Clothes make the man, cloths make the blinds

Clothes make the man and cloths make the awning. After all, the most visible part of it is normally the cloth, Frames are slim and narrow, the cloth is large and in full view! Not surprisingly, the fabric largely determines the look of an awning, whether it is an awning, awning, pergola or screen. 

What this theme shows is that the choice is very wide. Tibelly presents its acrylic cloth collection celebrating its one-year anniversary. The range of choices has been deliberately limited, resulting in a compact collection of canvases that still meets virtually all customer requirements. 

TenCate - traditionally a big name in the world of textiles - presents itself in this theme not once, but twice. Firstly with the TenCate Freedom Collections, which has already appeared in the columns of Z&R, and secondly with the new The Essential Collections. The first is characterized by iconic prints, the second by plain cloths. 

The Gibus cloth collection 2023, presented earlier this year, includes fabrics with new textures, in trendy colors and with useful properties. They are made with recycled materials. After all, sustainability is becoming an increasingly important theme. This is also evident in Nederlux's contribution to this theme, which calls attention to Sattler SUN-TEX, Dickson and swela fabrics becoming PFAS-free to meet new standards to come. 

And then there are the screen fabrics, because they also determine the appearance of an awning, as well as a building. See the case study from Switzerland of zipscreens with Soltis Veozip by Serge Ferrari. Finally, Helioscreen calls attention to its Dynamic Stability WeavingTM, but also pays attention to the aesthetic aspects of screens, as they even create art projects on screen cloth. Screens make the shading!