OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 11, 2025--
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. (President: Takashi Nagai) is pleased to announce that a collaborative work featuring our environmentally friendly inkjet textile printer "FOREARTH" has been unveiled at Milan Design Week 2025 in partnership with the Italian design magazine "Elle Decor Italia."
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This collaboration was made possible by Elle Decor Italia's appreciation for the environmental benefits and precision printing technology of the FOREARTH printer.
The graphics designed by Patricia Urquiola, founder of Studio Urquiola and the Art Director at the Italian furniture manufacturer Cassina, were printed using FOREARTH, enhancing the grandeur of the exhibition space. This collaborative work is showcased at the exhibition "ELLE DECOR ALCHEMICA", held in the historically significant "Palazzo Bovara", renowned for its magnificent interiors and beautiful exteriors, from April 7 to 13 during Design Week.
Three works are featured in Alchemic Corridor, and one work is featured in the Herbarium Restaurant. Additionally, the scarves worn by the staff also utilize the printing technology of FOREARTH.
FOREARTH employs water-based pigments and combines unique technologies to reduce water usage by 99.98% compared to traditional analog textile printing, which typically consumes large amounts of water. It also significantly lowers CO 2 emissions, making it an environmentally friendly printer. Furthermore, it can print on a wide variety of fabrics, including silk, cotton, polyester, acetate, and nylon, all within a single system. The soft texture, durability, and vibrant colors achieved with this printer meet the high standards expected by Patricia Urquiola.
Comment from Patricia Urquiola:
What caught my attention in this collaboration was the chance to work with a printing technology that approaches things differently from traditional methods. I was curious about Kyocera Document Solutions’ FOREARTH, especially in how it addresses water usage in a more contained way. I’m always interested in tools that open up new ways of thinking and producing.
Working with FOREARTH allowed us to print these delicate, layered images with precision, without relying on traditional dyeing processes. That felt important in the context of Alchemica, an exhibition that analyses the home as a living, transforming organism—shifting throughout the day, the seasons, and the phases of life.
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Works presented at Milan Design Week
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Max Verstappen celebrated the birth of his first child with a pole-winning run at the Miami Grand Prix.
The four-time defending Formula 1 champion edged Lando Norris of McLaren by .065 seconds to take the top starting spot for Sunday's race. It was a rebound for Verstappen, who was penalized earlier Saturday in the sprint race and finished 17th.
“It's been a great qualifying, it worked out well and I'm very happy to be on pole,” Verstappen said of his 43rd career pole. It is his third pole through six races this season and second consecutive.
It wasn't the result Norris hoped for from F1's newest father. There's a myth that having children can slow drivers because they suddenly become a bit more conservative. Verstappen and his partner, Kelly Piquet, announced the birth of a baby girl on Friday.
“Nod to Max, especially being a dad now,” Norris said. “I was hoping it was going to slow him down a little bit, but it clearly didn't.”
Verstappen agreed.
“Clearly it didn't make me slower, being a dad. We can throw that out the window for people mentioning it,” he said. And although he didn't reveal when Lily was born, he indicated the reason he skipped Thursday activities in Miami was to “spend a few days at home to make sure everything is OK.”
He also said the myth that parenthood can change a driver's style is ridiculous.
“I don't really listen to these kinds of silly things, you know,” Verstappen said. “I just do my thing. There are enough racing drivers in the past that they became world champion after having kids. I don't even know where that (myth) comes from.”
Norris is both the defending race winner — his Miami victory last year was the first of his F1 career and ended Verstappen's two-year winning streak at Hard Rock Stadium — and the winner of Saturday's sprint race.
Kimi Antonelli, who at 18 years old became F1's youngest pole winner in history when he started first in Saturday's sprint race, qualified third for Mercedes. It is the first time he qualified higher than teammate George Russell, who was fifth behind current F1 points leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren.
Williams qualified sixth and seventh with Carlos Sainz Jr. and Alex Albon, while Charles Leclerc rebounded from crashing before the sprint race started to qualify eighth. He did not compete in the sprint race as his team worked to repair his Ferrari in time for qualifying.
Esteban Ocon qualified ninth for Haas and Yuki Tsunoda was 10th to give Red Bull both its cars in points-paying position.
Lewis Hamilton failed to carry momentum from his third-place finish in the sprint race held four hours before qualifying as the Ferrari driver was eliminated in the second round. His 12th-place effort was his lowest qualifying run since joining his new team.
“I don’t feel in my heart that I’m — I mean, as I said, I’m trying everything, we’re trying everything, I mean like the smallest, the smallest (margin) of time today I was out,” Hamilton said. “It doesn’t make a huge difference, but the fact is, you know, we are trying.”
It rained early Saturday — hard enough to delay the sprint race — and the forecast calls for more weather issues on Sunday. The uncertainty on if it will be a wet or dry race has made it impossible for drivers to predict how the event will unfold.
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Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain reacts after being eliminated during the qualifying session for the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at the International Autodrome, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP)
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia is wheeled in to the garage during the qualifying session for the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at the International Autodrome, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP)
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands gets a pit stop during the qualifying session for the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at the International Autodrome, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP)
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands prepares to start a practice session for the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
