Preferred for its ability to deliver transparency and views, glass has typically been appreciated for its ability to nearly disappear; its use in modern commercial applications may be described to be anonymous. Recently, however, glass has been examined and researched for its ability to obscure, refract, and hold light with [...]
Found Space Tiles transform the common into the uncommon. Designers Stephanie Davidson and Georg Rafailidis developed the tiles after seeking greater possibilities within a conventional tiled surface. Much like appropriating found objects, these tiles are made using the found spaces between bodies and architectural surfaces, turned into positive forms. The [...]
Solaris Glass is a wall-mounted “lightwork” inspired by the beauty of sunlight streaming through stained-glass windows. The result of a collaboration between Los Angeles-based Visopia and padLAb, Solaris Glass includes a backlight that projects changing colored illumination through a handmade, fused-glass panel. The lighting can be set to run through [...]
Crystallized Glass Stone tiles and slabs are engineered from glass materials to create a high-density, heat and wear-resistant product for wall surfaces, flooring, and countertops. The smooth, non-porous surface is luminous and subtly reflective creating a monolithic aesthetic as a creative alternative to stone. Crystallized Glass Stone is available in [...]
UltraGlas Taffeta features a subtle and durable embossed texture on the exposed surface. Many designs may be specified with embossed textures for a more tactile and rustic appearance, or in a debossed orientation with the texture or design on the number two side, for a smoother, more glassy exposed surface. [...]
Ribbon Glass surfacing is made from new and post industrial recycled glass. Glass strips are fused together, creating undulating color streams. The uniqueness of each collection of glazed strips makes every glass slab one-of-a-kind. Ribbon Glass is available in nine standard color blends, with custom color blends available. The material [...]
Parabeam 3D glass fabric is woven out of a 100% e-glass yarn and consists of two deck layers bonded together by vertical piles in a sandwich structure. These piles are woven into the deck layers in order to form an integral sandwich structure. When Parabeam is impregnated with a thermoset [...]
In the history of solar-harvesting technologies, flat panels have been the dominant format. However, scientists and manufacturers are exploring novel formats that exhibit certain benefits over flat panels. Barcelona-based Rawlemon has developed a technology called β.Torics that uses large, fluid-filled glass spheres to harness sunlight. The company claims that this [...]
Although concrete is a common structural material, other cladding materials such as brick or tile have often been used to clad expanses of concrete deemed too brutal or visually unrefined. Budapest-based Ivanka now offers a counter-approach with their concrete wall panels, which are 2 cm thick fiber-reinforced panels designed to [...]
Y Blocks are a new type of brick system that creates an informally arranged wall or paving surface while utilizing a single repeated unit. A short version can be used horizontally as paving or vertically to create a screen wall. A longer version stacks vertically to create a brick wall [...]
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