‘Saving Mr. Banks’ with canvas

February 1, 2014  |  Graphics, Projects

Rural turn-of-the-century Australia and Hollywood in the 1960s are bound together by a book, P. L. Travers’ Mary Poppins, in a new Disney movie starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, “Saving Mr. Banks.” Re-creating the two distinctive locations through ads, signs and décor elements fell to Mar…
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Façade wrap suits to a ‘T’

January 1, 2014  |  Graphics, Projects

As a purveyor of high-end travel goods, Duty Free Shoppers (DFS) Group Ltd. of Hong Kong kept its revised branding strategy for a worldwide network of shopping centers under wraps—literally. The DFS shopping center in Honolulu, Hawaii, cloaked its new identity beneath an 8,752-square-foot temporar…
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Primer for printing

January 1, 2014  |  Awnings & Canopies, Features, Graphics, Tents

Digital printing on textiles expands client lists and adds new dimensions to product innovation. For the Brooklyn Plantology garden center in New York, Capitol Awning Co. of Jamaica, N.Y., created a custom awning that showcased a logo, text and a leafy design that captured the essence of the space. …
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The face of a neighborhood

December 1, 2013  |  Graphics, Projects

The West Broadway Business and Area Coalition in Minneapolis, Minn., wants to bring new businesses and customers to live, work and play in the evolving inner-city neighborhood and on its major street. The FLOW Northside Arts Crawl, sponsored by the Coalition, displays work by more than 350 local art…
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Weaving vignettes of memory

November 1, 2013  |  Graphics, Projects

Early Jacquard looms used punch cards to automate weaving of patterns and designs. This punch card technology also was used to program early computers and store binary code. Phillip Stearns, a New York-based artist exploring the intersection of digital media and textile design, developed a project t…
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IFAI announces the 2013 International Achievement Award winners

October 25, 2013  |  Graphics

The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) announces the 2013 International Achievement Awards (IAA) for design excellence in specialty fabrics applications, that took place Oct. 24 at the IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo 2013 and Advanced Textiles Conference & Trade Show, at the Orlando…
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Design and function meet

October 1, 2013  |  Awnings & Canopies, Graphics, Markets, Projects

Renovation of a seaside resort included custom awnings, shades and canopies for an elegant finish. By Maura Keller Situated on the bluffs of Watch Hill, R.I., overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the Ocean House is an iconic New England seaside resort. Because of its location amidst sand, sea and wind, O…
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Foldable canvas that doesn’t crack

September 1, 2013  |  Graphics

Ultraflex of Randolph, N.J., introduces True Canvas Giclée 65/35, an 11-ounce canvas composed of a 65-percent polyester and 35-percent cotton blend with an acrylic-gesso topcoat. The canvas can be folded and stretched on industrial stretchers without cracking. Free of heavy metals, pH neutral…
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Media for direct printing

September 1, 2013  |  Graphics

Direct Print Textiles from Carmel, Ind.-based Top Value Fabrics provide a printing platform for banners, flags, exhibit graphics, fine-art reprints and advertising displays. The media in this line is constructed with a print-receptive treatment for direct printing. These fabrics are designed to prov…
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PVC-free premium window films

September 1, 2013  |  Graphics

Berkshire, England-based Lintec Graphic Films presents a range of its latest PVC-free premium window films and durable label substrates for screen and digital applications. Lintec Graphic Films’ range of non-PVC products offers see-through vision, and allows for images of photographic quality …
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