Glass Pt. 3: The Endless Choice

When it comes to glass, its characteristics allow it to be modified for so many uses. The design and constuction industry has been using glass for so long, yet it’s so impressive how much progress and innovation is made.  We can find glass being used all around us; even for floors! Looking at a simple drinking glass, you can wonder …

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Glass Pt. 1: Let’s Get Cracking

GLASS: It can be clear, it can be frosted, it can be curved, it can be recycled, it is unstoppable.  Before we get to far, let’s first start with the initial question. What is it really made of? The over-simplified answer is: Sand!  Have you ever wondered why sand glistens and is rough in large pieces? This is because the …

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Sustainable Materials

After you find yourself selecting all the eco construction material possible for your building, don’t forget, that you can use furniture and lighting that come from recycled sources too! Many innovative designers have experimented with recycled construction materials as well as consumer materials that can be reused with a new function.  Not only are recycled construction materials important, but you …

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Put it back!

So going back to the initial concept of reuse, reduce, and recycle! We need to look at the aspects of how materials not only should be used of recycled products but also of all the products around us that are easily recycled. I already mentioned that the basic recyclable materials are glass, wood, and metal. This week I want to …

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Using the right materials

Construction materials can be categorised in many different ways, these days environmental concerns are leading to the development of “green” or sustainable buildings materials which are essential to minimizing the impact of the construction industry on our planet. Around the world, there are many countries that have turned to much research in the topic and have been able to produce …

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Through the wall

The nature of glass is its clarity and its association with lightness, brightness, and purity. Last week’s article discussed the options of using glass on floors, but what about the interior walls? Starting with the walls, there are certain aspects of construction to consider here. It must be first determined if the glass will be free standing glass or if it will …

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Pyrex: The Measuring Cup

Many products are produced and over time, they evolve. The pyrex measuring cup, has been a common sight in kitchens all over the world and it also  has had a small transformation, which in my opinion may have been unnecessary. The Classic Pyrex Measuring cup first manufactured in the 1915’s was given a facelift recently. It was made with borosilicate …

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Product Designing from Drawings to Reality in Bangkok

To design a Product in Bangkok is a challenge when the product needs special technical skills. To find manufacturers and artisans in Thailand is not an easy process. To find online is easier but that is tapping in to the whole  world wide web. The following is a recount of how a product does not become real. The end of …

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