Interface Inc., a global force in design, production and sales of environmentally responsible modular carpet, has revealed highlights made over the past year in reducing its own negative impacts on the earth, to demonstrate ways in which other companies can achieve progress toward sustainability. Among the top accomplishments heralded by Interface president and CEO Dan [...]

AATCC is offering an Introduction to Textile Testing Workshop, June 8-9, at its Technical Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C., U.S.A. Individuals responsible for product evaluation, specifications, and quality control for apparel and textile materials are encouraged to attend. Workshop instructors will discuss and demonstrate AATCC and ASTM procedures for evaluating textiles, as well as [...]

In order to be included in the Medical Service’s Medical Aids Directory, bandages and orthotic pads must comply, among other things, with minimum requirements for the physiological comfort of the wearer. The same applies to compression stockings and other medical textile products which are to display the “Physiological comfort mark” and the quality label issued [...]

TCL2011, the original and most-followed international conference on the coating and laminating of textiles, will be held on Nov. 17-18, 2011, in Orlando, Fla., U.S.A. Following the successful conference last year in Cannes, France, this year’s meeting is the first time TCL has been held in the U.S. since 2005. Topics will include developments in [...]

SEFAR® Architecture, a leading manufacturer of monofilament precision fabrics and fabric systems for interior and exterior architectural applications, will be expanding its global operations to include North America. Solutions available from the company include Tenara® PTFE fabric for roofing applications; LightFrame fabric framing system for light diffusion and acoustic improvements in walls and ceilings; and [...]

The Polynesian garden and pool, surrounded by 15 massive fabric lanterns, inspires a relaxed tropical ambiance—despite its location on the sixth-floor roof deck of a residential high-rise in Hollywood. The Legacy Lanterns, created by Canvas Specialty, Los Angeles, Calif., are 12 feet tall, weigh 600 pounds each and resemble modernistic tiki torches. The project’s grand [...]

The owner of a 2012 BMW 650i convertible will enjoy the beauty of the outdoors while driving with the top down on a sunny day, but will also enjoy silence, conversation or music when the top is up, thanks to acoustically enhanced convertible top material from the Haartz Corp. Haartz, in Acton, Mass., will provide [...]

The clumsy penguin becomes a gliding Olympic athlete in the ocean, thanks to glistening feathers that trap air bubbles, add buoyancy and reduce friction. Textiles and design student Sarah Ziem at the University of Reutlingen, Germany, worked with the Hohenstein Institute, Bönnigheim, Germany, to develop a swimsuit surface coating that gives competitive swimmers penguin-like agility [...]

Marketing people dread a trade show’s second day, when potential customers browsing the exhibit hall have seen the display, collected the brochures and become immune to the “wow” factor. Moss Inc., Chicago, Ill., keeps the show going with EZ Engage, an interactive fabric display system that contains a monitor, electronics, computer and eight sensors in [...]

The Urban Screen movement, now showing on public buildings worldwide, debuted in Willimantic, Conn., in February when the city’s architectural surfaces became canvases for art. The Screen Project’s “Love in a Cold Climate” featured video, animation, text and poetry by modern artists projected against architectural canvases from dark until midnight. Finding the material to transform [...]