Deck The Walls with Vinyl Holiday DecalsNASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 15, 2011 – Walls Need Love, a Nashville-based company specializing in vinyl wall art, is offering a new line of holiday-themed wall decals for decorating houses, apartments, and offices.
Designer Michael Graves Introduces New Vinyl Fabric Line for Healthcare UseNASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 18, 2011 – At Healthcare Design 2011, CF Stinson revealed a collection of vinyl surface materials for seating designed by world-renowned architect Michael Graves.
New Vinyl Sliding Glass Door Widens Options for Builders NORTH VENICE, Fla., April 26, 2011 – PGT Industries has unveiled a new platform of vinyl-framed sliding glass doors offering a sliding panorama reaching heights of 10 feet and spans of 40 feet. Builders and installers can reconfigure doors in the field with interchangeable and reversible panel interlocks, and install or remove interior or exterior panels, simplifying condo applications.
Swiss Designers Take First Place in Vinyl Institute Design CompetitionWASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2011 — Graduates of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich won a design competition sponsored by The Vinyl Institute and the Canadian Plastics Industry.
Self-Propelled Vinyl Beasts Invade EuropeYPENBURG, THE NETHERLANDS, April 11, 2011 — Like creatures from a science fiction movie, large skeletal creatures made of PVC pipe have been spotted creeping across beaches in Europe and Asia.
World Cup Soccer Stadium Uses PVC Roofing To Achieve Performance GOOAAALLL!CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 22, 2010 – The new Cape Town sports stadium hosting the World Cup this summer features a suspended roof construction made of PVC mesh membranes.
Versatile Vinyl Ceiling Tiles Top Off Rooms with StyleGRATON, Calif., APRIL 27, 2010 – Today, Ceilume Smart Ceiling Tiles, made from a specially formulated vinyl, provide a variety of colors and styles to make people turn their heads – upward.
PVC Christmas Trees Bring Tidings of Great Savings, More Variety, and Less MessALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 4, 2009 – Lustrous Christmas trees made of polyvinyl chloride give holiday decorators significant savings over the annual purchase of farm-grown Christmas trees.
Live! Web-Based Product Application Matrix for Sustainable Design SolutionsALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 5, 2009 – An innovative tool enables architects, designers, and specifiers to evaluate, compare, and discover the benefits of vinyl products in sustainable design.
Vroom! Vinyl Wraps Race Cars with Elaborate GraphicsBRISTOL, Tenn., May 22, 2009 – The latest technology in vinyl wrap graphics gave cars at a Bristol Motor Speedway charity race the old-school look.
Vinyl Products Rejuvenate Virginia Assisted Living FacilityRICHMOND, Va., May 21, 2009 – An assisted living facility has an updated look thanks to vinyl plank, vinyl wallcoverings, window treatments, and vinyl-backed carpet.
New Vinyl Siding Provides Natural Looking Cover for HuntersFREMONT, Ohio, April 23, 2009 – A new vinyl siding product provides realistic looking camouflage structures for outdoor enthusiasts.
Up Against The Wall! Vinyl Art Brings Personalized Pizzazz to the HomeFRESNO, Calif., April 21, 2009 – A growing number of innovative companies provide vinyl wall lettering and artwork to homeowners interested in making a statement.
Vinyl Institute Provides Sturdy Support for 2009 AIA ConventionSAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 17, 2009 – The Vinyl Institute will continue showing its strong support for architects and designers at American Institute of Architects Expo 2009.
Recycled PVC Calls for Ewe-Nique ExhibitFRANKFURT, Germany, Jan. 7, 2009 (VNS) – An artist has woven telephone parts and vinyl phone cords into a flock of sheep; a ringing endorsement for recycling products put out to pasture.
Choices Abound for PVC Christmas Trees This SeasonARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 3, 2008 (VNS) – Christmas trees made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are more diverse than ever this year, offering realistic, surreal, and even two-dimensional options for decorating.
Vinyl Records – 60 Years Strong and Still in the GrooveARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 23, 2008 – To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of the death of vinyl records have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, their popularity has received a louder buzz lately.
Giant Red PVC Ball Invades The Windy CitySOMEWHERE IN CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2008 – All month pedestrians here have reported seeing a 15-foot red ball bulging from alleyways, shoved beneath overpasses, and wedged into bridge walkways.
New Vinyl Products Win Medals at NeoCon Trade FairCHICAGO, Aug. 1, 2008 (VNS) – A vinyl "surfacing material" for walls by Lonseal and a new line of vinyl flooring by Mannington won silver-level awards at the NeoCon World's Trade Fair.
Vinyl Records Enjoy Revival with the Help of New TechnologyARLINGTON, Va., April 17, 2008 (VNS) – The superior sound of vinyl records are back thanks to new turntables that plug into a computer’s USB port and convert them into MP3s or other audio files.
The Gates© New York City Project to be Featured in HBO DocumentaryARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 25, 2008 (VNS) – The Gates©, which for 16 days in February 2005, brightened a wintry New York City with 23 miles of orange banners that were supported by 7,500 frames made of recyclable vinyl, is the focus of a new HBO® documentary to debut on the network Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 10 p.m., Eastern and Pacific times.
Vinyl Vehicle Wraps Rev Up Advertising on the Speedway and the HighwayDAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 15, 2008 (VNS) – The brilliant graphics that cover the cars competing here in the run-up to the Daytona 500 are not painted on—they are vinyl. And half the cars have whole-vehicle vinyl wraps.
Recycled Vinyl Increasingly Popular With Artists LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10, 2008 (VNS) – Twelve original works of art painted on recycled vinyl billboards are going on display across Los Angeles, where they will be seen by an estimated 500,000 commuters a day, according to the organizers.
'Beware of Green-Washing,' Architecture Students WarnedMILWAUKEE, Jan. 3, 2008 (VNS) – Students of architecture and design need to be alert to “green-washing” as they work toward a more sustainable future, attendees were cautioned at the conference of the American Institute of Architecture Students here.
Architecture Students Feature Vinyl in Award-Winning DesignMILWAUKEE, Dec. 21, 2007 (VNS) – Two Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design students won first place for their innovative use of vinyl in an architectural competition to design a transit stop for the Milwaukee County Transit System.
'Sexy' Vinyl Flooring has Become High Fashion in EuropeSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 20, 2007 (VNS) – Sweden has become a leading center of the latest styles in “sexy” resilient vinyl flooring and Giorgio Armani is among its biggest fans, according to the upscale European lifestyle magazine Monocle.
Vinyl’s a Hit at New York Fashion Week NEW YORK CITY, May 2, 2007 (VNS) – Coco Chanel once said every woman needs a little black dress. These days, that little black dress might be made of vinyl. Designer Cynthia Rowley introduced one for Spring 2007 during the prestigious New York Fashion week. Narciso Rodriguez (who designed Caroline Bissett’s wedding gown for her marriage to John Kennedy, Jr.) weighed in with a black PVC coat. Meanwhile, Prada and Gianfranco Ferre lit up their vinyl palettes with men’s shorts, jackets, and coats in shiny solids of red, yellow, orange, and blue.
Vinyl Increasingly Popular With Green DesignersDENVER, Nov. 16, 2006 (VNS) – Heightened interest in vinyl as a preferred material for “green” buildings was one of the most significant developments at the three-day GreenBuild International Conference & Expo in Denver, according to industry officials.
Vinyl Key to New Home Design at New York Show NEW YORK CITY, Dec. 6, 2006 (VNS) – Creative new uses of vinyl in the design of innovative, energy-saving homes of the future will be on display this week through July 29, 2007, at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York.