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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 12 images JULY 2019 View our latest online videos: www.images-magazine.com The choice for this month’s column is one of a range of T-shirts from Japanese artist and designer Fukusawa Takayuki, director of Ekod Works. Each T-shirt from Ekod Works has been cleverly designed to create different, mind-bending illusions, whether that is creating the impression of muscles on the wearer or appearing to have revealing rips in the material. The design here, called Splash, creates the illusion of a wet T-shirt. Fukusawa explains that ‘project mapping’, where a 2D design of a building or object is turned into a 3D representation using computer or video technology, has been popular in Japan since 2011. In order to apply this approach to T-shirts, Fukusawa said: “I changed my mindset. Even if you don’t use advanced technology, you should be able to express interesting things with old technology.” Fukusawa calls using inkjet technology in this way ‘mousou’ (illusion) mapping. www.ekodworks.com The Splash T-shirt was designed by Fukusawa Takayuki of Ekod Works DECORATED PRODUCT OF THE MONTH Chadwick Textiles launches new website and product range Sports and teamwear manufacturer Chadwick Textiles has announced the launch of its new website. The company’s brochure site is available now, and customers will be able to order directly from the site within the next month. Customers will be able to log onto the site and place orders, view their order history, print off their statements and make payments, as well as check UK stock availability. The new brochure site enables easy navigation for its three key markets – teamwear, schoolwear and multisport clothing for brands – through dedicated pages that link to the relevant products and services. All products are divided into their styles such as training tops, base layers and kit bags, and also feature their unique product code and technical performance guide. Chadwick is also set to launch its new Edge range soon, which offers customers seven colour co-ordinated styles. The new range is available for sampling now, with bulk orders available from mid-July. www.chadwicktextiles.co.uk The new website from Chadwick Textiles is easy to navigate Dickies unveils its largest ever catalogue Dickies Workwear has released its 2019-20 catalogue, featuring a brand-new layout and 17 new products from the workwear brand. At more than 300 pages long, it is the largest catalogue the company has ever published, and has a new design to make it simpler for tradespeople and retailers to use. New products include the lightweight Dickies GDT Premium Shorts, which feature a hard-wearing Cordura pocket, wide belt loops and hip pockets. Available to download from the company’s website, the new catalogue now divides footwear into sections according to their safety classifications, and includes quick-reference headings to help customers easily find tops, trousers and shorts, outerwear and high visibility clothing. www.dickiesworkwear.com The Dickies Workwear 2019-20 catalogue has a brand-new layout and 17 new products