Advancements in automotive textiles

December 2, 2025  |  Markets, Product Trends

Textiles for the automotive market are an exacting product segment but also one full of opportunity, whether producing materials for upholstery shops or mass-produced vehicles. Trends include achieving sustainability goals and creating novel lightweight insulating materials that need to work a littl…
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Happenings in fabric graphics

November 1, 2025  |  Markets, Product Trends

The textile industry is an international beast, subject to the effects of supply availability, sustainability, worldwide regulations and changing tariffs. Successful companies deal with those changes by being nimble, focusing on core strengths and planning for the years ahead.
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Tools, tips and tricks for awning installs

October 1, 2025  |  Markets, Product Trends

A tricky installation can take many forms, whether it is a location that is difficult to access, a massive awning that needs to be lifted several stories or plans that go awry.
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Space flight drives textile innovation

September 1, 2025  |  Markets, Product Trends

More than 50 years after the Apollo missions, NASA plans to return to the moon’s surface in 2027 with the Artemis III mission. This flight sets the stage for long-term exploration of the south pole of the moon and eventually Mars. But with these new missions come new challenges for textile enginee…
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Fabric architecture for placemaking and decarbonization

August 1, 2025  |  Markets, Product Trends

Most architects are familiar with urbanist William H. Whyte and his studies of vibrant urban places, especially small public places such as pocket parks and plazas, streets and hardscapes. After close observations of scores of public places, Whyte listed a number of key factors that pertain to succe…
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Consortia pursue solutions to textile recycling’s challenges

July 1, 2025  |  Markets, Product Trends

Imagine a future when all textiles are recycled, when trucks no longer haul millions of tons of them to landfills and incinerators and it’s easy to put them into a smooth, efficient waste stream at the end of their useful lives.
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Where there’s a pool, there may be a market for cabanas

June 1, 2025  |  Markets, Product Trends

Shade companies are finding an active market for cabanas among business owners who want their properties with outdoor pools to stand out, whether that’s resorts, apartment and condo complexes, water parks, or country clubs. The sturdy yet elegant oases offer customizable, elegant privacy for their…
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Innovation in adaptive apparel

April 1, 2025  |  Markets, Product Trends

Today’s adaptive apparel brands are more attractive, wearable and functional than ever before thanks to customer-responsive and thoughtful design development, especially with locations of findings and softness of fabric. They offer significant benefits for elderly populations; those recovering fro…
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Fabric awnings vs. metal

March 1, 2025  |  Markets, Product Trends

There’s no denying it: Metal has become popular for shading products and is taking market share from fabric. However, that doesn’t mean that fabric can’t compete. It brings qualities to the table that metal does not have.
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Blue and green roofs use many kinds of geosynthetics

February 1, 2025  |  Markets, Product Trends

In the global push to lower buildings’ carbon footprint and energy and water use, some look to blue and green roof construction. These roofs can help combat urban environmental challenges such as the heat island effect and rapid inundation of sewer systems from stormwater and are a small but growi…
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