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Multipurpose overlaminates
October 1st, 2014
Enhanced appearances and time saved. Interlam Pro™ pressure-sensitive laminating films from Drytac® are designed for direct application to UV printed output. The multipurpose overlaminates have a pressure-sensitive aqueous acrylic adhesive and UV stabilizers to prevent discoloration and degradation of both the film and adhesive. Available in several finishes, including 3-mil glossy, lustre and matte, as […]
Metallic Details
October 1st, 2014
Enhanced appearances and time saved. Carnegie has expanded the aesthetic possibilities of Xorel®, its environmentally sound textile solution for commercial interiors, with the new Details collection. Xorel Details offers textural relief through the use of bulkier yarns and denser weave structures. Metallic color blends combined with surface texture give vertical spaces increased impact. Six styles […]
Boldly genuine
October 1st, 2014
Bob Jacquart uses the “power of pluck” to expand his company and build a strong brand identity. “If you’re going to really ramp up your business you have to have that world of brand strategy experts look you over,” says Bob Jacquart, CEO of Jacquart Fabric Products Inc. (JFP) in Ironwood, Mich. “You have to […]
Snapshot: Nostalgic and relevant
October 1st, 2014
By Sigrid Tornquist Taking a cap that is more than 100 years old and making it relevant for today’s consumer was Stormy Kromer’s goal when it introduced its Hardware Caps last year. The original cap was developed out of necessity, and the story of how it came to be is at the foundation of the […]
Q&A with Bob Jacquart
October 1st, 2014
By Sigrid Tornquist Q: How has Jacquart Fabric Products’—and Stormy Kromer’s—success affected Ironwood, the town in which they’re located? A: What happened as Stormy Kromer developed was that people started to visit the town that I live in because of it, and it became something even grander than we had imagined. You would be somewhere […]
Roundup in Baltimore harbor
October 1st, 2014
The Jones Fall River drains an entire watershed’s streets and streams, transporting tons of debris to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor—where residents and visitors alike get to view the gag-worthy collection. “I was tired of always hearing tourists say ‘ugh, this harbor’s disgusting,’” says John Kellett, co-founder of Clearwater Mills LLC, a start-up with a mission. “I […]
Wear it in good health
October 1st, 2014
Market expectations of mass-produced wearable technologies continue to grow as a generation surrounded with non-stop digital communication and entertainment looks for the next “must have” devices. The July 2014 Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco, Calif., featured many whiz-bang functional fashions, including the ambiotex T-shirt, which measures the wearer’s pulse rate, breathing, heart-rate variability, calorie […]
New light-blocking test methods from AATCC
October 1st, 2014
Methods available immediately as downloadable PDFs. The Association of Textile, Apparel & Materials Professionals (AATCC) has published two new ways to measure the light-blocking effect of window coverings. AATCC Research Committee RA36, Color Measurement Test Methods, is responsible for the creation of test methods 148-2014, Light Blocking Effect of Textiles and Related Materials: Photodetector Method, […]
Malled in comfort, weather or not
October 1st, 2014
Visitors who meet at the U.S. and Canadian border to see the awesome power of Niagara Falls, which has the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, expect to emerge from the experience inspired, wind-blown and mist-dampened. After visiting the falls, nothing could be more natural than visiting Canada’s largest open-air outlet mall, […]
Power napping: heads first
October 1st, 2014
At first glance, a power napster wearing the Studio Banana® Ostrich Pillow® while reclining on an airport bench might be mistaken for a sleeping masked burglar, a space alien or an escaped prisoner. Relax, say Ostrich Pillow designers Key Portilla-Kawamura and Ali Ganjavian (Studio KG), and try one on for size. The pillow, which fits […]