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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Logiplaces Puzzle
Where is your favorite place? Is it a pastoral hillside or a major metropolis? Currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo, Logiplaces is a 16- or 36-piece 3D puzzle made of concrete that enables you to take home a memory you made at any place in the world. Designed by the Hungarian architecture studio Planbureau, the puzzle is created… Continue reading Logiplaces Puzzle
INK Collection by Arborite
The second edition of Arborite’s INK series of designer laminates features eight new patterns created by graphic designer Giona Maiarelli and interior designer/illustrator Marina Sagona. Pattern inspirations range from natural sources like constellations, wood, and Ginkgo leaves, to unexpected ones, like donuts and bagels. Arborite has acquired the technology to produce the designs in-house, which… Continue reading INK Collection by Arborite
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