Guardian Industries will enter a partnership with Joel Berman Glass Studios that will make designer textured glass available at lower cost with shorter lead times. Guardian announced 24 May 2011 that …
Guardian Industries will enter a partnership with Joel Berman Glass Studios that will make designer textured glass available at lower cost with shorter lead times. Guardian announced 24 May 2011 that it will be the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of Berman Glass editions through the company“s new interiors product line called Guardian InGlass. The global glass company will showcase Berman Glass editions, as well as the Guardian InGlass program in June at NeoCon, North America“s premier market event for interior designers and architects. The partnership brings signature glass textures to interior designers, products and glass systems manufacturers, as well as glass shops for the first time as a quick ship, “ready to wear” program. Guardian will produce these Berman Glass editions at its Richburg, South Carolina float glass plant. The products are available in panels up to 72 inches by 144 inches in various thicknesses, and can also be ordered in custom sizes. The Guardian Berman Glass editions include four designs based on hand-carved molds: tre, ima, aqu and esto. Inspired from Joel Berman Glass Studios“ kiln-cast line, these organic, free-form textures offer an architectural style ideally suited for a wide range of interior and exterior applications, including walls, doors, shower enclosures, railings and balustrades, as well as other uses. The textured glass is translucent, creating privacy while inviting in abundant light. According to a spokesperson for Guardian, Joel Berman will also provide design consultation for Guardian InGlass, Guardian“s new interior glass program established to expand the company“s lines of interior glass offerings marketed to interior designers.