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- "Real and Virtual" surfaces exhibit -
meshglass, an innovative new design solution for interior and
exterior surfaces. Made of stained glass pieces mounted onto an
all-but-invisible fiberglass mesh, meshglass is custom-designed for
each individual application. Contour friendly panels
may be employed to cover vast uneven areas such as swimming pool bottoms
and coved ceilings, and used in smaller quantities it functions as
bathroom tiles, borders or kitchen stove backsplash.
The streamlined technology that characterizes both the meshglass product and the process by which it’s conceived speaks of its role at
the forefront of efficient modern design. Users of meshglass need no
special skills to ensure its success. meshglass’ seamless
fields and borders on fiberglass mesh may be installed directly into white
cement surfaces without grout.
A tremendous benefit for specifiers of the
products is the lack of display space needed—a simple computer
monitor will do. Versatile in application and appearance, meshglass features glass pieces in all colors with everything from matte finishes to
reflective, and mirror surfaces. Replicating the geometric precision of an
antique quilt or the fluid contours of an abstract color field painting is
equally feasible in terms of design. A logo or favorite photograph may also
be reproduced, using a color-by-number-type function.
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The exhibit highlights the
unique properties of meshglass, its composition of freely
available materials, environmental friendliness, fade-resistant color,
resistance to fire and water, ease of installation, and the overall savings
it offers in terms of time and money over more traditional tiling products.
But perhaps an equally impressive aspect of meshglass which will
provide the focus of the exhibition is the method by which specific designs
are created: An interactive software program will allow clients to
“build” patterns, from random mosaics to geometries, using a
myriad of shapes. A version of this highly efficient design system is
already featured on the company’s website (www.meshglass.com), and
projected images of the process will furnish the backbone of the display at
Material ConneXion.
meshglass creator Duncan M Kirk, a pioneer of the laser printing
technology and a fashion and accessory designer, is satisfied with his endeavour to create and produce an eco friendly product with
a new design and manufacturing process.
Exhibited at
Material ConneXion®
127 West 25th Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10001
USA
T 212-842-2050
F 212-842-1090
www.materialconnexion.com
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