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NICE, RITE form landmark partnership
February 1st, 2013
The RITE Group and NICE (Nordic Initiative Clean and Ethical) have signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will allow the two parties to cooperate closely to address more effectively the environmental issues in the global textile value chain. The strategic alliance is designed to strengthen each group’s objectives through mutual support in terms […]
ASTM takes environmental action
February 1st, 2013
ASTM Intl. to develop environmental guidelines for products. ASTM Intl., W. Conshohocken, Pa., has announced its new initiative as a Program Operator for Product Category Rules (PCRs) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), which will provide the venue for developing PCRs and verifying EPDs. As “green” and sustainability become more prevalent terms, and measurement systems and […]
Keyston Bros. promotes Bueker
February 1st, 2013
After working two years in sales at Keyston Bros., an Atlanta, Ga., textile distributor, Dennis Bueker has been promoted to vice president of the awning and canvas division. He previously worked with awning and marine customers in the southeast and southwest Florida markets, and now will lead the expansion of awning and shade products nationwide. […]
Trampoline trail puts spring in visitors’ steps
February 1st, 2013
Three hours from Moscow in the Nikola-Lenivets forest, Russian artists invaded the site of an ancient settlement dated 3,000 B.C. to create outdoor art installations for the Archstoyanie Festival last summer The exhibit put spring in the steps of visitors on the “Fast Track,” a 170-foot-long walking trail and trampoline. Designed by Maarja Kask and […]
Formidable fabrics fight insects—and disease
February 1st, 2013
The gifts of the great outdoors often come at a cost, as people seeking fresh air and sunshine get swamped by mosquitoes, pinched by deer flies, blinded by gnats or just plain ticked. Instead of slathering bug dope over every exposed inch of skin, Insect Shield LLC, Greensboro, N.C., recommends a more comfortable, comprehensive and […]
Folding, stacking yacht sunroof shades boaters
February 1st, 2013
Designers and builders of yachts 35 to 130 feet long want the wind at their backs, the sun on their faces and a canvas sunroof that retracts and folds automatically. Trend Marine Products, Norfolk, England, produces glass and glazing solutions, carbon fiber skeletal roofs and roof drive systems for recreational boats. OEM yacht designers and […]
Performance apparel for wheelchair athletes
February 1st, 2013
A spinal cord injury didn’t prevent Formula 1 racing rider Alessandro Zanardi from winning a gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games by hand biking more than nine miles in 22 minutes. Hand bikes and sport wheelchairs are completely customized for the disabled athlete, as well as the type of impairment and sport. While […]
Fabric ceiling panels help create a classic retrofit
February 1st, 2013
A Central London office building, revamped to turn a historic single-business office into several separate spaces, now sports a modern face-lift designed to appeal to prospective customers. Architects from Sturgis Associates LLP, London, England, installed private balconies on the 33 Kingsway building with backlit, color-changing fabric ceilings. The new look updates the exterior, draws attention […]
Colorful fiber net hovers over Amsterdam
February 1st, 2013
Janet Echelman’s floating, organic fiber structures illuminated by light have astounded viewers from Portugal to India to Australia with their serene and poetic motion in space. Her most recent work appeared at the Amsterdam Light Festival in January, where a colorful net hovering over the Amstel River and a more rigid seed-shaped form on shore […]
Tragedy leads to production of bulletproof vests for children
February 1st, 2013
A Colombian maker of bulletproof clothing, Miguel Caballero Ltd., Bogota, Colombia, shipped its first U.S. order of 24 ballistic protection vests for children in January, following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. CEO Caballero once resisted manufacturing vests for children. “I thought, kids don’t need this protection,” he said. “After […]