Local artists in Mumbai create original designs for taxi interiors, turning the vehicles into story-telling mediums. Photo: Taxi Fabric. The signature form of transportation in Mumbai, India, is the iconic black and yellow taxi. Many drivers like to make their taxi stand out by decorating it with personalized touches. But designer Sanket Avlani [...]

Like all of Christo’s and Jeanne-Claude’s installations, The Floating Piers was an egalitarian project, free and accessible 24 hours a day, weather permitting. It was funded entirely through the sale of Christo’s original works of art. Photo: Wolfgang Volz. Renowned fabric artist Christo has worked his magic again—this time on picturesque Lake Iseo [...]

Photography by Marvin Shaouni I went to school with many kids whose parents had businesses, and they thought that just because their parents ran a successful business, they could just step in and be successful as well,” says Blair Belluomo, owner and president of Belle Isle Awning in Roseville, Mich. “So many of them [...]

The Cradle collection, designed by Layer for Moroso, uses a specially designed mesh, the density of which is irregular, resulting in varied lightness and transparency for a dynamic visual element. Photo: Layer. Could athletic footwear inspire furniture design? It did for Benjamin Hubert of the London, England-based experience design agency, Layer. Hubert likes [...]

Owner of Jefferson Tent & Awning Co.ATA member since 1985 Bea Heinz, owner of Jefferson Tent & Awning Co., St. Louis, Mo., has a bit of experience in the custom canvas industry—51 years to be exact. Established in 1911, the majority of Jefferson Tent & Awning’s business consists of the custom manufacture of [...]

Myant & Co. recently introduced a line of athletic apparel with smart textiles that uses electroluminescent technology to glow, enhancing the wearer’s visibility (and safety) at night. Photo: Myant & Co. Textile is rapidly becoming the most effective wearable technology form factor,” says Tony Chahine, CEO of Myant & Co., a member of [...]

Portuguese textile company Damel has submitted patent applications in the U.S., European Union and Dubai for its auto-inflatable maritime clothing. Photo: Damel. People who spend time on the water, whether for work or play, need to take the right flotation protection with them in the event of an emergency. Damel, a Portuguese textile [...]

FIT Scrubs® uses silver-embedded yarn from PurThread Technologies Inc. to make antimicrobial scrubs for health care workers. Photo: ©PurThread Technologies Inc./Courtesy of FITScrubs. In the world of bad news/good news scenarios, one can hardly find a more salient example than that presented in the medical arena. Technological advances are gaining traction amid the [...]

The industry, past, present and future: IFAI Expo is the annual event where industry leaders, innovators and market makers connect. Next month in Charlotte, the heart of the U.S. textile industry, you’ll join with more than 5,000 attendees and 375 exhibitors for an industry education in specialty fabrics and fabrication, shade and weather protection and advanced [...]

Illumi-Pro UV BL Film™ is 100 percent PVC-free, PET Film designed for high-speed UV printing. The 7.4 mil backlit film has an enhanced white point for a pure backlit image; the material is recommended for banners, light box applications and backlit display systems. It is printable with UV inks and available in widths from 40 [...]