Record Store Day Drops the Needle on 300 Exclusive Vinyl ReleasesA RECORD STORE NEAR YOU, April 18, 2012 – From Abba to Wilco, exclusive vinyl recordings of all genres, shapes, sizes, colors, and speeds will be released on April 21 to commemorate Record Store Day for 2012.
Vinyl Shelter Guards Parents From Foul Weather (& Foul Balls)CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 21, 2012 – Tired of watching his children play soccer in the rain, cold, and wind, Rick Pescovitz invented, a portable shelter with clear vinyl windows.
Vinyl Shuellas Protect Well-Heeled Women from Bad WeatherCHICAGO, Ill., March 19, 2012 – When Rebecca Miller became frustrated that she had no convenient way to protect her shoes from the rain, she created a vinyl “shoe umbrella.”
Vinyl Pad Delivers Smooth Landing to SnowboardersVANCOUVER, B.C. March 6, 2012 – When Aaron Coret was paralyzed in a snowboarding accident, he began developing a device to help skiers and snowboarders train in a safer yet realistic setting.
Children (And Adults) Still Sticking with Vinyl Colorforms® 60 Years On SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 13, 2011 – Sixty years ago, two art students created a way to stick pieces of colored vinyl on semi-gloss boards for continual creative play.
PVC Christmas Trees More Versatile, Leave Smaller Carbon FootprintALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2, 2011 – Christmas tree manufacturers focus greater attention to detail and better performing accessories in hopes of a record-setting sales year of vinyl Christmas trees.
Exclusive Vinyl Record Releases Cued Up for ‘Back to Black Friday’A RECORD STORE NEAR YOU, Nov. 22, 2011 – The frantic holiday shopping day Black Friday now extends to independent music stores, with the release of limited edition vinyl recordings of music.
Self-Propelled Vinyl Beasts Invade EuropeYPENBURG, THE NETHERLANDS, April 11, 2011 — Like creatures from a science fiction movie, large skeletal creatures made of PVC pipe have been spotted creeping across beaches in Europe and Asia.
PVC Christmas Trees Better for the Environment in Recent Carbon Footprint StudyALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16, 2010 — A study shows a vinyl/PVC Christmas tree has a significantly smaller carbon footprint than a farm-grown Christmas tree.
Vinyl Sheets Fill Grandstands with Virtual Sports FansTRIESTE, Italy, Nov. 4, 2010 — Television viewers of the Triestina professional soccer team have witnessed impressive crowds in home games this fall, but many fans do not cheer, or even move.
PVC Shoe Angels™ Protect the Footwear of Women on the GoTAMPA, Fla. Sept. 16, 2010 — A new shoe accessory made of PVC offers women innovative protection for their shoes while driving.
Zorbing – A New Way to Roll with PVCGREERTON, New Zealand, Aug. 26, 2010 — In 1994, enterprising inventors thought outside the box by climbing into a big, inflatable PVC ball. Zorbing was born. Now comes the Fishpipe.
PVC Christmas Trees Bring Tidings of Great Savings, More Variety, and Less MessALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 4, 2009 – Lustrous Christmas trees made of polyvinyl chloride give holiday decorators significant savings over the annual purchase of farm-grown Christmas trees.
Vroom! Vinyl Wraps Race Cars with Elaborate GraphicsBRISTOL, Tenn., May 22, 2009 – The latest technology in vinyl wrap graphics gave cars at a Bristol Motor Speedway charity race the old-school look.
Umbro Football Shoes Are 99% Vinyl – A Winning CompositionSAO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 8, 2008 (VNS) – More sports gear, for both men and women, Olympic athletes and casual sports enthusiasts, is being made of vinyl these days, specifically in footwear.
Choices Abound for PVC Christmas Trees This SeasonARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 3, 2008 (VNS) – Christmas trees made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are more diverse than ever this year, offering realistic, surreal, and even two-dimensional options for decorating.
PVC Pipe Provides Lab Rat HabitatITAJAI, Brazil, July 25, 2008 (VNS) – Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes and connectors are serving as unique respite for laboratory rats and mice, providing them with a more natural habitat.
Strong, Flexible, Low-Maintenance Vinyl Fencing Keeps Horses SafeBEECHER, Ill., June 6, 2008 (VNS) – The vinyl fencing around Welch Standardbreds horse farm was financed not by a bank loan, but by Pokagon, a 3-year-old pacer who won a $200,000 race in Canada.
'Curb Appeal' Upgrades, Energy Efficiency Promise Best Return for Home SellersARLINGTON, Va., May 27, 2008 (VNS) – Curb appeal projects, including vinyl siding and new windows, help homes stand out from the competition, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Chlorinated PVC Pipe Keeps Olympic Pool Water at a Perfect 10BEIJING, May 1, 2008 (VNS) – The pristine water the world will see in the main swimming pool at the Summer Olympics flows through a water treatment system that includes 4,300 feet of CPVC pipe.
Designer Chooses Vinyl for Innovative ProductsDesigner Pierre Miremont, owner of Petaluma, Calif.-based Architectural Plastics, chooses PVC to solve problems ranging from broken Ethernet cards to unwelcome cat “spray.”
King Finds Comfort in ColourApril 11, 2008 – The work shown in his sculptor Phillip King's latest exhibition, Living with Colour, is a new departure — in part the result of him discovering a new material to work with, foam PVC.
Location, Location, InflationHow does an architect protest the inflated Florida real estate market? By creating “The Fabulous Floating Inflatable Villa.” Designed by the Venezuelan-born architect Pons, the 30-foot-high edifice was fabricated by Miami-based Inflatable Concepts. It floated via flatbed barge to its debut at the ArtBasle Miami show in November-December 2005.
Living Urban ArtMay 10, 2007 – The urban vinyl movement, just hitting the East Coast, features painting plain white vinyl doll figures. Fenelon’s commercial collections — a custom vinyl doll sells for $700 — are colorful and embrace fun themes from sci-fi to surfing.
Vinyl’s a Hit at New York Fashion Week NEW YORK CITY, May 2, 2007 (VNS) – Coco Chanel once said every woman needs a little black dress. These days, that little black dress might be made of vinyl. Designer Cynthia Rowley introduced one for Spring 2007 during the prestigious New York Fashion week. Narciso Rodriguez (who designed Caroline Bissett’s wedding gown for her marriage to John Kennedy, Jr.) weighed in with a black PVC coat. Meanwhile, Prada and Gianfranco Ferre lit up their vinyl palettes with men’s shorts, jackets, and coats in shiny solids of red, yellow, orange, and blue.
In Time of War, 'Flat Daddies' Keep Family Members CloseApril 29, 2007 (McClatchy-Tribune News Service delivered by Newstex) – FT. STEWART, Ga. – Sgt. Andrew Ponton has been in Iraq since January, but if you'd visited Florida's SeaWorld recently, you might have seen him sitting on a bench between his wife and son watching the dolphins perform. Or perhaps you noticed him, dressed in his Army fatigues, sunning on the beach at Tybee Island near Savannah.
Revolutionary Seawall Material Protects Tampa General Hospital WaterfrontIssues impacting both the environment and the need for lasting structures spawned a new line of seawall products materials from vinyl to fiberglass. Using materials that don't leach into the water is an added benefit for many developers. These advances are also leading to structures that last longer and have more consistent design performances based on manufacturing expectations.
Building with Vinyl to Conserve EnergyLight-colored roofs made of vinyl are an extremely popular, cost effective, energy-saving alternative to traditional dark-colored roofs on commercial buildings.