Golden number Phi

by | Jun 23, 2016 |

One of our clients was very interested in our geometric collection based on the golden number Phi and parabolic curves. They wanted something very subtle to be the finishing touch to their fantastic ground floor extension in the kitchen as a 2.5m splashback. Our client only wanted the splashback if we could perfectly match the bespoke dark blue charcoal colour they had used as the accent colour in their kitchen. Many colour sample print tests were done to check the colour which we had to tweak so that the colour looked the same even through glass. The way light refracts through (even low iron) glass can change the colour that is an exact match, so we increased the saturation slightly to counteract the loss of colour with the glass refraction effect. The finished result was a stunning industrial charcoal colour with very subtle darker blue 0.5 mm lined geometric Phi...

London Skyline with Integrated Sockets Glass Splashback

by | Apr 13, 2015 |

Glartique’s uses innovative and creative solutions to integrate sockets into their bespoke art surfaces. One of our clients wanted our ‘London skyline’ artwork as their splashback for their new kitchen but they did not want to move the plug sockets. We suggested the idea to integrate the sockets into the artwork and Ashley came up with some bespoke features to make the plug sockets part of the design. We added Battersea Power station with cables coming out of it going into the sockets and then out through some iconic electricity pylons to the next sockets, we also added some flocks of birds sitting along parts of the cables to inject some fun into a functional area. The client was delighted by our creative solutions giving us a 5 star review on Houzz.co.uk. Glartique transforming functional surfaces into...