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Structures that take creativity to the max

August 1, 2012 | Event Production, Features

Three structures show off creativity, reach for new heights and get big results. By Janice Kleinschmidt The Wikipedia entry for the word tent (as accessed in July 2012) stated that “there are only so many ways to drape a simple piece of cloth over a framework” and that George Washington&…

Branded tent covers record-setting gamers

August 1, 2012 | Project Briefs

A tent installed for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2012 in Los Angeles, Calif., in early June provided the space where gamers set a Guinness World Record™, and where Qualcomm, the challenge sponsor, maximized its brand with custom printing and graphics. Hollywood Tentworks of Pacoima,…

Planning a whirlwind wedding

August 1, 2012 | Project Briefs

An extraordinarily short timeframe and strong winds challenge a Wisconsin rental company to do its best work under pressure. Tented weddings are often planned over months or even more than a year. But when a regular customer of Modern Rentals Inc. of Ripon, Wis., inquired about the possibility of a …

Color blocking for dramatic wedding design

June 1, 2012 | Tent Décor, Trend Watch

Be bold. Be loud. Be marry. By Melissa Paul An all-white palette is the most classic Western wedding scheme, but today’s couples are more likely to crave daring hues. In 2012, this trend seems even more intense and dramatic. Weddings are sensory experiences, shared through taste, smell, sound …

Solar ambition: tents powered by the sun

June 1, 2012 | Trend Watch

The evolution of a mobile solar-powered structure. Scott Gibson of New Sun Productions is the first to admit that new technology can be like venturing into a rabbit hole. The system designer based in Highland, N.Y., has spent more than seven years down one of those rabbit holes, developing a mobile …

The perfect tent style for every wedding

June 1, 2012 | Event Production, Features

By Jamie Swedberg For some tented weddings, tent choice is straightforward. If a client is trying to fit a large number of guests into a tiny backyard, the renter is obliged to offer the tent in inventory that uses the space most efficiently. Other times, the bride has a specific vision, such as pea…

Raise your game for roof-top installations

June 1, 2012 | Event Production, Features

Urban settings often call for rooftop tents—but, first, you have to raise your game. By Janice Kleinschmidt If you think you splurged on your holiday party, consider the host who spent $27,000 for a 20-by-20-foot tent to keep guests out of the December chill (and off his carpet). Okay, the fiv…

Historic coverage: Parliamentary VIPs protected from the damp

June 1, 2012 | Industry News, Project Briefs

When Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II arrived for the State Opening of Parliament on May 9, she could put her mind at ease that the assembled VIPs waiting to gain entry for this historic occasion would be sheltered from the unseasonably wet weather under a custom entrance canopy manufactured by Cu…

A tented wedding by the sea

June 1, 2012 | Project Briefs

Sea breezes and weathered docks provide the inspiration for a Pacific Northwest destination wedding. The historic seaside village of Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands, Wash., was voted the number two place to visit in the world by The New York Times in 2011, which meant that for the July destination we…

Uninvited “guest”: hurricane crashes the party