009.
	"Digital Inkjet Printing for Textile Conservators Workshop", AIC-TSG and Philadelphia University, June 13 - 15, 2008.
	"Digital Textile Design Workshop ", Philadelphia University, June 18 - 22, 2007.
	"Digital Textile Design: Designing and Printing", Philadelphia University, June 5 - 9, 2006.
	"Creativity: Designer meets Technology Europe", KrIDT and Philadelphia University, September 26 - 27, 2005.
	"Digital Textile Design Workshop (Digital Inkjet Printing and Jacquared Weaving)", Philadelphia University, June 13 - 17, 2005.
	"Conference: Creativity: Designer meets Technology", Philadelphia University, May, 2004.
	"Workshop: Digital Fabric Printing", Philadelphia University, June, 2003.
	"Workshop: Textile Design with Photoshop and Basic Digital Fabric Printing", SDA Conference, June, 2003.
	"Conference: Digital Fabric Printing 101 ", Philadelphia University, 2002

 

 

 

	"2006 National Design Triennial: Design Life Now", Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum , New York, NY, On View Dec 8, 2006 - Aug 26, 2007.
	"Retail Textile Invitational", the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO, 2003.
	"Technology as Catalyst: Textile Artists on Cutting Edge", The Textile Museum, 2002- 2003.
	"Artists and Textile Technology: Artists in Residence", The Textile Museum, Washiongton D.C., 2002.
	“Exploring Digital Fashion and Textile Design ”, Aronson Gallery, New York, NY, 2001.
	“Going Digital”, Digital Manufacturing and the Emancipation of Design, Material Connection, New York, NY, 1999.
	“Hands Off”, Digitally Printed Textiles, Aronson Gallery, New York, NY,1998.

We also provide a complete Inkjet Fabric Printing Service, which includes: consultations for proof-of-conepts and system integrations as well as short - mid run printing productions.     For information, please contact: hitoshi@hitoshiUjiie.com