Bent Glass Design is a fabricator of laminated glass with some unusual performance options. For instance, Polyvision® Switchable Privacy Glass offers designers the ability to go from clear to translucent with the flick of a switch. All kinds of architectural applications come to mind, including conference room glass, bath and shower enclosures, and hospital rooms…. Read more »
When you are describing a piece of flat glass, it comes down to three dimensions—the thickness, the length, and the width. With bent glass, the thickness is easy to specify, but it gets more complicated to specify the dimensions related to shape. Here are the terms that you will need to specify when describing bent… Read more »
The thicker the glass, the greater the strength. Not so with chemically strengthened glass. Elevecture, located in New York City, has incorporated 2mm chemically strengthened glass in building lobbies and interior elevator cabs—high traffic areas that are often subjected to impacts or scratches. More information is available from Elevecture. Chemically strengthened glass offers two more… Read more »
Let’s face it, shoppers want to see what they are buying when it comes to food. Glass is hygienic, attractive, and easy to clean—attributes that enhance the shopping experience. RPI Industries, located in Medford, New Jersey, have over 30-years’ experience manufacturing refrigerated and non-refrigerated glass cases for the hospitality and food service markets. Standard or… Read more »
The Park Theater in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, is a new venue for live performances, movies, and local school productions that follows in the footsteps of the original Park Theater, a movie and vaudeville house that operated in Jaffrey from 1922 to 1976. Although its planned reopening in 2020 was thwarted by the corona virus pandemic, the… Read more »
The glass observation decks attached to some of the world’s highest skyscrapers attract thousands of visitors every year. It’s not only the cool architecture that attracts them, but also the views and thrill of walking on the decks. Sleek Look The design aesthetic of glass observation decks present a sleek look and depending on how… Read more »
Glass can be a creative material to use in your home. Glass designs have come a long way throughout the years and incorporating them in your home can give it a great look to your home. Here are some cool options for using glass: Kitchens and Bathrooms Glass tiles in your kitchen or bathroom can… Read more »
Glass can be found almost everywhere in the world in buildings, structures, vehicles, etc. We don’t really notice it because it’s in our everyday lives. Next time you’re out and about, take a look at all the glass structures around you. Buildings There are plenty of skyscrapers and architectural structures in cities that are made… Read more »
Would you like to be able to take control of the windows in your building and tint them as needed? You can do it by installing electrochromic glass, which is also commonly called smart or dynamic glass. If you’re not familiar with electrochromic glass, it’s a form of glass that can be electronically tinted whenever… Read more »
With the International Day of Human Space Flight coming up this April 12th, we have been spending a lot of time thinking about the many forms and uses of glass, especially when it comes to the crafts, labs, and telescopes used in space. Do you ever wonder what type of glass they use in space?… Read more »
