Fabric art to be featured at 2010 Winter Olympics

March 1, 2009  |  Markets, Projects

The 2010 Winter Olympics will host world-class athletes and fabric art worthy of the event. By Jake Kulju Janet Echelman likes a good breeze. Her massive fabric sculptures pepper the world—from Phoenix to Portugal, Bombay to Hong Kong—often designed specifically for engaging the wind ele…
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Commuter train’s 10th anniversary features vinyl wrap

March 1, 2009  |  Graphics, Markets, Projects

The Altamont Commuter Express (ACE®) dressed up in party gear for its 10th year of passenger rail service between Stockton and San Jose, Calif. Wrapped Graphics of Stockton wrapped the entire train in printed vinyl, showing off ACE’s commemorative logo and inviting slogan in bright blues, …
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Shade structures help restore city park

March 1, 2009  |  Awnings & Canopies, Projects

Hurricane Katrina’s destructive path along the Gulf Coast took a toll on the City of Lake Charles, La., but a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency helped restore city parks. Shade Systems Inc., Ocala, Fla., a manufacturer of outdoor shade structures, put wind in the sails of the …
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Fabric canopies transform Oldham Schools

February 1, 2009  |  Awnings & Canopies, Markets, Projects

Fabric canopies unite revitalized buildings for Oldham Schools in England. By Helen Elias The city of Oldham in the northwest of England had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: Oldham Council was awarded £230 million (about $350 million) to spend on transforming secondary education through refur…
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Tarps cover hazardous debris for transport

February 1, 2009  |  Markets, Projects

[Tarps Manufacturing Inc.] Meredosia, Ill., U.S.A. When the Pekin Power Plant in central Illinois committed to a $1 million asbestos removal project in 2008, it was clear that special equipment was going to be needed to handle the hazardous debris. Tarps Manufacturing Inc., Meredosia, Ill. was calle…
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Inflatable theater to house 2009 multi-media performance

February 1, 2009  |  Projects

Every year since 1994, London-based Arts Alliance Productions (AAP) recreates “ID: Identity of the Soul,” a multi-media performance based on poetry by Henrik Ibsen and Mahmoud Darwish. Dancers navigate around graphically manipulated landscapes, projected on screens made of materials as v…
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Portrait reproductions exhibit town’s historic textile industry

February 1, 2009  |  Graphics, Projects

Museum Schloss Rheydt, a scenic castle in Mönchengladbach, Germany, currently hosts an exhibition on the town’s historic textile industry, including a portrait series of important figures. Visitors may leave the exhibit asking themselves “Was it live, or was it Mediatex®?”…
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Geotextile reinforces I-35W bridge reconstruction

February 1, 2009  |  Geosynthetics, Projects

The new I-35W Mississippi River, St. Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis, Minn., opened to commuters in September 2008, more than a year after the catastrophic collapse of the old span. The 10-lane bridge with a 100-year lifespan set new records for design-build construction, in part because improve…
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Canvas cover helps replicate Wright flyer

February 1, 2009  |  Projects

When Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum in Cartersville, Ga., opened its doors in January 2009, visitors saw a full-sized replica of the Wright flyer that carried Orville and Wilbur Wright into aviation history—courtesy of Joni and Daymon Johnstone and family. The Johnstones own Lakeside …
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Fabric Images Inc. utilizes Japanese designs

February 1, 2009  |  Projects

Japanese design traditions provide a functional solution for one American company. By Yayoi Nagata “I need a story.” This is what the president and CEO of Fabric Images Inc., Marco Alvarez, emphasized when he approached me about a project. He wanted to know about Japanese culture and the…
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