Inca NEC Birmingham
Full Colour Printed Cone
- Client: INCA
- Location: Birmingham
- Ref: 1089
- Type: Cones
- Fabric: Light Weight Vision Cotton
- Frame: Powder-Coated Mild Steel
This fully printed half cone structure was created in the traditional ‘cone’ formation with tapered panels being stitched together to form the overall half cone shape.
Aluminium extrusion has been used at the sides to create a termination for the sides of the fabric as the rest of the cone is not present. The photographic image was added to the fabric before manufacture, with the original image being split into panels, printed on an inkjet machine and then re-registered at manufacture stage.
This process does cause distortion of the image and therefore can restrict its use on text images, but is perfect for abstract or non symmetrical images.
For further information on printing onto fabric click here.
Project News
Dentsu
Completed
Designed by architect Nigel Tresise, Tensile fabric has just completed the installation of rather a unique double curve fabric wall to the reception of a particularly prestigious Japanese advertising agency, just off Oxford Street, in central London.
Formed from eight bays, the fabric is held in place via a small aluminium extrusion that holds the fabric securely and very neatly.
Modelled in the 3D, the steel and fabric forms were fabricated concurrently - finally being brought to site and erected out of the normal office hours to minimize disturbance to the client, who are now occupying the space. The fabric used is a Firex product.
Pod
Completed
Tensile fabric has recently designed and manufactured a this Pod for the Conference Connection, for one of their well known high street retail clients, as part of a touring exhibition providing information to their staff.
The Pod is constructed from aluminum laser cut profiles which form the outline of the frame (these are 90 degrees to each other on plan), in filled with GRP glass fibre rods to form the skeletal frame. The finished frame was then skinned with a spandex type fabric chosen due to its stretch, its good qualities for staying clean and light transmission values.
Conference Connection incorporated the plinth, interior lighting and a full interactive 50 inch plasma screen to communicate the information.
Egypt - Sharm El Sheikh Canopy
Completed
This exterior courtyard canopy to be installed in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt will be designed to consider sun protection requirements whilst creating a visually stunning feature within the courtyard of a Hotel/Diving school.
Tensile fabric will be designing, manufacturing and delivering the canopy whilst the experienced client used to dealing with such products are happy to install the canopy themselves.
Further products at the same site are pending.
