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Future of Shade Design Competition call for entries
April 28th, 2017
Sunbrella® and Architizer™ invite the architecture and design community to reimagine shade design with the announcement of the fifth annual Future of Shade competition. The competition calls on creative architects and designers from around the world to envision pioneering shade designs to meet the needs of the 21st century and beyond. The Future of Shade […]
Shade with character
March 1st, 2017
Fabricators bring together innovative and classic elements to protect their boating customers from the sun’s harmful rays. Whether permanent or removable, shading on boats has a big job to fulfill: protecting the crew and passengers from the sun while creating a comfortable environment. And boat owners are becoming more knowledgeable about the health dangers that […]
Lush and vibrant
September 1st, 2016
Inspired by the lifestyle of Miami, Fla., South Beach is Silver State’s latest Sunbrella® collection distributed through Alaxi. The hand is soft to the touch, colors are vivid but cool, and patterns are bold and forward. The Avenues pattern is geometric in design and multi-directional, Fontainebleu features railroaded stripe with a modern take on traditional […]
Sunbrella® honored with platinum award in ADEX Competition
May 10th, 2016
The Sunbrella® 2016 Upholstery Collection was honored with a Platinum award in this year’s ADEX awards competition. The 2016 additions to the Upholstery Collection emphasize design simplicity with bright colors and natural-inspired neutrals. The new introductions include seven fabric groupings (Stripes, Wisteria, Regatta, Mist, Emerald, Meridian and Cast) with vibrant colors and patterns as well […]
“Future of Shade” Design competition call for entries
January 22nd, 2016
Sunbrella and Architizer announce the fourth annual “Future of Shade” design competition call for entries. The “Future of Shade” design competition invites designers and architects from around the world to envision elegant and pioneering shade designs. Artisans, architects, designers and students are encouraged to push the innovation envelope in their entries. Categories create three distinct […]
Sustainability: public engagement
October 15th, 2015
Raising awareness of fabric recycling and re-using keeps the conversation going. With the proliferation of social media, the general public has become accustomed to interacting with companies as well as each other. And companies increasingly appreciate the importance of being part of the larger conversation. Insularity is no longer a protection of corporate advantage. In […]
Sunbrella Fabrics announces “Island Style” collection
October 2nd, 2015
Created by Joe Ruggiero, the new tropics-inspired Sunbrella® fabrics collection “Island Style” will be introduced through The MT Company (formerly Miles Talbott Furniture) during the International Furniture Market in High Point, N.C., Oct. 17–22, 2015. The upholstery collection includes pops of color, found in the Delhi II Berry fabric, and combinations of white and blue, […]
Sunbrella®—for shade sails
October 1st, 2015
Sunbrella® Contour is the first Sunbrella shade fabric engineered for shade sail applications. Featuring exceptional durability, it’s the first knit Sunbrella shade fabric, and features a rich texture with the ability to fit to any shape and angle, for a variety of applications such as shade sails, fixed awnings, shade structures, windscreens, umbrellas, cabanas, pavilions […]
Sunbrella® introduces first knit shade fabric
September 8th, 2015
Sunbrella Fabrics, Glen Raven, N.C., has announced its first shade fabric engineered for shade sail applications. Sunbrella Contour is the first knit Sunbrella shade fabric, featuring a rich texture with the unique ability to fit to any shape and angle, making it usable for a variety of applications such as shade sails, fixed awnings, shade […]
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® […]