Press Release

Due to the continuing spread of COVID-19, the organisers of each show have decided to reschedule the events. The wellbeing of visitors, exhibitors and staff is at the heart of the decision to postpone by each organiser. The announcement from FESPA was made on March 4th 2020. FESPA CEO Neil Felton explained: “Until this week, our actions with regard to COVID-19 […] have been informed by guidance from the relevant international and national authorities, with the primary objective of safeguarding the health and wellbeing of exhibitors and visitors. However, in light of the recent spread of the virus in specific areas of mainland Europe, we have consulted with our stakeholders and have concluded that it is in the best interests of our community to defer the events to a later date.” Originally scheduled to take place at IFEMA Madrid, March 24-27, FESPA Global Print Expo 2020 would have been co located with two other shows: European Sign Expo 2020 and Sportswear Pro 2020. Currently there is no news on how long the show will be postponed for. FESPA will provide updated venue and event dates as soon as they are available. The Photography Show organisers, Future, made the decision to postpone on March 9th 2020. Co-located with The Video Show, The Photography Show 2020 would have taken place March 14-17 at Birmingham NEC. The two shows are now due to take place in September, with dates to be confirmed. Jonny Sullens, Head of Events at Future, explained: “We are incredibly disappointed that we've had to take this action so close to the event opening. However, it became clear that the recent acceleration in COVID-19 cases in the UK has led to heightened concerns for all [...]

Stand A6, Hall 7 at FESPA Global Print Expo 2020, 24-27 March Science shows the dramatic effect colour has on the way we behave in a space. Orange light improves cognition and alertness while blue light encourages us to stay awake. Colour stimulates the brain to spark a change of mood and create a fresh impetus.  Now, with the help of Innova Art digital print media, you can easily transform a space with dazzling colour, and harness its power to influence your customers.  Go big with Innova Art’s Eco Solvent Wallpaper (IFA 98), transforming a space into some other place entirely. Relax your customer at the beachside setting of their dreams or fire them up with a high-impact branded décor scheme. Everything is possible with Eco Solvent Wallpaper. Compatible with eco-solvent, latex and UV ink, the paper’s smooth texture and natural white tone ensures that optimum colour and fine details are faithfully reproduced. The wallpaper can be hung with standard PVA-based wallpaper adhesives, and has a tough, wipe-clean surface that’s ideal for installations in high traffic areas. Looking for short-term style across the entire colour spectrum? Innova Art’s YouTac Textile is the ideal solution. YouTac Textile is perfect for banner, photo and poster display because its bright white base and matte coating guarantee brilliant colour and reflection-free images. And customers love the subtle texture of the textile weave. Available in both aqueous ink compatible and eco-solvent, latex and UV ink compatible versions, YouTac Textile can fit seamlessly into any workflow.  But what you’ll like best about YouTac Textile is its flexibility. It can be applied to both non-porous and many porous surfaces, while the polyester base means it adheres silkily to curves and corners. Just [...]

The riotous colours of some of the earth’s wildest places will be the theme of the Innova Art stand (A6, Hall 7), at FESPA Global Print Expo, 24-27 March 2020. One of a few digital media specialists founded this century, and the winner of countless awards for its products, Innova Art is one of the world’s most inventive digital print substrate manufacturers. For FESPA 2020, Innova Art has teamed up with the acclaimed artist and tireless environmental activist John Dyer. Founder of Last Chance to Paint, the artistic programme he devised to excite young people about saving the environment.  John’s dazzling canvases, painted on the spot in the Borneo rainforest are alive with colour. Accompanied by behind the scenes photography, the Innova Art stand at FESPA 2020 tells the story of Last Chance To Paint chapter two: Person of the Forest. Innova Art’s award-winning print substrates and display media capture in impeccable detail all the exuberance and drama of John’s colour-saturated paintings, and the effect is truly uplifting.  Each chapter of Last Chance To Paint inspires young people to create their own artwork, to upload it to the Last Chance to Paint online gallery and to get involved with action against climate change. “Planet Earth is in trouble. Peoples, plants, animals and environments are being lost at an alarming rate,” John says. “Through art, children will make personal connections to the world so they choose to tread gently as they grow. We can help to change the world, one painting at a time.” Person of the Forest saw John and his team meet members of the Penan tribe. Learning about how their way of life has changed because of deforestation. Later in the trip John [...]

