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Elevate Shades Now Available for Commercial Market

by Chuck Raible | April 1, 2026 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Commercial clients are asking for shading solutions that deliver clean aesthetics, reliable performance, and long‑term value. For dealers and architects, that means finding products that not only look great on day one but continue performing without creating...

Bringing 2026 Color Trends to Life with Draper At Home

by Terry Coffey | March 25, 2026 | Draper At Home, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Color forecasters and interior designers seem to agree: homeowners are moving away from cool minimalism and toward nature-inspired palettes that feel grounded, joyful, and familiar. 2026 is a year defined by richer neutrals, dustier jewel tones, earthy greens, and...

Versa Clarion Fixed Screen Delivers Strength, Economy, and Performance

by Jim Hoodlebrink | March 4, 2026 | Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology | 0 Comments

There are three things required for fixed screens used in hospitality, education, and other applications: strength, performance, and economy. The new Versa Clarion fixed frame screen from Draper delivers all 3. Strength The Versa Clarion frame is constructed of 1-1/2...

Introducing Elevate, Our Next Gen Cordless Manual Shades!

by Clint Childress | February 4, 2026 | Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

It’s time to take the home manual shading experience to a new level. New Elevate shades from Draper At Home deliver the safety, durability, and performance your clients have been clamoring for. Cordless shades with one-touch operation are an increasingly popular...

Longwood Gardens: A Partnership in Innovation

by Terry Coffey | January 28, 2026 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Custom Shading Systems Help Create a Unique Botanical Conservatory Experience. Even a garden filled with plants from hot climates can get overheated in a traditional glass house. Custom Draper shades are an integral part of this modern interpretation of the classic...

Draper Transporter Screen Materializes in Market

by Terry Coffey | Apr 1, 2015 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

If the latest projection screen innovation from Draper, Inc., seems to have come out of nowhere, that’s because it has. Draper has announced a completely new way of thinking about projection screens with the introduction of its all-new Transporter series. At the touch...

Draper Products Earn ADEX Awards

by Terry Coffey | Mar 30, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

Plaudits. Kudos. Pats on the back. Honors. Awards. Whatever you want to call all those bits of recognition they certainly do keep coming our way. The latest good news came in the form of ADEX Awards for several of our products. ADEX stands for Awards for Design...

Draper Barco Roadshow Hits the Road

by Terry Coffey | Mar 27, 2015 | Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

In the fast-paced world of AV, change occurs daily, and keeping up with the latest trends is more important than ever before. Two companies known for their innovation and technological expertise in the world of AV have announced plans to help do just that. Draper,...

Why Draper-Kathy Greenway

by Amy Madden | Mar 25, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, From the Field, Gym Equipment, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

This week’s Why Draper post centers on Kathy Greenway (CSI, CDT). Kathy is the Contract Regional Sales Manager for the western and southwestern United States. How did you come to be working at Draper? Randy Reece (the AV Regional Sales Manager for the west and...

Making the Best Better-Draper Projector Lifts

by Amy Madden | Mar 20, 2015 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration

I’ve said before that Draper has the best and broadest product offering of projector lifts on the market. No matter how you need/want to hide your projector (or camera or speaker or…), we have a solution. So how do you continue making the best better? We started by...

Draper Gym Equipment Helps Teams in Tourney

by Neal Turner | Mar 18, 2015 | Gym Equipment

March Madness is here again! As everyone checks and re-checks their NCAA tournament brackets, trying analyze and guess who will win each and every game on the way to the national championship, one player you might not think of may be in the final game—and have a big...

Custom Lift Rescues Videoconferencing Space

by Terry Coffey | Mar 16, 2015 | From the Field, International Update

Please Note: The following story about Draper's custom lift design capabilities is also available as a case study, and can be downloaded for free by clicking here. When Banco do Brasil decided to undertake a major renovation of its offices in Santiago, Chile, nothing...

Bottom-Up Shade Blocks Glare, Accents Stained Glass

by Terry Coffey | Mar 13, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Houses of Worship, Solar Control & Window Shades

Please Note: The following post is also available as a case study in PDF format. To open/download the PDF, click here. Plum Creek Christian Church in Rushville, Indiana, was in a bit of a conundrum. “We have very large stained glass windows in our church building,...

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