Solar-powered canopy captures the rhythm of Miami

June 1, 2020  |  Swatches

The Rhythm Foundation exists to bring international music to the U.S.It focuses on music from cultures that connect to South Florida includingLatin America, Brazil, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe.  In 2015, the Miami, Fla.-based nonprofit was awarded management of the North Beach Bandshell, an op…
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Rose Brand launches ‘Distance is resistance’ campaign

June 1, 2020  |  Swatches

Rose Brand launched a national campaign in late April to reinforce the social distancing message with the unfurling of a 140-foot banner in its Secaucus, N.J., headquarters parking lot. The banner, manufactured and printed in-house, conveys the rallying cry, “Join the resistance, keep your distanc…
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An evolutionary jacket, upcycled

May 1, 2020  |  Swatches

In 2017, five European companies that committed to manufacturing textiles from 100 percent recycled materials teamed up to create wear2wear™, a partnership that works to close the textile loop. Today, wear2wear includes nine core members and three technology partners. Two of those partners, Sympat…
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New airport canopies welcome travelers

May 1, 2020  |  Swatches

More than 107 million travelers pass through the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, making it the busiest airport in the world. With all of the traffic, airport management developed a plan to renew existing facilities, enhancing the airport’s aesthetic appeal and ensuring the best p…
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Polar-approved gear

May 1, 2020  |  Swatches

Imagine what it takes to survive skiing 1,426 miles across the Arctic in the winter while battling -58° F temperatures and hurricane force winds. Alex Hibbert, George Bullard and James Wheeldon are preparing for such a trip. The British polar explorers will spend six months traversing the earth’s…
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From Ohio to the Outback

May 1, 2020  |  Swatches

The world watched in horror as wildfires burned more than 42,000 square miles in Australia last year. More than 30 people died, and there are estimates that as many as 1.25 billion animals may have perished. Watching from Celina, Ohio, friends Sabraim Loll and Brittany Snyder knew they had to do som…
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Sponge-like polymers for oil spills

May 1, 2020  |  Swatches

Oil spills, whether large or small, are difficult to remediate and can lead to devastating environmental consequences for oceans and other waterways. The ability to clean up the slick quickly and efficiently is paramount to the recovery of the affected habitat. Scientists at Australia’s Flinders U…
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Fashionable space wear

April 1, 2020  |  Swatches

When Virgin Galactic launches an anticipated test spaceflight this year, the mission specialists on board will be decked out in specially designed space apparel. The world’s first commercial spaceline, developed by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, named the performance apparel company Under A…
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Mood art at the Microsoft Research Center

April 1, 2020  |  Swatches

An art installation that smiles back Walk into the atrium of Building 99, a Microsoft Research center in Redmond, Wash., and you can’t miss the two-story architectural installation. Depending on your mood, it greets you with different levels of color and light. The structure is named Ada in honor …
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