Encompassing 1 million square-feet of exhibition space on ten floors of Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, the 44th annual NeoCon® is set for June 11-13. NeoCon features the latest design trends, products, and concepts—including decorative glazing products–in office, healthcare, hospitality, residential, institutional and government interior environments from more than 700 showrooms and exhibitors. The event offers a [...]

Lower 57th Avenue in East Oakland, Calif., is home to two long-time artists’ buildings where an open gallery event is set to take place December 3-4. The event will provide an opportunity to view works at both David Ruth’s Glass Sculpture Studios as well as the Macaroni Factory. Located at 1122 and 1135 57th Avenue [...]

The Decorative Division of the Glass Association of North America (GANA) has been busy with a number of projects, from websites to industry presentations and education documents. Many of these activities were discussed when GANA held its annual Fall Conference October 17-20 in Kansas City, Mo. For starters, the Decorative Division’s education committee noted that [...]

What’s hot in decorative glass? Lots, according to industry experts who took part in a decorative glass trends panel discussion that took place as part of GlassBuild America in Atlanta. “There are some amazing new trends–trends that are happening in the marketplace,” said Kris Vockler of ICD High Performance Coatings who moderated the session. Vockler [...]

Thousands of attendees took part in NeoCon, but does anyone really know what the show’s name means? Lyle Hill caught up with some show attendees and exhibitors in search of an answer. Check out the video and learn for yourself, what does NeoCon mean?

As decorative glass continues to grow as a popular product for design, in both interior and exterior applications, so, too, does the need to keep the architectural and design community educated and informed about these materials and their uses. With this in mind, the Glass Association of North America (GANA) hosted an introduction to decorative [...]

The 2011 NeoCon show opened Monday in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, where a number of companies in the decorative glass industry are featuring some of their latest developments for interior design projects. Products range from glass tiles to back-painted and textured glass products. Gardner Glass is featuring new options with its Dreamwalls colored glass. Mandy Marxen [...]

Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass, will be on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), from April 10–August 7, 2011. The exhibition, which features new and archival works representing the breadth and scope of artist Dale Chihuly’s creative vision during the last four decades, takes full advantage of the museum’s new public space, [...]

Decorative glass products will once again be on display when NeoCon® returns June 13-15, to Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. The NeoCon conference and exhibition caters to those involved with the design and management of the built environment. More than 40,000 industry professionals from around the world will have the opportunity to experience thousands of new products [...]