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  Signage goes high tech

  January 1, 2011

  New opportunities in building wraps combine specialty fabrics with dazzling digital effects.

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  Architectural elements interact with event audience

  May 1, 2009

  Taction - The Art of Touching Experience was a 3-D example of how the sense of touch, the personalities of textiles and Superwide dye-sublimation printing interact and complement an interior space.

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  Interactive installation lights up Eindhoven

  March 1, 2009

  LEAD Inc.’s collaboration with light architect Meeß-Olsohn.

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  Artists and architects create unique works for GLOW

  January 1, 2009

  For 10 days in November 2008, downtown Eindhoven, The Netherlands, became an open-air museum to several dozen art and design installations of light in the third edition of GLOW, an international light event.

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  Public art project explores city's history

  January 1, 2009

  Fabric and graphics in a downtown carries the message of universality.

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  Double-sided banners create visually appealing storefront

  May 1, 2008

  The challenge was to create a storefront display that better utilized the customer’s expensive retail space and to create an environment that provided privacy without being totally closed off.

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  Jamestown Settlement exhibit ensconced in fabric

  March 1, 2008

  Tension fabric R & D leader, Transformit, has contributed its expertise to the recently opened Jamestown Settlement Museum.

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  Printed foil scrims create a fitting memorial

  March 1, 2008

  An evocative memorial to the victims of the 2004 train station bombings in Madrid provides a focal point for all those whose lives were touched by the horrific blasts.

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  Fabric lights up the market

  January 1, 2008

  New technologies bring light—and the message—to fabric.

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  Digitally printed fabric creates illusion of concrete façade

  September 1, 2007

  The fabric was used when the Abteiberg Museum moved temporarily into a vacant theater.

• Industry Outlook: Lightweight structures

  Sponsored by IFAI Market Research

  Fabric suppliers see continued economic pressure for the remainder of 2009. Until the economy rebounds, the architectural building market segment will be sluggish. Growth will continue in selected areas of the world experiencing commercial building booms, such as China and Dubai. The industry will continue to consolidate and will emphasize higher quality fabrics where there tends to be a more steady, reliable demand (and better profit margins).

  Manufacturers see slow growth for the U.S. lightweight structures market in 2009, which will be aided by the growth of ‘green' projects and the trend toward using fabric in building projects in place of traditional (and often more expensive and less efficient) materials such as steel and concrete. They feel that the industry will continue to suffer from a shortage of skilled labor.

  Coupled with the increasing cost of raw materials and a slowdown in both commercial and residential construction, these factors will likely continue to drive up the cost of doing business and inhibit business growth. Yet there are opportunities to grow and stay profitable for companies that manage their businesses closely, monitor all costs, and make smart, long-term decisions that focus on optimizing value (emphasizing quality and innovative products) for their customers.

  From the 2009 State of the Industry Report. Purchase a complete report at the IFAI Bookstore.

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