Friday, January 12, 2007

Glass All Around

If you are like me, it's difficult to go anywhere and not notice the glass. Every building I see, every window I pass, I have to check out the glass. You know you do it, every time you're in a hotel room don't you check out the windows to see who did the glass?

While examining the glass in storefronts and hotel room windows is something I find myself doing quite often, lately I've been finding more and more unconventional uses of glass that have made me stop and look closer.

For example ...

In airports I'm finding myself examining the handrail systems on the elevators, as well as the decorative uses of glass in some of the bars and restaurants there.

I went on a cruise recently and was amazed at all the ways glass was used: floors, walls, doors ...in one of the bars on the cruise ship I noticed condensation in one of the IG units. Glass was literally all around.

I can't remember the last time I just walked pass a window or a storefront ... any use of glass for that matter ... and did not take notice of something about it. I wonder, what do you see first when you notice a glazing system? Post your comments here and let me know.