Share the love of print with Innova Art at The Photography Show 2020, NEC, Birmingham, 14-17th March Visit Innova Art on stand A1 at The Photography Show 2020 to find out how much they, together with retailer Fine Art Foto, share your love of photographic and fine art print making. Innova Art will be showing their entire collection of print and display media. Developed in close collaboration with artists, photographers and printer manufacturers worldwide, the Innova range of inkjet media offers a world of options for photography and fine art reproduction. If you love matte prints, take a look at the Innova Fine Art range: a whole selection of matte surfaces with different texture options. For gloss or semi-gloss finishes look at Innova Photo Art papers or the museum quality Innova Editions® range. Share the love with your family and friends by printing your images on one of the resin coated inkjet photo papers in the Olmec™ range. What is a print without presentation? The Innova display ranges ensure everyone can create striking image exhibits. All from the comfort of your own home; try canvas options with GOframe canvas stretcher bars or the JetMaster® Photo Wrap, make stylish frame free presentations with the self-adhesive JetMaster® Photo Panel or build your own book with Pinchbook™ Photo Books. Get great deals on the entire Innova Art range, courtesy of FineArtFoto.co.uk, a specialist inkjet retailer whose team have decades of experience. Join them and the Innova Art team on stand A1 at The Photography Show 2020. Book in advance to save 20% off an adult standard single day ticket, using code INNTPS20: click here to book Trade visitors are eligible for a free pass to The Photography Show [...]

Previewed at FESPA 2019, JetMaster Acrylic is now available to purchase from your local Innova retailer. Supplied in cut sizes with a stylish bevelled edge and matching desk stand, JetMaster Acrylic is a stunning frame free display option. Designed specifically for use with resin coated photo paper, each size panel is supplied pre-coated with a transparent adhesive. Simply apply your image face down to the reverse of the acrylic panel for hassle free image displays. Ideal for gifts to friends and family, JetMaster Acrylic is perfect for adding to your line up of photo retail products.  All you need to start making your own range of gift worthy image displays are a few tools from the JetMaster range and a box of JetMaster Acrylic panels in the appropriate size. If you already supply the JetMaster Photo Panel from Innova, you may already have a few of the tools to hand. Even better, once you have made the initial purchase, the tools can be reused for all your future panels too! To make a JetMaster Acrylic panel, you will need: 1x JetMaster Alignment Frame 1x JetMaster Squeegee 1x JetMaster Spacer (for use with JetMaster Alignment frame) 1x JetMaster Cutting Mat 1x JetMaster Rotary Cutter 1x JetMaster Acrylic in one of the below sizes, all supplied with bevelled edge and matching desk stand: 4x6” (10x15cm) 5x5” (12x12cm) 5x7” (12x17cm) 6x8” (15x20cm) 8x10” (20x25cm) 8x12” (20x30cm) 1x Print on resin coated photo paper, sized appropriately Once you have printed your image onto resin coated inkjet photo paper. Simply remove a small corner of the transparent release liner on the back of the panel. Place your JetMaster Acrylic onto the spacer and insert into the alignment frame. Use the [...]

Explore behind the scenes of Last Chance To Paint: Person of the Forest at Salon de la Photo 2019. Visit Innova Art on stand C012 in Pavilion 5.1 to see documentary photography of John Dyer’s latest adventure.  In September 2019 John Dyer and the Last Chance To Paint team travelled to Borneo to meet the Penan tribe and spend time with the Orangutan Foundation. They were joined live on their travels by many schools worldwide that connected with the experience via social media and satellite links. This November, visitors to Salon de la Photo 2019 will be able to relive their experiences.  Raising awareness of the impact of climate change, Last Chance To Paint aims to engage children through art and music. Encouraging them to form a lasting connection with the world around them and make a difference. During their time in the rainforest, the Last Chance To Paint team met the Penan tribe in their now permanent village home. Whilst in the village they spent time with the tribal elders who remember the time when the Penan were able to move freely and live by hunting and foraging in the rainforest. The team also spent time with the children in the village. Many of whom have never experienced the migratory existence of the tribe. At the local school, John Dyer held workshops where he and the children expressed what it was like to live in the rainforest using traditional artist mediums.  Moving on from the Penan tribe, the team then relocated to southern Borneo to spend time with the Orangutan Foundation. Here John Dyer spent time painting the Orangutans in their natural habitat. The team also learnt about how deforestation for palm oil plantations [...]