Björn Fromm studied computer science in Berlin and graduated as Bachelor of Business Administration in Stuttgart, Germany. Since 2006 he has been responsible for the German distribution of the Anajet textile direct printer, besides other jobs.
Named by Impressions Magazine as one of the top innovators of the last 25 years, Roger Jennings holds numerous patents, including all patents for cap printing. He writes for all the trade magazines on technical and business subjects. Roger is President of R Jennings Mfg. Co., which manufactures screenprinting equipment, prints, and provides printing supplies. Some additional articles can be found on www.rjennings.com For help with your screenprinting problems, give him a call or e-mail him at roger@rjennings.com
Maria José Leaño is a Colombian textile designer from Los Andes University in Bogotá, Colombia, who majored in Textile Print Design from the Philadelphia University of Textiles and Sciences. She works as an independent designer in textile design and digital printing, in Colombia.
For further information about her work, you can visit www.papayad.com or www.textild.com or you can contact her at digital@papayad.com
Matthias Schmidt is a Consultant for sewing and embroidery applications at Amann Nähgarne in Bönnigheim, Germany.
His specialist field is technical consultancy in machine embroidery. As a trained tailor and certified engineer in garment technology (UAS – University of Applied Sciences), he gained working experience in knit- and underwear production in India, before joining the Amann Group.
Henry Stümer is Manager of the company TexDesign. Besides the main business of consulting and distribution in the embroidery field, TexDesign also does local business in garment decoration. TexDesign was founded in 2002 by Henry’s wife, Barbara, who is responsible for the creative side as well as training. You can contact Henry or Barbara Stümer at info@texdesign.de
Tony Whitmore has spent over 35 years in the textile industry with nearly 30 of those working with embroidery software, consumables and techniques. Originally trained as a sewing technologist, specialising in sewing needles, he brought much of that skill to embroidery. In later years he has specialised in threads with a brief excursion back into the garment-manufacturing industry. His work with computers has also helped him get to grips with embroidery software including training and supporting customers.
Pierre Wouters is the owner of the embroidery company Stitch One Ltd. He is also Manager of Grafitex Ltd., a screenprinting company, and DP+D, a digital print and design company. Pierre has previously attended the Grafische School in Utrecht, Holland and has more than 25 years’ experience in the screenprinting and embroidery industries. Pierre is an all-round manager, as he is involved in the design, production, administration, finance, marketing and logistics areas of all these companies. You can contact him at info@stitchone.com.