BBC's Money for Nothing Anthony Devine to feature at SDUK 2019

Print Solutions

Your Print Specialists (YPS) has announced that Anthony Devine, founder and creative director of Ministry of Upholstery and star of BBC's Money for Nothing programme, will be bringing his pioneering upholstery school to the YPS stand (E2) at this year’s Sign & Digital UK exhibition. He will be holding live workshops throughout each day to demonstrate how accessible upholstery production can be, with printed fabrics produced using Mimaki digital textile print technology.

A champion for digitally printed textiles, Anthony’s Ministry of Upholstery was formed in 2013 and is located in Manchester. The school features a large, well equipped workshop space and enables individuals to learn upholstery skills and create a bespoke piece of furniture featuring their own personalised fabric. ‘Ministry of Upholstery is a modern upholstery school and we are pioneering a new way of learning, which is accessible, flexible and inclusive,’ he said. Anthony previously outsourced printing for several years before finally taking the plunge and purchasing a Mimaki TS300-1800 printer and heat transfer press through Mimaki Authorised Reseller Partner, YPS.

‘We are delighted to host Anthony on our stand at Sign & Digital UK 2019,’ said Georgia Brown, YPS sales director. ‘Making our customers aware of new technology, materials and the opportunities they create is a responsibility we take very seriously, and we can see this echoed in the ethos of Ministry of Upholstery. Anthony is a fantastic ambassador for embracing personalised digital textile print for the home décor market.’

At Sign & Digital UK, Anthony will be showcasing the power of digital print from artwork creation to finished furniture. Using several of his TV designs, he will be demonstrating various upholstery processes and working on several projects to include a chair inspired by the Mona Lisa, the art of deep buttoning and more. On the stand, he will be discussing how he took some of his most talked about designs from idea to realisation and why digital print has always been – and continues to be – his preferred tool, when it comes to creating cutting edge design.