At a press conference held last month at New York City's Museum of Arts & Design, organizers of NYCxDESIGN announced a new design award, creative campaign, and other new programs and initiatives for 2016. The fourth annual citywide celebration of design, NYCxDESIGN takes place from May 3rd to 17th. The event will be three days… Continue reading NYCxDesign 2016 Preview
Category: Fabrication
Forms+Surfaces Acquires Joel Berman Glass Studios
The Pittsburgh-based building products manufacturer Forms+Surfaces (F+S), a leader in graphic glass technologies, has announced it has acquired Joel Berman Glass Studios, a leader in kiln cast glass. Joining the F+S family as BermanGlass, the line brings dynamic, 3D designs to the manufacturer's existing glass program. The BermanGlass line debuts with kiln cast glass and fused glass, and… Continue reading Forms+Surfaces Acquires Joel Berman Glass Studios
Facade Focus: Gores Group Building, Los Angeles by Belzberg Architects
Belzberg Architects, glass fabricator Pulp Studio, and California Glass Bending specified PPG's Starphire glass to transform a nondescript, three-story office building into a showcase for Gores Group, a multibillion-dollar global private equity firm. Located on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, the building's signature two-layer facade combines carved limestone, SentryGlas Expresssions custom-printed interlayers, and slumped, laminated glass panels… Continue reading Facade Focus: Gores Group Building, Los Angeles by Belzberg Architects
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