Oct 01 2014

Glen Raven to Introduce Decorative Shade Collection of Sunbrella® Fabrics

Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, makers of Sunbrella® fabrics will introduce the Decorative Shade Collection during the 2014 IFAI Expo in Minneapolis, emphasizing the aesthetics of shade design and expanding the fabric portfolio of the 53-year-old brand. Comprised of three distinct lines, “Fundamental,” “Alloy” and “Unity,” the Decorative Shade Collection opens…

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Sep 18 2014

Fashion-Inspired Sunbrella® Fabrics Collection by Joe Ruggiero for High Point Highlights Soft, Sophisticated Colors

Leading home décor authority Joe Ruggiero celebrates the connection between interiors and fashion with new Sunbrella® fabric designs during Fall High Point Market. Paying homage to fashion as it inspires home décor, the collection features soft, sophisticated colors and new patterns reminiscent of those found on the runway. “The fabrics…

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Aug 13 2014

Sophisticated, Kid-Friendly Sunbrella® Fabrics Shine in the Perspective New England Beach House Makeover

Sunbrella® fabrics has launched “The Beach House,” Part III of Perspective New England that follows the makeover of a Narragansett, Rhode Island beach house from faded to fabulous in a series of seven online episodes. The story follows interior designer Kate Jackson of Kate Jackson Design as she breathes new…

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Jun 23 2014

Artist Sheila Hicks Creates Installations with Sunbrella® Fiber

Cascading from the ceiling of New York’s celebrated Whitney Museum on Madison Avenue was a massive wave of pigmented fiber. A site-specific work, titled Pillar of Inquiry/Supple Column was the newest large-scale sculpture by American artist Sheila Hicks. As one of the 103 artists chosen to exhibit at the 77th…

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Jun 17 2014

Sunbrella® Fabrics Featured During LongHouse Reserve Public Events

Sunbrella® fabrics are being featured in applications both practical and artistic during this year’s public events at the LongHouse Reserve, a 16-acre estate in East Hampton, N.Y., where visitors from May through October can tour landscaped gardens accented by works of art and the latest in outdoor furnishings from around…

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Jun 04 2014

Sunbrella® Fabrics Launches Three-Part Design Series with “Perspective New England”

Sunbrella® fabrics has launched Perspective New England, a three-part design journey exploring the versatility of Sunbrella fabrics for every aspect of life. Back for a second year, the Perspective project is a Web-based video design series created to inspire consumers with elegant and practical design solutions at home, on the…

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May 30 2014

Sunbrella® Fabrics and Architizer™ Announce Winners of Second Annual “Future of Shade” Competition

The winners of the second annual “Future of Shade” contest sponsored by Sunbrella® fabrics and Architizer™ were announced today, with winning designs coming from global shade innovators in China, Portugal and Mexico. Selected from more than 140 entries, the winning designs approach shade from humanitarian, leisure and commercial construction angles.…

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May 13 2014

Ethnic Patterns and Apparel Inspire Textural Sunbrella® Fabrics Collection by Joe Ruggiero for June Showtime

Joe Ruggiero’s career as a designer and television host has allowed him to travel the globe, resulting in a wellspring of design inspirations. The leading home décor authority digs into this extensive archive of international inspirations for his new Sunbrella® fabric designs during June Showtime in High Point. From his…

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May 02 2014

Famed Furniture and Textile Designer Richard Frinier Creates Contex Collection of Sunbrella® Fabrics

Award-winning furniture and textile designer Richard Frinier has teamed with Sunbrella® fabrics for a new collection of textured tone-on-tone fabrics that elegantly merge indoor and outdoor design. Set in neutral tones of natural, wheat and granite, the Contex Collection of twills, herringbones and other textures represent unique textile design without…

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Apr 08 2014

Glen Raven Custom Fabrics Obtains NSF/ANSI 336 Third-Party Certification for Sunbrella® Contract Fabrics

Glen Raven Custom Fabrics has reinforced its NSF/ANSI 336 Sustainability Assessment with third-party certification by UL Environment, a company providing independent validation of green marketing claims. More than 50 patterns in the Sunbrella Contract fabric line, including those with Defiance® treatment, carry the Silver Level certification. Glen Raven Custom Fabrics…

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In this edition of the Sunbrella Durability Challenge, our fearless Sunbrella quality control technicians take on two messy tween girls determined to leave their mark on white Sunbrella indoor upholstery.

In this edition of the Sunbrella Durability Challenge we take on life’s spills and stains: red wine, chocolate syrup, ketchup, blueberry pie filling and Mother Nature’s favorite, mildew.

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