Stamford creates magical wedding day
June 1st, 2018
IFAI’s International Achievement Awards (IAA) recognize the skills that drive excellence in the tent industry. Here’s one submission to the 2017 IAA competition that highlights the complexity of a project with a tight timeline. Stamford Tent & Event Services, Stamford, Conn., completed a 15,000-square-foot, multi-tent project with an attached lounge and raised hardwood floor for […]
Custom Covers (1984) Ltd. fabrics tents for adventure series “The Grand Tour”
April 1st, 2018
IFAI’s International Achievement Awards (IAA) recognize creativity and problem solving—skills that drive excellence in the tent industry. Here’s one submission to the 2017 IAA competition that highlights knack and know-how. The studio tent for the Amazon Prime Video adventure series “The Grand Tour” offers the functionality of a modern structure while evoking the tents of […]
Country club wedding requires custom wedges
December 1st, 2017
PTG Event Services creates a seamless wedding reception venue on the grounds of a historic country club. To have a wedding at the Westchester Country Club in Harrison, N.Y., is to share a piece of history with some of the United States’ most iconic personalities. The club’s notable members over the years include Carol Burnett, […]
Building over a building
December 1st, 2017
A structure tent over an active construction site ends weather delays. Like every other tent rental company, Traube Tents and Structures of Columbia, Ill., is accustomed to installing tents before the decorators are on the scene, and striking them after the guests go home. But with construction sites, it’s not uncommon for tent installers to […]
2017 International Achievement Award winners announced at IFAI Expo
September 28th, 2017
This year’s winners in IFAI’s global International Achievement Awards (IAA) competition, recognizing design excellence in specialty fabrics applications, were announced on Sept. 28 at the organization’s annual meeting at IFAI Expo 2017 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. For more than 70 years, IAA has acknowledged innovation and excellence in design […]
Enter the 2016 International Achievement Awards
March 21st, 2016
The 69th Annual International Achievement Awards are open for entries. Industrial fabric companies from around the world are encouraged to compete in new categories that showcase innovation, technical skill and design excellence. The competition has changed a bit this year. Each of the seven major categories will now have a brand new "Best in Category" […]
IFAI announces 2015 IAA winners
October 8th, 2015
Winners of the 2015 International Achievement Awards (IAA) were announced today at IFAI Expo 2015, held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., through Oct. 9. Sponsored by IFAI, the IAA program has recognized excellence in design and innovation for more than six decades, highlighting craftsmanship in the specialty fabrics and technical textiles industry. […]