Printed wraps on vehicles—trucks, boats, planes, trains and automobiles—provide new markets for printers. By Janice Kleinschmidt A connoisseur of Armani and custom shirts, Greg Purdy may seem like a fish out of water driving a pinkish-purple Scion with bright yellow letters on the front fender exclaiming “Wow!” But the media relations manager is just doing [...]

By Amy Overgaard When Coppinger Exhibits out of Indianapolis needed a new eye-catching design for their trade show exhibits they looked to the award winning Lawrence Fabric and Metal Structures, St. Louis, Mo., to design and fabricate something fresh. Coppinger requested that Lawrence build frames for their upcoming Pioneer Exhibit to be on display at [...]

Where do you stand on the “fib index”? By Richard Ensman Do you lie? “Of course not,” you’d probably respond to a question like this. You likely consider yourself a person of honesty and candor, someone who would never speak a falsehood. But what about those innocent “white lies?” Those slight mistruths you proclaim in [...]

By Mason Riddle The project. To design and produce six large informational fabric panels that explain the meaning and importance of rural design for the exhibition Rural Design: A New Design Discipline. The exhibition, on view from January 28–March 10 at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, was organized by the College of Design’s (CDES) The [...]

Dickson® Orchestra North American Collection for awning and marine applications is available in a large selection of water-repellent, mildew-resistant solids and stripes, with a special finish that delays the formation and accumulation of dirt. Inspired by the latest indoor/outdoor decorating trends, the collection features 45 solid and 61 striped patterns. Nonpuckering, colorfast and durable, with [...]

Outdoor seating, dining and lounging furniture has been the core business of Source Outdoor, Miami, Fla., but the company recently introduced a new division, Source Awnings, to custom design awnings to shade those furnishings. “Many property managers and customers … have mentioned the need for awnings,” says Gerald Shvartsman, CEO. Source Awning can custom design [...]

The market for products utilizing flexible components is growing rapidly. By Dr. Harry Zervos As more flexible devices are available, the need for better performing barriers and encapsulation materials at lower cost intensifies. The stringent requirements make this a difficult task for some applications, although others with less intensive demands are already appearing in the [...]

[Marine Concepts] Osage Beach, Mo., U.S.A. A customer of Marine Concepts hired the company to completely customize his high performance power boat, giving it a distinctive look to suit the boat’s Dragon logo. To do that, the company also made carbon fiber dash panels and side panels for the boat to match the carbon fiber [...]

[Riverside Covers] Fort Myers, Fla., U.S.A. An avid fisherman, who regularly travels 30-40 miles offshore for his sport, wanted to be able to travel in the comfort of an air-conditioned helm. Riverside Covers was hired to fabricate a three-sided rigid enclosure for the helm area on 375 Pursuit made with 80g impact, modified clear rigid [...]

[Bennett Custom Canvas Inc.] Toronto, Ont., Canada A very tall client wanted a redesign of a full center cockpit enclosure on a 46-foot steel ketch to provide maximum height inside for visibility. He also wanted a waterproof fabric for the roof, sturdy framework and easy functioning panels for the front window, entry points to the [...]