DAFAT is an interdisciplinary research project. The acronym stands for “Digitale Applikation von Farbe auf Textil” (Digital Application of Colour to Textiles). Designers, mechanical engineers and chemists from universities or from a practical working background have come together to develop an innovative colour application technique, which forms a decisive addition to the digital textile printing of today. The object of the project is a design-driven technology which leads to the creation of innovative and individualised textile products. For this purpose the designer needs to be able to interact with the machine at any time so as to influence the implementation of his or her designs. At the same time the digitally controlled textile printer should be able to apply different colour pigments to the cloth in such a way that the product exemplifies a new textile aesthetic with novel haptic qualities, facilitating individualised mass production. The final goal of the project, which is planned to take six years, is a marketable machine that meets these requirements.