This type of blind, first introduced in the late seventies, immediately caught the imagination of the consumer and has transformed high streets and holiday resorts alike. It is basically derived from the dutch blind system. The innovation of bending the dutch extrusion by computerised bending machines to almost any shape imaginable freed the shackles of limited designs. Unsupported sheeting is stretched over the shapes whilst hot and then allowed to cool to give those now familiar curves that are not possible with traditional PVC and acrylic fabrics. These blinds are fixed and do not retract.

Components

Frame and fittings

As dutch blind.

Fabric

Unsupported PVC sheeting, known as 'wet look'.