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Firefly Fabrics: Enabling Local Designers Through On-Demand Textile Printing

Firefly Fabrics: Enabling Local Designers Through On-Demand Textile Printing

Update: 2025-08-26
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Firefly Fabrics, based in KwaZulu-Natal, was founded in 2021 to provide South African designers with access to small-batch, high-quality digital printing. Headed up by Reshma Harilall and operating as a division of the Startex Group, Firefly Fabrics combines textile expertise, sustainability, and technology to support fashion entrepreneurs in a competitive market.



The business was established to fill a clear gap in the local industry: small designers needed access to fabric printing without the limitations of high overseas minimums. Firefly’s model—printing from just 50 metres—allows designers to test, prototype, and develop collections quickly and affordably. This approach has supported independent labels looking to grow on their own terms.
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Firefly Fabrics: Enabling Local Designers Through On-Demand Textile Printing

Firefly Fabrics: Enabling Local Designers Through On-Demand Textile Printing

Pavlo Phitidis