For over a half-decade, the Ink Kitchen, in cooperation with Impressions Expo, has been screen-printing a series of limited-edition posters live on the show floor at all three expos, with the proceeds going to organizations doing essential work with people...
For those not convinced this week’s 2026 Impressions Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey, (March 25-28) is worth the effort, longtime friend of the show, Rick Roth, founder of the Ink Kitchen and Mirror Image Screenprinting & Embroidery has this to say: not only...
Last-minute free expo pass on offer for those who have yet to register for the East Coast's sole decorated apparel industry trade show Impressions Expo Atlantic City 2026, set to take place March 25-28, starts in just three days. There’s still plenty of time, though,...
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based World Emblem, a leading custom apparel emblem and patch manufacturer, has announced the launch of WE VISION, a new AI-powered patch design platform. Now available to all World Emblem clients, WE VISION enables customers to visualize and...
In what is now the third year of our Impressions Industry Impact (III) Awards it’s interesting to see the degree to which some things have changed and some things haven’t. On the one hand, one of the things that hasn’t changed is the importance of direct-to-film, or...
As in years past, among the more than 130 exhibitors set to take part in the upcoming 2026 Impressions Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will be some of the biggest name in custom decorated apparel March 25-28. Not only that, but many of these same big names will...
The new SEDDI Decorator system consists of a purpose-built online visual platform that replaces the static digital mockups the industry has long used with true-to-life 3D digital garment representations. Central to the accuracy of SEDDI’s visuals is the company’s...
Founded in 2019, it didn’t take long for Ohio-based Stakes Manufacturing to become an industry powerhouse, partnering with the likes of Nike, the NFL, NBA, NCAA, Sony Music, Paramount, Nickelodeon and Disney as one of the largest print-on-demand providers in the...
To be clear, we’re not just talking about another apparel-decorating shop here. In STAHLS’ own words, its Fulfill ONE (SF-1) center, which opened this past fall, is a “next-generation digital decorating and heat-printing innovation hub—built to redefine what ‘modern...
One of the great things about an effective social media program is the way it can be the ultimate win-win. Case in point, Branded Threads, winner in last year’s best small decorating company category, which continues to grow by leaps and bounds, in large part thanks...
In this truly unique and memorable piece of machine embroidery, a solitary figure walks along a rain-soaked city street beneath a vividly colored rainbow umbrella. Rendered in subdued charcoals and grays, the surrounding architecture recedes into a muted urban...
One of the great things about the decorated-apparel industry is the way it is very much an industry with a conscience—and nowhere is this more evident than in the soon to be released online publication, "INKclusivity: Company Benefits of Disability Inclusion &...
