Stretch Shapes: Eugene's Fabric Artistry on Stages Across the Country
A Eugene-born entrepreneur turned a passion for three-dimensional fabric work into the nation's number one supplier of box-truss stage covers.
Built from Fabric, Built to Last
Stretch Shapes has been serving the AV industry for 12 years, supplying stretch-fabric products to clients throughout the country. The company's flagship offerings are large-scale flat panel sails, the kind visible above outdoor festivals and inside shade structures. From there the catalog keeps going: box-truss stage covers, and creative backdrops in shapes like hexagons, triangles, and diamonds.
Where Craft Meets Commerce
The founder describes himself first as a three-dimensional fabric artist, someone who loves working with materials and creating space with them. Over time, that original passion has expanded into something broader: building a business culture where the team comes first. He puts it plainly, saying that doing right by the people on staff, especially in uncertain times, means working every day to create stability and a good experience for them.
“I realized that I'm not so much of a city boy after all, and I kind of like it here in the countryside, AKA Eugene, Oregon.”
Founder, Stretch Shapes
Why Eugene
Growing up here, the founder admits it was hard to fully appreciate what the area offers. Travel changed that. After spending his twenties moving around much of the country and the world, he came back with fresh eyes and the recognition that he is not, as he puts it, much of a city boy. Eugene fits.
A Place to Put Down Roots
Beyond the lifestyle, there is a practical reason Stretch Shapes is headquartered here: Lane County has a deep pool of skilled workers who are ready and eager to be part of a manufacturing team. The founder calls Eugene the forever home and says he has no plans to leave. For a company that ships fabric structures to stages across the nation, the work starts right here in the valley.