TATTOO INKS CARVE OUT A PERMANENT MARKET

BY EMMA JACKSON and JULIAN RYALL DESPITE the still-smarting pains of a slowly fading recession, which wreaked havoc on industries across the board, there is one ink sector that has been steadily growing, with global appeal in almost every country and nearly every demographic. Countless colours, options and accessories abound, but this decorative ink is not for paper, prints or parlours - this is for bodies. The global tattoo inks industry is big and getting bigger, according to Miki Vialetto, who works with a chain of tattoo magazines in Italy and also ...


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