PRINTING United Alliance and MADE Lab Partner to Bring Latest in Education to the Decorated Apparel Community
26 April 2022: PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the U.S., has announced a collaborative partnership with MADE (Modern Apparel Decoration and Education) Lab. This partnership will highlight year-round support and on-site education at each organization’s respective industry conferences and events.
The Alliance and MADE Lab are collaborating to develop immersive events to further educate and build up the expansive community of those involved in the creation of custom apparel. As a sponsor of MADE Lab’s annual educational line-up, the Alliance supports its leadership and specialization in hands-on training classes and workshops, which include in-house education, industry conferences, and custom programs.
Similarly, MADE Lab supports the advocacy of the Alliance’s widespread membership offerings and services and the value of the various ways that the Alliance works to support the industry. Through MADE Lab’s contribution to the Alliance’s membership, media, and events arms, the organization recognizes the importance of advocacy for the decorated apparel community as the largest, not-for-for profit association representing the industry across verticals.
“MADE Lab is especially excited about this collaboration with PRINTING United Alliance because it brings forth a key element of education and awareness to the printing industry at large about this integral community,” says Tom Davenport, co-founder, MADE Lab. “We are, together, creating a holistic platform for the entirety of the decorated apparel community to learn and grow from each other and adjacent segments within the printing industry. This extends to everyone involved with the creation of custom and embellished apparel from traditional decorators, digital textile printers, wide-format/signage printers, in-plant operations, promotional products distributors/suppliers, through to designers and brands.”
