05/30/2026
Colombian-Canadian fine art photographer Jorge Posada came to TR Trades with a vision — to preserve and honor one of Toronto’s most iconic buildings, the “Filmores Hotel”, a 4-story rental tower. Previous print materials and processes he used were no longer available – Kodak’s Duratrans. Jorge was looking for a printing solution that could produce the same quality printing for his largescale, light box installations.
TR Trades purchased a SwissQprint Nyala 4, a large-format UV flatbed printer capable of printing extraordinary DPI direct to any substrate up to 2” thick – 126”x 80”. The Nyala 4 allows artists, interior designers, and architects to produce top quality prints on a variety of substrates, from acrylic and metal, to wood and fabric — with phenomenal resolution (1350dpi / 7 picolitre droplet size).
Working closely with President, Carla Duncan and Production Manager, Ryan Young, Posada and TR Trades spent days fine-tuning every element of the file for acrylic printing. With over 20 test prints produced on acrylic, together the team made very fine adjustments to the file and the colour profile until every inch of the art was printing as Jorge intended. Each sample was viewed over a light box to inspect colour, depth, coverage, and tonal transitions.
"Other companies have the same machine, but what TR Trades offers goes beyond that."
Read more at: https://trtrades.com/acrylic-printing-torontos-architecture-into-art-with-tr-trades-acrylic-printing/
