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  • VIDEO: NeoCon 2011, Dreamwalls
    June 20, 2011
    Mandy Marxen of Dreamwalls by Gardner Glass Products introduces new glass tile at the NeoCon show in Chicago.

  • Decorative interior glass at NeoCon
    June 14, 2011
    Twenty glass suppliers are exhibiting at this year's NeoCon show in Chicago. The three-day event opened Monday, June 13, and is North America's largest design exposition and conference for commercial interiors. The annual show attracts 40,000 architecture and design professionals, according to show organizers.Arch Aluminum & Glass, Cristacurva, Dreamwalls, General Glass International,...

  • Glass in the making
    A behind-the-scenes look at decorative glass fabrication processes
    June 5, 2011
    A visual look at the decorative glass fabrication processes behind these beautiful products

  • Guide to decorative glass
    Definitions, options & applications
    May 4, 2011
    Details and definitions for all types of decorative glass, from acid etched to silkscreened, and laminated to sandblasted. 

  • How to install fire-rated glass floor systems in interior applications
    March 22, 2011
    The following guidelines provide basic instructions for installing fire-rated glass floor systems in interior applications. As with any specialty glass and framing system, product nuances vary by manufacturer. Consult the supplier's documentation for specific installation instructions.

  • Viewpoint
    What is the next ‘big thing’ in decorative glass for residential applications, and what new products are you introducing in response?
    January 31, 2011
    Industry representatives offer their insights.

  • Trends from the show floor
    September 23, 2010
    Goldray Industries Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, displayed its decorative products with graphic interlayers. M3 Glass Technologies, Irving, Texas, showed its MPrint Digital Decorative glass, at left. Standard Bent Glass, Butler, Pa., showed decorative glass with one-way vision PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film. Bernard Lax, CEO, Pulp Studios in Los Angeles, said back-painted glass...

  • Risks and rewards in decorative glass
    Tips to working in the growing specialty glass market
    September 22, 2010
    Decorative and specialty glass is a growing market, with more designers specifying the products, and more suppliers offering a greater variety of decorative glass types. "As people become more familiar with the products and the options, they become less afraid," said Cathie Saroka, marketing director, Goldray Industries Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, on the GlassBuild America trade show floor. "We have...

  • Most innovative decorative glass project, commercial
    Harlem Hospital, General Glass International
    September 2, 2010
    The recently completed Harlem Hospital in New York City, with its mural glass façade, has the “wow effect,” says Crystal Achievement Award Judge Mark Pritikin, president, Creative Mirror & Shower, Addison, Ill. The building’s façade consists of 429 individually printed panes of glass that make up a historic mural design.

  • Sky high design
    Architects take decorative glass to new levels in large-scale facade applications
    April 1, 2010
    The outer envelope of a building can be an architect’s canvas, where they express themselves and their designs to the outside world. Increasingly, architects are turning to decorative glass on big and small scales to help them fulfill their vision. “Architects and designers are looking for ways to incorporate color and pattern into their designs. … Thetrend will be more and...
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