GLASS DESIGN
Absolute transparency, light reflections, and shapes that break across the waves of glass and seem to move with the light. These are just some of the magical effects that can be achieved with provocative glass designs.
Advanced technology and expertise permit Seves to customize this particular detail of the glass block during the molding phase, by pressing designs and patterns into the molten glass to change its surface thickness.
The design can be embossed on the inside or outside of the block, for an external surface that is perfectly smooth or molded in relief; similar to the glass blocks designed for Renzo Piano’s Maison d’Hermès in Tokyo or Rafael Moneo’s library for the Jesuit University of Deusto, in Bilbao. Seves takes design customization even further with the possibility to choose a different glass design for both the front and back of the glass block.
This unique effect was first realized for the new parish complex by Studio Sartogo, Santo Volto di Gesù in Rome. The block was made with a smooth glass design on one side and a sculpted design on the other, to diffuse light and maintain the privacy and intimacy required by a religious institution.
From stimulating symbols and styles to logos and shapes, the glass designs are endless like the endless light effects and reflections they produce.
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