Case Studies Archives

Transparent, self-adhesive textile shades windows

November 1, 2018 | Case Studies, Interiors

As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention—or in this case, it’s the father. Specifically, Philippe Lampe, owner of Lampe Textiles in Tielt, Belgium, was looking for a way to provide his son some privacy in his college room. Lampe’s son wanted curtains for his window, but he wasn…

Fabrics create comfortable shelters

November 1, 2018 | Case Studies, Exteriors

A group of designers at Bora Architects, a Portland, Ore., firm, had an interesting idea they wanted to explore. The group considered the way in which modern American life, with all its comforts, creates a barrier to the natural world. Increasingly, the buildings we inhabit no longer reflect the reg…

Curtains for 3-D holograms at the Museum of Applied Art Cologne

November 1, 2018 | Case Studies, Interiors

The annual IMM Cologne International Interiors Show, held each January, offers a first peek at the trends in interior design for the coming year. More than 1,300 exhibitors from around the world display an exciting and diverse variety of furniture and designs. At the 2018 show, Stylepark AG, the Fra…

Finland’s glare-free West Port terminal

November 1, 2018 | Case Studies, Exteriors

The Port of Helsinki, located on the Baltic Sea, is a bustling gateway from Finland to the rest of Europe. In 2017, 12.3 million passengers traveled through the harbor, making it Europe’s busiest. It’s also Finland’s top port for foreign trade, with 14.3 million tons of goods transported throu…

Breath/ng sculpture absorbs air pollution

October 1, 2018 | Case Studies

Milan Design Week is the ultimate destination in the world of design. The city is transformed into a showcase for hundreds of artists, designers and brands to present their creative best. For this year’s show held in April, the organizers challenged the industry to incorporate innovation and susta…

Prototypes and progress: The problems of today are the products of tomorrow

September 1, 2018 | Case Studies

Good companies allocate time, energy, money and resources to the art of product development. Why? Because the products of tomorrow can’t be developed without working through the problems of today. Whether you’re doing product research and development for your own products or you’ve been…

Preventing workplace sexual harassment requires proactive actions

August 1, 2018 | Case Studies

Far too often, the process of making bad and/or unethical choices begins with a simple, almost thoughtless decision. How do I know this? Well, I’ve seen it happen far too often. Harassment is not a sexy subject, and ethics are more than words. “The times they are a changing,” and that’s more…

Acoustical fabric updates arts facility in Toronto

March 1, 2018 | Case Studies, Interiors

Built more than 20 years ago, the Toronto Centre for the Arts’ underused main theater needed updating. The solution involved reducing the overall size and upgrading the systems to create a more efficient facility. Designers of the retrofit, Diamond Schmitt Architects, brought Eventscape into t…

Job costing: the art of realizing your true profits

February 1, 2018 | Case Studies

It’s a fairly safe bet that not many business owners started their operations because they wanted to work on spreadsheets. But like it or not, when you hang out a shingle, only part of your work will be designing a custom awning or fabric structure. Figuring out how to charge for those jobs accura…

Glen Raven’s solar commitment boosts sustainability