Issue: March 2016

Trivantage® has added the shade sail fabric, Sunbrella® Contour, to its product offering. The knit-textured fabric can also be used in canopies, windscreens, casual furniture and marine applications. Sunbrella Contour fits a wide variety of shapes and angles found in shade sail designs, but it can…

Fabric Structures Association (FSA) announced a fabric-in-architecture student design challenge for the 2015–2016 academic year. The program is intended to challenge students, working individually or in teams, to explore a variety of design issues related to the use of fabric in design. Fabric sho…

The Professional Awning Manufacturers Association (PAMA) is holding a student design challenge for the 2015–2016 academic year. The program is intended to challenge students, working individually or in teams, to explore a variety of design issues related to the use of fabric in design. Students ar…

Stam® 6002L, announced at IFAI Expo last October, is now available in North America through Serge Ferrari’s distribution partners TriVantage and Keyston Bros. Stam 6002L is an evolution of the Classic version of Stam 6002, a material for awnings, canopies, fixed umbrellas, small tents and other l…

Vicar International is now stocking Cooltra Shade in the popular Desert Sand color. Genplus Corp. has been manufacturing Cooltra Shade for more than 15 years and supplying this product to harsh areas all over the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Middle East Asia and the U.S. To eliminate mat…

The U.S. Patent Office issued patent number 9,255,441 covering the features of Infinity Canopy that allow it to adapt to any space, be installed quickly and changed after installation. This is the first patent issued to Infinity Canopy with additional utility and design patents pending. “We cl…

Ronstan, an Australian based global player in sailboat hardware and architectural markets, made changes to its top-level management. Scot West will take over from long-time managing director, Alistair Murray. Murray is stepping down after 19 years in the role and will take over as chairman. West has…