Window coverings
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about window coverings
Product • By SWFContract • ALUMINUM HORIZONTAL BLINDS
ALUMINUM HORIZONTAL BLINDS
We manufacture SWFcontract Aluminum Horizontal Blinds using the most flexible, corrosion-resistant slat material available. They are ideal for commercial applications that require key features, such as fire resistance, GREENGUARD Gold certification, and lower energy costs. This classic window treatment offers privacy, light control, and durability, and our options can be customized to meet the design requirements of any project. More
Mecho/5x
Mecho’s newest manual window shade solution, the Mecho/5x, is the latest innovation on the clutch that started an industry. The Mecho/5x "super-powers" our industry-leading Mecho/5 clutch enabling you to lift larger, longer, and heavier shades with less effort. With the Mecho/5x, you can now control exponentially larger shades with less effort providing a better experience for building occupants. A greater angle of chain pull allows for greater versatility when there are furnishings or other obstructions in front of a window. More
Product • By English Blinds • Made to Measure Curtains
Made to Measure Curtains
Choose from a wide range of designer made to measure curtains. With every colour and design imaginable available from English Blinds there are some luxury curtains to compliment and enhance any style of interior decor. More
Project • By Hunter Douglas Architectural USA • Museums
Art Institute of Chicago
Serving both as a museum and a school, the Art Institute of Chicago preserves and interprets a renowned collection. Built on the rubble of the Chicago fires in 1879, the Art Institute of Chicago now houses more than 5,000 years' worth of art. To enable further development, the museum undertook its biggest renovation ever, a 264,000-square-foot wing designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano.
Renzo Piano Building Workshop architects made light control a central part of the project, creating what New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ourrossof says gives the views a "soft, ghostlike quality" coming from the white screens at each window (which were custom-built by Hunter Douglas Contract Window Coverings).
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Project • By Hunter Douglas Architectural USA • Offices
U.S. Green Building Council - USGBC
In 2008 the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) opened a small office in San Diego, California, to develop a program for the residential building market. In 2009, the team located a space that would satisfy their high expectations for a green workspace. Built in 1979, the office building incorporated many green elements in its original design, including a green roof, 100% day-lit space and operable windows for fresh air.
Every decision in the retrofit of the 1,600 square foot space incorporated sustainable measures, practices and materials: the reuse of kitchen cabinets, reduction of construction waste, specification of low-VOC materials, and addition of window coverings that manage heat and light from the sun.
The benefit of a 100% d... More