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Expanding inflatables
March 1st, 2022
One of Giant Inflatables’ portable, inflatable COVID testing and vaccination structures. Photo: Giant Inflatables. The year has been a good one so far for David Abramowitch, Inflatable Engineer and CEO of Giant Inflatables, in Melbourne, Australia. “We’ve got two divisions: a sports marketing division and an industrial division. The sports marketing side is giving us […]
Bringing digital printing in-house
May 1st, 2021
This 30-foot-tall SecondSkin graphic high-tension system from Brandit Graphics is built around two sides of a tent at the 2020 CES in Las Vegas. The modern and waterproof SecondSkin system is designed to achieve flat graphics for outdoor structures, providing a smooth surface for exceptional branding. Photo: Brandit Graphics and Structure Wraps. Standing out from […]
Custom inflatables are blowing up
March 1st, 2020
Inflatables are in demand, thanks to advanced technologies that create higher quality products and new applications. by Jeff Moravec There was a time when consumers viewed inflatable products as bargain-basement cousins to rigid objects. Think of the air mattress rolled out on the bedroom floor for a middle-school sleepover or the discount-store blow-up swimming pool […]
Inflation rates
February 1st, 2017
Blow-up shapes and structures make a valuable medium for edgy and interactive art. When Los Angeles based artist Paul McCarthy installed two works in Munich’s Haus der Kunst, the widely known provocateur hired a company that specializes in inflatables for branding to create a flowerpot of geraniums to cover the museum’s roofline. The blow-up vinyl-coated […]