Glass Design From Go Glass

GLASS DOOR DESIGN

The vision of our Design Director Clive Sparkes is to bring a sense of light, space and wellbeing into all areas of peoples lives and to realise the versatility and ethereal beauty of glass This vision keeps Go Glass Design ahead of our competition as we continue to set trends and fashions for high quality interior glass design. His glass designs take inspiration from botanicals, geometrics, the human form, transport and organics

Creating aesthetic and functional solutions for our customers which enhance the space in which they live and work is our mission as is sharing our skills and insights to ensure the continued use of glass as a versatile and resourceful medium. In creating a trusted brand over 44 years, backed up by an exceptional level of customer service and support we continue to win awards including independent retailer of the year 2020

Our team share a passion for their work, and this creates an environment of integrity and respect and keeps us moving forward constantly innovating and improving. We take our commitment to the environment seriously and have a strong culture of ethics built up over our many years as a family owned and run business

Deadly Nightshade

Our DESIGNS

Bird of Paradise

Olives

Astract Circles

Brush Strokes

Mark Making

Tree Branches

Trees

Motorcycle

Campervan

Vitruvian Man

Lovers

Mackintosh

Lineage 1

Fall

Art Squares

Our HIGHLIGHTS

To create an individual feel to each of the themed rooms in this boutique Cambridge hotel Retaining light and a feeling of space glass doors, showers and mirrors forms each of the roomy en-suite areas

Beautifully Bespoke

Formally known as the Railway lodge, the new Orlando hotel in Cambridge underwent a complete renovation which included each individual room having a uniquely designed glass en-suite enclosure Working alongside the hotel’s owner, our in house designer Clive Sparkes used his own personal and unique vision to tailor each design accordingly to each specific room providing a wow factor to the new boutique hotel

LED Lit Glass

Glass designer Clive has created a glass design process in which a sketch of any image is etched onto glass and edge lit with LED lighting Light travels through the glass and will be held by the etched design The seamless LED display combined with the beautifully bespoke designs creates a unique effect for glass features such as the Orlando’s beautifully designed rooms

Themes at the hotel included trees, dancers, chess pieces, a motorcycle and petrol pump, an accordion and even the original railway lodge signage Etching using shading techniques allowed Clive to produce designs which provided both decoration and privacy

Increasing space

Frameless glass doors and showers help to increase the light and space in any room and there is no restriction on where they can be used To increase the space in the 8 rooms, sliding glass shower doors were chosen to maximise space in the en-suites and the use of Easy clean Eco glass means that showers will retain their clarity even in hard water areas like Cambridge

The Brief

To design and supply a glass botanical perfumery and planters for the Silver Gilt Medal winner at Hampton Court Flowe show sponsored by Crabtree and Evelyn

The Design

Working with garden designer Jade Goto and Garden House Design, our designer Clive Sparkes was given the brief to design two modular glass buildings which could be erected and dismantled for the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show The show garden titled ‘The Botanical Studio’ was inspired by the traditional ‘Still Room’ and embraces the scents which are familiar with Crabtree and Evelyn’s products Clive is not unfamiliar with incorporating elements of nature and the human form into his work and this project was no exception The studio was to embrace ‘the riches of the natural world, introducing product ranges made with fruit, flower and plant essences ’

The Structure

Clive has worked with glass architectural design for over 30 years and his expertise in the industry provided the foundations for the structural design for the buildings Using 12mm toughened glass for the walls and 18mm Toughened Laminated for the roof, all held together with copper sprayed stainless steel clamps Secured in place using a balustrade base shoe system hidden from sight by the black decking

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Our PROCESS

Initial design consultation

Each one of our glass designs has been hand-drawn by our Design Director Clive This design is then vectorised or turned into a line drawing which is scaled to fit the size of your door Before we move to the etching process, we send a proof drawing to you for approval

Your glass door is bespoke and unique to you

Your glass door is cut to size, polished and toughened before being quality checked by our production manager Our design team then plot your design onto a vinyl resist which is "weeded" to remove the parts of the design which will be etched The glass door is now ready to be sandblasted using our state of the art glass sandblasting machine The glass door is then cleaned down and is coated with a Ritec Clearshield polymer coating which keeps the door looking as good as the day it was installed

The finished product

The sandblasting or "etching" process 2 3

The final stage is the packaging of the glass door and fittings ready for dispatch

All of our fittings are sourced from quality suppliers and each door is supplied with easy to follow installation guides Our design team are on hand to help you every step of the way

O U R T E A M

M e e t

Why not visit our glass design studio in central Cambridge and meet our design team Our factory is open plan, and we invite our customers to try their hand at glass etching and learn the processes created over 400 years ago by artisan craftsmen Open Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm with free parking

We are a family owned and run business established in 1978