Home to the Pilchuck Glass School, the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, and innumerable independent artisans, the Pacific Northwest has a well-earned reputation as a glassmaking hub. Amongthe many craftsmen taming and reinventingthe material there is Barry Allan, the founder of Nathan Allan Glass Studios. For more than three decades, he and his team have been producing architectural glass out of their workshop in Surrey, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver. A recent release from Nathan Allan, Channel Bronze Silvered Glass (CBSG), shows that the company is still thinking of new ways to manipulate the interaction of light and glass. A tightly fluted, bronzetinted glass panel, the product is part of Nathan Allan's Freeform collection-an expressive, three-dimensional glass suited to partitions and cladding. CBSG is kilnfired and textured with a slick, linear design, which makes it a fit for settings requiring a bit of extra polish. (Think corporate HQs and hotel lobbies, like the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston, designed by Meyer Davis, pictured top.) Inspiration for the luxe bronze tint came from high-end interiors the brand has been developing, including those of the Ritz-Carlton and Equinox.
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