Announcing the 2024 International Achievement Awards Winners

September 30, 2024  |  Awards, IAA, News

Advanced Textiles Association® (ATA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 International Achievement Awards (IAA). These winners represent the best in specialty fabrics and technical textiles from around the world and showcase the innovation and excellence driving this dynamic industry. IAA …
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Advanced Textiles Expo 2024 Show Stoppers winners announced

September 24, 2024  |  ATA News, Awards, News, Show Stoppers

The winners of the 13th annual Show Stoppers Awards program were recently announced at the 2024 Advanced Textiles Expo in Anaheim, Calif.
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ATA New Zealand honors top projects

July 5, 2024  |  Awards, News

ATA New Zealand, formerly OFPANZ, has recognized outstanding work in shade, tents, marine and more in its 2024 Awards for Excellence. The awards were presented at this year’s ATA NZ Conference and Trade Show in Christchurch, New Zealand, in June. It was the first annual conference and awards p…
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Shade sails complement Dayton library

May 14, 2024  |  Awards, Projects

Two triangular projecting rooflines rise up suggesting airplane wings. Inserted within the wide overhanging “wings” are brightly colored taut shade sails in reds and oranges, an apt reference to the Wright Brothers’ original canvas-covered airplane that made history at Kitty Hawk, N.C., in 190…
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Compact retractable shade canopy extends livable space

April 12, 2024  |  OFPANZ Awards for Excellence, Projects

The shade sail for this residence borrows from its aquatic sibling with a single rotating spar that pulls the two opposite corners of the fabric in on itself to reduce the fabric surface exposure.
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International Achievement Awards submissions portal opens

March 23, 2022  |  Awards, IAA

For more than 75 years, the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has recognized outstanding and innovative projects representing the latest accomplishments in design and manufacture incorporating specialty fabrics by honoring companies through the International Achievement Awards (I…
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International Achievement Award winners announced at IFAI Expo 2021

November 12, 2021  |  Awards

The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) announced the winners of the 2021 International Achievement Awards (IAA) at the Awards and Networking Breakfast at IFAI Expo 2021 on Nov. 3 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. These awards recognize design excellence in specialty fabri…
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A winning canopy in Atlantic City

June 1, 2021  |  Awards, Awnings & Canopies, IAA, Markets

What started as a photo contest in 1946 among canvas goods manufacturers has become a prestigious international awards competition honoring excellence in awnings and canopies, shade sails, marine fabrication, geosynthetic projects, tent rental and manufacturing, tensile structures, fabric graphics, …
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