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Air-inflated awareness
November 1st, 2015
While Israeli Doron Gazit attended college to learn industrial design, he also worked as a street vendor selling twisty balloons. Gazit’s success in business (he founded Air Dimensional Design Inc., or AirDD®, in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1989) and artistic life stem from his recognition that a long, slender balloon inflated with air becomes a […]
Sunbrella® documentary follows U.S. Olympic hopefuls
September 3rd, 2015
Offering an inside view of the journey to the Olympic Games, upcoming documentary “Uncharted Waters” follows the personal stories of 11 US Sailing Team Sperry athletes working toward a spot on the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams that will compete in the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Made possible by Glen Raven, N.C.-based Sunbrella® […]
Olympics features top-to-bottom membrane structure
August 1st, 2008
For almost five centuries, the Forbidden City—located in Beijing, and home of the imperial palace—has been the symbol of China’s distinct grandeur, as well as its detachment from the world. But with the world’s most populous country on a fast track to industrialize its infrastructure in recent years, it’s no secret that the Chinese government […]