Vegan indoor/outdoor fabric

March 1, 2022  |  Products

Ultrafabrics®has launched Coast, a vegan indoor/outdoor performance fabric for hospitality, residential and marine markets. The fabric is water-resistant in environments where both chlorinated and salt water are a danger to furniture. It features enhanced UV resistance and colorfastness to sunlight…
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Arsenal uses a familiar pattern

March 1, 2022  |  Swatches

Adidas has collaborated with London’s public transport network Transport for London to launch a “football kit” (the standard equipment and attire worn by players) for the English soccer club Arsenal that uses a pattern found on Underground train seats.
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LED illuminating fabric

March 1, 2022  |  Products

Kanvaslight® by Guardtex is an illuminating fabric that can be used in applications like bimini tops, seating, awnings and sunshades. The UL-certified technology allows textile structures to be used as a broad lighting surface. The two-component system, a light injector and an illuminating fabric, …
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Showers for the homeless

March 1, 2022  |  Swatches

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that more than 580,000 people are homeless in the country. Through its national program to combat homelessness, Standard Textile has partnered with non-profit organizations across the United States that provide mobile shower services to …
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Magnetic attachment system

March 1, 2022  |  Products

Foam Anchor is a time-saving magnetic attachment system that is fitted within the foam layer of seat cushions and is invisible to the eye. The super-strong magnets connect cushions to benches and backrests and also to one another with no stitching required. Takes under a minute to install, can be re…
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Flexible, floating solar panels

February 22, 2022  |  Swatches

A consortium led by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) has launched a study on floating, flexible solar energy systems. The project has been installed in the Fieldlab Green Economy Westvoorne in Oostvoornse Meer lake, near the Maasvlakte, the Netherlands, a harbor an…
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