The Dorian + Coco Textile Collection 2014-2015

Designers: Tara Rae Hill, LittleFISH Think Tank, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Manufacturer: LittleFISH Think Tank, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

 A Summary

The Dorian + Coco Textile Collection is a state-of-the-art digital textile series (10 patterns, 80 sku’s) designed to inspire, empower + support the designer and end-user.

Printed with an 8 head industrial ink jet, the Dorian + Coco Collection leverages fiber reactive dye technology. The Dorian + Coco Textile Collection offers 4 natural fiber base cloths.

All is printed “on- demand” to suit – allowing the Designer or end-user to select a pattern, a preferred color offering, and needed substrate to have their choice printed on. All with no minimum order quantities required.

Aesthetic Design Inspiration

The Dorian + Coco Collection is a combination of dandy international classic appeals, the Dorian, combining with youthful chic, metropolitan urbane looks - the Coco.

The Dorian + Coco Collection is the dovetail of the more conservative, timeless partnering with the more liberal and refreshing. The two looks coming together - each an attractive style perfectly on their own - but EVEN BETTER when partnered!

The collection focuses on tailored stitch stripes, urban stripes, plaids mixed with chevrons, animal hide patterns, and even a touch of art deco.

Textile + Wallcovering Substrates

- Linen: 100%. 10.5 oz. For upholstery, drapery, pillows, table linens. Jackets, purses.

- Cotton Linen: 45% cotton, 55% linen. 7.5 oz. For upholstery, drapery, duvets, pillows, table linens. Jackets, purses.

- Cotton Sateen: 100%. 6 oz. For light weight drapery, table linens, duvets. Dresses, shirts, scarfs.

- Silk: 100%. 12 mm. For light weight drapery, pillows. Dresses, shirts, scarfs.

- Paper Wallcovering: Opaque white paper, water activated adhesive. For walls, drawer liners, shelf liners.

Product Innovation

- Water-Based Reactive Dye Technology (no inks): Insures textiles will not crock, bleed, dye transfer and textiles can be laundered in high heat with chlorine-free detergents

- On-Demand Printing: Obsoleting the need for expensive inventory/stocking, ensuring no future back order complications (wait times)

- On-Demand Printing: Allows for every design to be printed on thin to heavy weight linens, cottons, + silks. Also, paper wallcovering.

- Optional High Performance Topicals Available: Scotch Guard and Nanotex

Eco Stewardship

- All is US Manufactured: In a 200 mile radius, by 4th generation textile producers (Mill producers are in North Carolina)

- Digital Inkjet Printing: Is a predominately waterless dye process, requires no post wet-processing, obsoletes the need for vat dying of fibers or drum printing of textiles (only water needed is within the inkjet dye itself)

- Eco-friendly Dyes : No formaldyhydes, leads.

- No Contaminated Water Runoff From Dyes: No pre-mixing of dyes, no post wet-processing

- Low Pre-Consumer Waste: All is printed on-demand. No cutting of threads and salvage waste occurs

- No Flame Retardants

- Low Energy Consumption to Produce Product: no hot water vat dye baths, no drum rollers, no heat dryers

- Wallcoverings Are: FSC certified, phthalate + PVC free