Learn all about the basics of printing on fabric: the technologies, the benefits and the opportunities. By Holly O’Dell For the Brooklyn Plantology garden center in New York, Capitol Awning of Jamaica, N.Y., created a custom awning that showcased a logo, text and a leafy design that captured the essence of the space. The shop [...]
Knowing how and why inks and fabrics go together will help improve your printed products. By Michael Labella At a recent apparel show in Guatemala, I attended an interesting series of presentations organized by the Americas Apparel Producers Network. The theme I picked up on as I listened to these sourcing and manufacturing professionals was [...]
By Dara Syrkin The project: ESPN World Cup soccer banners The company: Lawrence Fabric & Metal Structures Inc., St. Louis, Mo. Engineer: Wayne Rendely, PE. Project manager: Jim Knoche, Lawrence Fabric & Metal Structures. Marketing firm: Creative Dimensions Inc. The task: Install banners at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., acknowledging the 32 teams advancing to [...]
Fabric graphics: charting new territory—and new opportunities in the exterior marketplace. By Janice Kleinschmidt “Take it outside” is a command that supposedly many tavern owners have barked when customers get riled at each other and start misbehaving. But these days it could just mean those tavern owners want to promote their businesses on awnings, or [...]
The Paleis Huis ten Bosch, built in 1645 in The Hague, Netherlands, became a center for Dutch art soon after its construction. Catholic artists of the day filled one of its spaces, the Oranjezaal (Orange Hall), with paintings to honor a royal prince. Today, Huis ten Bosch is one of three official residences of the [...]
Avery Dennison recently announced the launch of the “Wrap Like a King” Challenge, hosted with the support of sponsors West Coast Customs and Croftgate USA. The competition offers professional vehicle wrap installers a chance to show off their skills by creating unique, well-installed car wraps. Submissions to the challenge will include photos and information about [...]
Modern architecture and design use form, light, shape and color to create amazing spaces and open new vistas. 3M Architectural Markets brings the St. Paul, Minn., company’s expertise with adhesives and films to easy-to-apply surface finishes that provide unique and astonishing effects to designed spaces at a reasonable cost. The 3M™ DI-NOC™ architectural finishes are [...]
Professional golfers, branded from head to toe with logos for athletic apparel and equipment, stride on challenging, sun-drenched courses displaying their skills and their sponsors. Now everyone, from the business manager entertaining clients to the high-school golf team practicing in cut-off jeans, can make a statement on the links. ClubCrown by VIVE is a patented [...]
Sticky Stuff printable polyester wall graphic fabric, in 4 and 8 ounce weights, features a premium polymer coating on the print side and a repositionable/removable microsphere adhesive on the back side. Superior print performance yields a broad color gamut, with richness and depth. The adhesive is strong enough to stay in place when in use, [...]
Somfy Systems now offers the ability to custom engrave their DecoFlex WireFree™ RTS wall switch buttons for additional personalization. The battery-powered wall switch can be used to control any Somfy RTS motorized product, and can now be personalized for intuitive window covering control. With the RTS system, there is no wire between the motor and [...]
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Roseville, MN 55113-4052, USA
+1 651 222 2508 | 800 225 4324
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