Daedalian Invests in New Lamination Equipment

With the installation of its own state-of-the-art laminating equipment, artistic glass expert, Daedalian, is now able to offer clients a range of proprietary effects using a variety of inserts.

Inserts can be flowers, leaves, crumpled fabric, metal mesh, or even coloured plastic film (which can be printed with a variety of different colours). In some cases, like flowers or crumpled material, as the air is removed, the bonding resin flows into crevices and grooves and around the insert, completing the sealing process.

In a recent contract at Bovey Castle in Devon, Daedalian used a very white, low iron glass with printed orange film inserts. In this instance, it is an orange that fades from dark to light, adding dramatically to the slightly skeletal appearance of the tree designs that have been printed onto the film.

The two laminated panels reach from floor to ceiling, making an eye-catching partial room divider in the Castle Bistro. Meanwhile, similar effect can be created for wall-mounted panels in corridors and public spaces.

With lamination, the potential now exists for Daedalian to introduce design and colour on an unprecedented scale in office developments, hotels or public buildings. It is almost unlimited, with the colour film, metal mesh, fabric, prints or floral inserts creating dramatic effects that stand on their own, or benefit from lighting design that enhances the dramatic effect even more.

Another recent project at Great Missenden Church in Buckinghamshire, called for a combination of sandblasting and lamination of toughened glass to kiln formed glass.

Taking the concept in another direction, and using laminated toughened safety glass, stairway balustrades take on a whole new look using inserts that can create a theme from one floor to the next, establish a corporate identity, or simply add a design flow to the direction of the stairway.

For more information on the design possibilities that can be achieved with the help of Daedalian Glass call 01253 702531 or visit http://www.daedalian-glass.co.uk