Comment from Terumasa Nakajima

This is the first time for me to present my collection in Tokyo in the form of a runway, and I wanted the presentation to be like an introduction of myself. I graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium, and started my career with the fashion brand Dries Van Noten (Belgium). With this aspect in mind, I decided on the concept of mixing Western and Eastern aesthetics to create something by the handiwork of people that Japan is proud of.

Until now, printing on acetate fabrics requires processing at high temperatures to achieve solid coloration, making it impossible to use the fabrics even if we wanted to. This time, when we saw the acetate fabric printed by FOREARTH, we were very surprised. I was impressed by the potential of the acetate fabrics, not only in terms of their excellent coloring but also in terms of their texture. I felt the potential of FOREARTH in the fact that it can be used with any material, including silk and polyester, which had been considered difficult until now, and I felt that it could transcend the barriers of design.

I was also very sympathetic to the environmental friendliness of the product. I was impressed by FOREARTH's technological innovations that combine sustainability and quality, such as reducing water use by 99% compared to conventional methods. We produced 40 costumes this time, and were impressed by FOREARTH's ability to quickly print a wide variety of designs on a wide variety of fabrics, which gave us a sense of FOREARTH's mobility.

I believe that FOREARTH's advanced, environmentally friendly printing technology will be very useful in the apparel industry in the future. While conventional technologies have had problems with texture and limitations in processing, FOREARTH has established a high level of quality based on the premise that people will wear it, and I sensed a great deal of potential for the future.