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Flexible fabrics and optimal health
March 1st, 2012
Dr. Kari Boudreau’s eclectic chiropractic practice melds athletic training, yoga, education and massage therapies with more traditional treatments for headaches, whiplash, running-related injuries, stress and neck pain. Working with architect Ali Heshmati, Boudreau recreated a former warehouse space as an “environment for optimal health”: Ambiénte Gallerie in Minneapolis, Minn., with airy and practical fabric rooms. […]
AATCC honors Dr. Martin Bide with Olney Medal
March 1st, 2012
Established in 1944 in honor of Louis Atwell Olney, the founder and first president of American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, the Olney Medal recognizes outstanding achievement in textile or polymer chemistry or other fields of chemistry of major importance to textile science. The award consists of a gold medal, a scroll and an […]
Wrap it black: automobile wrap involves science and fanfare
March 1st, 2012
By Mara Whitten The project. Scion needed a promo car to display at its Scionify Southwest event, which brought together musicians, visual artists, designers, event producers and artists. The companies. The car brand turned to the California-based Flavor Group to design the overlay artwork that would appear on the car. Next, Scion drafted Soapoint out […]
World of discovery, world of fabric
March 1st, 2012
North Carolina’s new science exhibit encourages learning with colorful fabric signage. By Bruce N. Wright A new exhibit at the Charlotte, N.C.-based Discovery Place science museum called “World Alive” celebrates the incredible biodiversity of earth. Key to helping visitors navigate their way through the exhibit’s hands-on labs and galleries is a series of overhead ribbons […]
Mutoh celebrates 60th anniversary
March 1st, 2012
Mutoh celebrates its 60th year of business in 2012. The company, founded in Tokyo, Japan, originally manufactured and distributed mechanical drafting products. It pioneered CAD plotters in the 1980s and has since become a leading manufacturer of wide-format printers on a global scale. In recent company news, Mutoh America Inc. expanded from its corporate office […]
EFI acquires Cretaprint, explores tile printing market
March 1st, 2012
EFI acquired Cretaprint, a developer of inkjet printers for ceramic tile printing. EFI plans to strengthen Cretaprint’s operations in Spain, further its expertise within the tile industry, and increase market presence. The acquisition comes as industry analysts project rapid growth in ceramic tile inkjet printing. A Specialty Graphic Imaging Association membership survey found more than […]
Designtex acquires Portland Color
March 1st, 2012
The Designtex Group Inc. agreed to acquire the assets of Portland Color, a large format digital printing company that specializes in graphics for retail environments. Portland Color will become Designtex’s Surface Imaging division. The purchase includes Portland Color’s lease of its 26,000-square-foot printing facility based in Portland, Maine, and enables Designtex to further expand its […]
Lightweight fabric sculpture wraps around media lab
March 1st, 2012
The University of Salford in Manchester, England, located its new learning center for media students near six national British Broadcasting Company (BBC) departments and “hundreds of independent creative, digital and media organizations.” Wrapped around and rising above the modern MediaCityUK Living Lab’s two-level atrium is a floating lightweight fabric sculpture, Ribbon, symbolizing the way media […]
Colorimeters for all applications
March 1st, 2012
Datacolor offers its line of Spyder4 colorimeters for calibrating monitors, laptops, projectors and other devices for accurate and consistent color correction. A seven-channel sensor registers color in the same way as the human eye, ensuring colors are true-to-life. The Spyder4 calibrates a variety of wide-gamut and normal-gamut displays. The Spyder4 Express is a cost-effective colorimeter […]
Large-format printer
March 1st, 2012
Paradigm Imaging Group SID Mercury printer has a printing area of up to 126 inches and offers print speeds up to 807 square feet per hour with a maximum resolution of 720 dpi. The printer uses either four or six Seiko print heads and four or six colors, in CMYK or CMYKLcLm, to give prints […]