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- Visu Glass BlocksVisu Glass Blocks is an innovative architectural glass solution which transmits and reflects brilliant colours. The material incorporates dichroic colour filters which change colour depending on the viewing angle, the position and sort of light source.
- Vector glassVector Bubble Glass contains grids of tiny bubbles and controlled bubble patterns within the glass. It conjures images of diaphanous circuit boards and translucent plaid. Glass blowing techniques have been modified with digital technology, and relies on incising vector images into the glass.
- Cast GlassCast Glass has the most sparkle of any Architectural Glass. It is easily distinguished because of its High Refraction. It does not have the bluish-green color found in common glass. The Cast Glass is cleaned, cut, drilled and polished during the cold working phase.
- Ancient Glassmaking Technique Improves Processing of Gas-Trapping MOF GlassesResearchers have developed a new way to make metal-organic framework (MOF) glass easier to produce. The method uses principles from traditional glassmaking. As a…
- New state of matter: liquid glassA team of researchers from the University of Konstanz, Germany, discovered a new state of matter of glass: liquid glass. While glass may seem…
- Blue glass made from invasive mussel speciesA group of researchers from College of Creative Studies in Detroit, USA, developed blue glass made from two types of invasive mussel species. Invasive…
- Objects made from production waste of glass beadsCzech designer Sára Matysová used the waste material of the production of Preciosa’s glass beads. Czech glass and bead manufacturer Preciosa uses glass sand…
- Zandglas: glass objects made from local sandThe glass industry only uses pure white sands, which can only be found in a small number of sand quarries worldwide. In order to…
- Fused glassFused glass or kiln cast glass is made by melting glass in a kiln at very high temperatures. The colour in the glass can be made by adding various metals or metaloxides.
- Intelligent sun shading glassAn intelligent polymer gel film, sandwich-sealed between natural or organic glass panes. The polymer reacts to temperature and becomes transparent during the cold season, to let as much sunlight in as possible. The warmer the glass gets, the more opaque it becomes.
- Deco Wired GlassDeco Wired Glass is glass reinforced with metal wires knitted into decorative patterns. In combination with a shallow relief on the surface of the glass, this produces novel visual textures. The safety aspects are equal to those of conventional wired glass.
- Liquid glassIf the sight of gently waving water calms you, you’ll find this glass development very soothing. This glass, called Lasvit Liquidkristal, is produced with…
- Geocell Glass foamFoamglas thermal insulation is made from cellular glass. Very fine glass granulates are melted at 1200 ˚C. Carbon is added to the liquid glass and this mixture is cooled and divided into blocks, which are then placed in an oven, where a chemical reaction takes place and air in the blocks expands.
- Lights made of conductive glassFor her project Ctenphora, French designer Lucie Le Guen explored the possibility of incorporating electrical circuits into glass, making the electrical wires part of…
- Pressed Colour GlassPressed colour glass is made by using lightly coloured glass combined with coarse relief on one side, resulting in a surface that creates a dynamic play of light. The surface changes from transparant to deeply coloured, depending on the viewing angle. The glass can be produced with various types of relief and any colour glass. Max. dimensions are 30 by 30 cm, with a thickness between 1 and 3 cm.
- Human/machine collaboration to 3D print glassGlass is one of the oldest artificially made materials and still widely used. Like many other materials, it is possible to 3D print the…
- Paris Loft Blurs The Edges With GlassSitting on the top two floors by Paris’s place de la Madeleine, this 140 m2 (1500 ft2) residence by Ateliers Michael Herrmann was created…
- Constructive glassThe brief was to desigin a dwelling for the "city of glass" Leerdam. The architects took this literally and designed the ’Laminata’ dwelling in which glass is removed from its role as a transparant division between inside and outside, becoming the main constructive material.
- China’s Daring Glass & Steel Suspension BridgeThe longest all-glass suspension bridge in the world has now opened in China’s Shiniuzhai National Park in the Hunan Province. The ‘Brave Man’s Bridge,’…
- Glass ColorsGlass Colors is an agglomerate of glass fragments and colored resin. The surface is treated with a waterproof wax coating that protects the material against stains and allows easy maintenance. The level of liquid absorption is zero.
- 3D glass sculpturesLayered glass can really make design stand out. These sculptural works use layers of 2D images to create a 3D piece of material artistry.…
- Crackle glassBy using different fusing & laminating techniques Crackle Glass is created. The glass consists of three layers, is one inch thick, low-iron or mirrored and available in two types of glass sorts: Clear and Low Iron. Available with a frosted effect, and with a wide arrange of finishes and tint options.
- Aluminium Foam Glass SandwichA bonded system glass with alufoam which can be used as a partition wall. One or two-sided inserts, with a glass top layer are laminated on an aluminium foam plate, in the same as for all other glass-inspiration products.
- Glazed Ceramic Strips with Recycled Glass FinishThese ceramic strips are frost-resistant and suitable for both interior and exterior applications, such as wall cladding and façade systems. The distinguishing feature of the product lies in its glaze, which is developed from recycled glass waste. The raw material is sourced from post-consumer glass collected via public bottle banks.
