When it comes to Internet content, video is king. One of our most frequent content requests at Draper is video: product information, instructions, project profiles showing our solutions in action, and tours of various areas in our factory are very popular. So popular...

As you begin the process of choosing window shades for your home, there are several choices you will be making. The most obvious, of course, are fabric style and color and how the shades will operate. One important choice you may not have considered is how to...

Folding and other portable projection screens can be very useful for spaces where there are multiple use requirements that may or may not include the need for projection. But staff at the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center found the use of a...

Outdoor shades should be as resistant as possible to wind and weather. But while shades should never be deployed during damaging winds, the question remains: How wind resistant are they? And how do you prove it? Draper took several FlexShade ZIP units to a well-known...

Outdoor “zipper” shades are perfectly suited to creating outdoor living spaces that retain an indoor level of comfort. Mesh shades provide protection from insects and the elements while maintaining the natural views that make outdoor dining so appealing. And the...

One of the most difficult challenges in projection is ambient light. Too much light in a space overpowers the projected light and causes the screen image to “wash out,” or disappear. The Draper TecVision line of high-performance viewing surfaces includes 5 different...

Over the past several years, Draper has received several product and company-level awards from many sources. Among our favorites were “Favorite Shading Company” and “Favorite Screen Company” in the rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards. That’s because they are voted on by...

TecVision is our premium line of high-performance viewing surfaces with 11 different formulations. This allows you to take projection into more spaces than ever before. But sometimes it’s difficult to discern which ISF-certified TecVision surface is right for a...

The term “smart home” has become nearly ubiquitous over the past few years. The ability to control home technology via smart phone apps, scheduled scenes, and even voice commands replaced the “old days” of wall switches and remote controls. But what’s the next step?...

TecVision, our premium line of high-performance viewing surfaces, was created to allow us to bring projection into more spaces than ever before. And with 12 different formulations, you’ll find a TecVision viewing surface for just about any application. Which TecVision...

The new owners of a new home being built in Austin, Texas, made one very special request from the builders: create an enclosed patio effect without losing the outdoor connection to beautiful views and sounds of nature. “They wanted to be able to use this outdoor space...

What is Zigbee? That’s one of several questions we’ve been hearing a lot since introducing shades with built-in Zigbee motors from Somfy. Below we answer some of those Frequently Asked Questions and share some links where you can find more detailed technical...

Creating a curved video wall using flat LED panels can be, as you might imagine, quite challenging. Making it happen takes a great deal of precision. In the following article, Director of AVMS Product Management Grant Wylie explains. A flat LED video wall is seen as...

“Peace — that was the other name for home.” Kathleen Norris Peace and comfort are two of the most important aspects of home. That’s been made apparent by events of the past couple of years. More than ever, people are seeking to create a sense of calm and order, away...

Since we introduced FlexStyle™ motorized window shades, people have been raving about them. There are many reasons for the love people are showing FlexStyle. Here are 5 of them (we could list a lot more, but we wanted to keep this from being a TLDR post). It...

What do you do when you have an angled window that requires interior shading? Our new solution for this means you don’t have to use a square shade and overlap the window opening. The Gabled Bottom-Up FlexShade can be sill-mounted in the window. It can handle angles up...

Four construction projects that include Draper solutions are nominated in the annual ArchDaily.com “Building of the Year” competition. Three of the four buildings were solar control projects, and two of them are home to tailored solutions custom-designed by Draper....

Draper, Inc., is adding a fifth Regional Sales Manager to its residential sales team. Annie Acuña is responsible for the southeastern United States. Her territory includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. Acuña has more...