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75 shade sails taking flight at Dayton library
September 1st, 2024
Shade sails float at the Dayton library near the Wright Brothers' factory land. Images: Signature Structures Upon approaching the Dayton Metro Library West Branch, viewers notice the building’s soaring rooflines, which honor the historic Wright Company Factory (within view in the background) where the Wright Brothers developed their commercially viable airplanes. One can imagine hearing […]
Network with architects to foster shade business development
September 1st, 2024
The Pergotenda® B-Space retractable canopy installed at the Four Seasons in Minneapolis, Minn., was specified by Smallwood Architects and installed by Miami Awning last year. Corradi USA, the manufacturer, collaborated with the architect and installer to complete the project and maximize the hotel’s outdoor space. Image: Corradi USA For shade companies, workmanship, expertise, credibility and […]
Mesh seats keep soccer fans cooler in Houston heat
August 1st, 2024
Images: Serge Ferrari Keeping cool in Houston, Texas, is practically a year-round endeavor, as temps can hit the 90s F even in the spring. One way the new owners of the Houston Dynamo Football Club addressed fan comfort in their stadium redo was by converting its seats from plastic chairs to mesh fabric from Serge […]
Weather-beating composite fabric
February 5th, 2024
Stamoid Light by Serge Ferrari Group is a versatile multilayer composite fabric for boat seating and protective covers. Stamoid Light by Serge Ferrari Group is a versatile multilayer composite fabric for boat seating and protective covers. Blending innovation, durability and style, it is available in a wide range of white shades that enables covers and […]
Perry Pavilion
February 1st, 2023
To help the Virginia Arts Festival celebrate its 25th Anniversary at a new venue, a new custom tent was needed. Tents LLC, of Frederick, Md., approached the Tukwila, Wash.-based Rainier Tent with a bold and creative idea for the Pat “Bunny” Perry Pavilion, a staple for the annual festival. FTL Design Engineering Studio designed the […]
Pavilion for Queen Victoria Gardens
September 1st, 2022
Each year since 2014, the Naomi Milgrom Foundation of Australia has commissioned an architect to design a pavilion for the Queen Victoria Gardens, in the center of Melbourne’s Southbank Arts Precinct. The MPavilion then becomes the focus of a free program season of cultural events and interventions, lively talks, performances, workshops, installations and kid-friendly experiences. […]
The greening of outdoor fabrics
May 1st, 2022
Batyline Elios from Serge Ferrari is an outdoor upholstery fabric that holds the Greenguard label, is UV and mold resistant, extremely cleanable and provides abrasion resistance of more than 50,000 cycles. Photo: Serge Ferrari ©Marie Allain Green. Sustainable. Environmentally friendly. These issues are top of mind for manufacturers of all kinds, and outdoor fabric manufacturers […]
Wide width shade mesh for zip blinds
January 1st, 2022
Serge Ferrari’s Soltis® Veozip shade mesh for outdoor zipper blinds combines quality and long-term performance with a textile look and feel. The fabric’s natural hemp fiber composition is woven with three different colored yarns to give it a tone-on-tone aesthetic that matches all standard aluminum pergola and façade frames. With an openness factor of 5 […]
Leather-like upholstery fabric has new grain
June 1st, 2021
Stamskin® Top Club has a new leather-grain texture for the already popular Stamskin Top upholstery range. Available in 15 modern colors, the fabric emulates the look of worn leather and performs well in demanding environments such as outdoor, marine and hospitality. Rated as a heavy-duty material, it withstands more than 600,000 double rubs in Wyzenbook […]
Shade around the world: custom canopy projects
January 1st, 2021
Ant Walk in Mexico City is a covered walkway by Ketan Membranas Arquitectónicas, intended to be analogous of the form of organization and work dynamics that ants use to provide themselves with resources. Photo: Ketan Membranas Arquitectónicas. Wherever the sun shines, people need shade. These recent canopy projects from around the world fulfill that mission […]