Visitors to the outdoor courtyard of Materials and Applications, a Los Angeles nonprofit research and exhibition center for public space, encountered fair weather in the cloudlike apparition called the Squid Capsule. The Squid Capsule, created by L.A. design firm Layer, consists of 40 transparent vinyl membranes hanging from steel aircraft cables like tentacles. A cloud [...]

A bar designed from a curving conveyor belt. A boutique created with white space and horizontal shelving. A lamp that is soft, inflatable and huggable. Cleanroom inc., New York, N.Y., defines clean design in architecture, display and furniture, using recycled materials and a jarring combination of inspirations from nature and industry. A good example of [...]

TenCate Outdoor Fabrics has introduced Campshield™, an inherently flame-retardant fabric for group tents. Extremely strong fabric is resistant to scorching, smoldering and sparks, working like a time buffer to provide both extra protection and more time to find a safe refuge if required. It’s also breathable and offers moisture-regulating properties to help create a more [...]

Creative Printing Services, a G7 Master Printer located in suburban Chicago, has licensed the Color-Logic Process Metallic Color System™ and now offers it to print customers. Color-Logic said the company was pleased that its color system performed within the criteria used to certify G7 Master Printers, and that such a printer had chosen to use [...]

Representing over one million readers, the European Digital Press Association held its awards ceremony in Birmingham, U.K., for the world’s most innovative and market leading digital printing technologies. During the ceremony, SEPIAX was named the Best Environmental Ink of 2010 thanks in part to the product’s suitability for use in Epson DX3, DX4 and DX5 [...]

The global production of printed textiles is projected to reach 32 billion square meters by the year 2015, according to a report by Global Industry Analysts Inc. Increased acceptance of digital printing and technological improvements in areas including inks and consumables, printheads and printing machinery are expected to increase the demand for textile printing. Asia [...]

Avery Dennison Corp. marked its 75th anniversary by having chairman, president and CEO Dean A. Scarborough and the company’s leadership team ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Avery Dennison was founded in June, 1935, by R. Stanton Avery, who developed the world’s first self-adhesive label and label-making machinery. Sales during his [...]

Developed through collaboration with Pratt Institute, Fabric Images Inc. announced its newest business division and product launch, FI Outdoors. One solution created from the partnership was the innovative Rhizome Chair. This sling chair is the first in a series of tensioned fabric solutions for outdoor use that can be utilized as temporary shelter for outdoor [...]

Moss Inc. has acquired the inventory and trade name “Pink Inc.” The Pink brand name will continue under a new identity, “Pink Powered by Moss.” According to the company, the addition of the Pink product line builds on synergies to be realized by the combination of the two national event and rental organizations. While Moss [...]

The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced several changes to the industry classification (NAICS) codes that will be used in the 2012 Economic Census. Manufacturing facilities that previously have been classified as “Digital Printing” will now be combined into the larger “Other Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)” category. Also, “Display Advertising” will be renamed to [...]