Emma Šádová × Textile Mountain – Printed Deadstock Textiles

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What if a new fabric could begin with material that already exists?

In collaboration with textile designer Emma Šádová, Textile Mountain is transforming hard-to-sell deadstock fabric into a collection of printed textiles with a new visual appeal.

The project brings together surplus fabrics and discarded rotary printing screens whose original patterns Emma reworked by hand. Some of the fabrics were also printed with leftover inks that would otherwise have been discarded. The result is a new collection of printed fabrics in which industrial printing meets chance, irregularity and the designer’s creative vision.

Photo: Karolína Ketmanová

When saving fabric is only the beginning

At Textile Mountain, we continually reflect on the impact of the textile industry and look for new ways to work with surplus fabric that already exists, taking small but meaningful steps towards greater sustainability.

We often rescue high-quality fabric in rolls hundreds of metres long. But if it does not meet customers’ current aesthetic expectations, it can be almost impossible to sell. Fabric that sat unused before we bought it can easily end up sitting unused on our own shelves.

That sparked the idea of transforming existing fabric through a new layer of design, giving it a different visual identity.

Emma Šádová × Textile Mountain

Our experimental collaboration with textile designer Emma Šádová began with a clear aim: to use industrial printing to transform surplus fabrics into “new” textiles with a contemporary visual identity.

Emma took our brief, and the project itself, a step further. Working by hand with the original motifs on discarded rotary printing screens, she transformed them into new designs of her own that can be combined in different ways. Some of the fabrics were also printed with leftover inks that the printworks had set aside for disposal. Her contribution went beyond the visual, shaping the technical approach, the production process and the project’s environmental thinking.

How it works

Existing materials and production tools become fabrics with a new visual character.

Handwork, the interplay of designs and the natural irregularities of printing all shape the finished fabric.