Within the double skin hangs an aluminum coated silver drapery, which fluctuates its degree of shading by responding to external environmental factors–a process administered by a computer controlled algorithm.
POSTED BY JENNIFER MYERS THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010 9:06 AM EDT
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Historical image: courtesy of Pierre Frey. Fabric: Marko Metzinger.Le Manach’s Palmyre fabric, first printed in 1931 and still available today; a weaver at work in the 1930s on a hand loom that is still in use today.One of the last great French fabric houses, Le Manach, with its centuries-old techniques and unparalleled weavers, finds a new home for the future.
For nearly 200 years, and in the hands of the neile family for five generations, the French textile maison Le Manach has created some of the most luxurious fabrics in the world. The company’s hand-loomed silks and velvets can be found in many of France’s great houses, from the Élysée to Versailles to Fontainebleau. Devotees have included Lee Radziwill, who never decorates a home without calling upon Le Manach, and Diana Vreeland, Louise de Vilmorin and Deeda Blair. And among its professional clientele are Pierre Yovanovitch, India Mahdavi, Miles Redd and Jacques Grange, who recently used Le Manach to adorn the walls of Francis Ford Coppola’s Palazzo Margherita hotel in southern Italy, among many other projects.
So when it emerged that this historic family-run company was in serious financial difficulty, it goes without saying that many were dismayed. Could one of France’s last great fabric houses be facing the guillotine? Fortunately not, for it would be given a reprieve by another of France’s famed fabric houses: Pierre Frey, which acquired Le Manach last spring. Although Pierre Frey is a relative newcomer to the fabric game — the company was set up in 1935 — the two share the neile ethos: family businesses steadfastly committed to craftsmanship and French cultural heritage, while at the neile time pushing innovation forward. “I had always loved these fabrics,” says Patrick Frey, the president and creative director of the company and son of its founder. “They were the crème de la crème. Aside from the quality of these materials, which is quite exceptional, they are just completely magical. The feel of the cloth, the look of it. . . . What more can I say?” Adding Le Manach to its stable made sense for Pierre Frey, which over the years has also acquired Braquenié, Fadini Borghi and Boussac, three legendary mills in their own right.
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Heat ControlSolar Radiation penetrating windows can heat up a space. In fact, windows with no protection will allow 80% solar heat gain. However, an Interior Shading Solution will allow only 50% solar heat gain. But an Exterior Shading Solution permits a mere 15% solar heat gain. |
Light ControlInSync Solar’s line of PVC free Eco-fabrics provide a range of openness, from total blackout to open weaves. The Dual Shading Solutions can offer both light control options of blackout andtranslucency in the neile window. Side Tracks for Interior and Skylight Solutions can eliminate any light seepage. |
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Glare ControlToday’s spaces are designed to harvest abundant natural daylight. This creates bright environments, but the downside is excess and irritating glare. InSync Solar’s high performance fabrics reduce glare by as much as 95%. Our SolarBlade solution will harvest daylight and control glare. |
Smart ControlThe Controls Systems for InSync Solar are the industries finest. Starting with LiteLift, providing fingertip control for manual shades. For automation, InSync Solar provides both wired and wireless controls along with Line or Low Voltage motors. All conveniently and globally controlled with Smart Devices. |
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DesignFinely, Engineered Shading Solutions are nothing without its elegant European flair. InSync Solar is proud of its design offerings. From the simple open roll to the variety of cassette shapes to the recessed pocket, there are selctions for residential, commercial and hospitality interiors. InSync Solar compliments its hardware collection with exclusive, elegant and technological advanced farbics. |
We wanted to share with you our most recent Interior Motorized Solar Shade project at All Sport in upstate NY. As with all of our projects, it required advanced planning and an Engineered Shading Solution. As you can see from the first picture below, we maximized the space available with our coupled shading system perfect for this commercial motorized shade project. We coupled 4 shades under 1 fascia, giving a very clean and beautiful shading solution ideal for the limited space we had to mount the shades. Since these were RTS line voltage motors, we had to specificy the electrictian to bring power to every four windows (marked the location at the measure). Once the power was brough up, we simply plugged our extreamly powerful RTS line voltage plugs directly into the shade motors.
Scotch Holland Roller Blinds’ originated in the early 1700s. They were made from Holland linen, which came from the Netherlands. The fabric was first produced in Glasgow, Scotland, by James Louis Robertson and John King, hence the name ‘Scotch Holland.’
Before being used to make roller shades, the durable Holland linen fabric was bleached, dyed and starched. It was then dried and pounded by solid wood bars. The whole production process lasted around ten days.
The first roller shade made from Scotch Holland linen did not have a spring mechanism. Instead, when the blind was closed, the fabric lay in folds on the window ledge. To open the blind, you had to pull on a cord which was attached to a top rod. To secure the open blind, you wound the cord around a cleat.
