This material is making a big comeback. Over the years, materials and aesthetics fall in and out of the design world's favor; there are few better examples of this than glass blocks. Once revered and ...

Close up image of glass blocks - Veronica Todaro/Getty Images Interior design trends always have a way of coming back around, but when retro styles resurface in modern homes, a common challenge is ...

Showing up everywhere from art deco revival to postmodern architecture, glass block seems a paradox, offering openness and privacy. “We’re seeing many different uses for glass blocks,” said Winter ...

Melbourne homes are getting a stunning upgrade with glass blocks that bring natural light into every corner. If you've ever walked into a room and felt instantly uplifted by the warm glow of sunlight ...

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From a privacy-conscious home in Japan to a vaulted greenhouse in Chile, this roundup spotlights buildings from around the world that are brightened by luminous glass bricks and blocks. Popularised in ...

Local studio Best Practice Architecture has used punchy colours, glass bricks and dichroic glass inside an optometry store in Seattle's Leschi neighbourhood. Cutouts in the low ceiling add extra ...

Some years back, a Playboy humorist predicted that “everything will be plastic, by and by.” Although he was referring to plastic surgery and anatomical augmentation, his forecast was just as apt when ...