New York Showroom

Skyline Design is excited to announce the opening of its expanded showroom in the New York Design Center. Sharing space in Aristeia Metro’s showroom with contract fabric supplier CF Stinson and seating manufacturer Source, Skyline Design showcases its sophisticated, sustainable architectural glass in a range of techniques, opacities, designs, and aesthetics. Featuring twelve full-height glass panels in award-winning patterns, two walls of samples from select case studies and collections, and a photographic glass wall with artwork from nature art photographer Henry Domke (pictured below), the showroom offers an unparalleled opportunity to experience Skyline’s designs in their various applications. 

Observatory Design

The designers of the new Cleo Mobile Magnetic Markerglass were featured in the GoLocalProv Design Blog.

Observatory Design, formerly Kaiju Studios, recently changed its identity to better communicate the research, exploration, and design thinking they invest in their work. Led by principals Cutter Hutton and Ayako Takase, the studio has evolved from web design to product and furniture design. Learn more about Observatory and Cleo Mobile Magnetic Markerglass.  

#1 Brand in Architectural Glass 2012

We’re pleased to announce that Skyline Design was selected as the most preferred brand in architectural glass for the second year in a row by the readers of Contract magazine. We appreciate the many architects and designers who answered an open-ended survey and voted for Skyline again.

Contract Brand Report 2012
Skyline Design featured on pages 70-71

GOOD DESIGN 2012

The KnollTextiles Glass Collection was awarded a GOOD DESIGN 2012 award in the Building Products/Materials category. The iconic collection of seven glass patterns reimagines the nonchalant luxury of classic Knoll textiles. Available in different scales and opacities, the eco-friendly patterns are well suited for corporate and healthcare environments. Each design is also available on ICE for DIRTT Walls. Contact sales@skydesign.com to learn more.

GOOD DESIGN 2012 Awards, Master List (pg. 15)
 

The KnollTextiles Glass Collection

The KnollTextiles Glass Collection debuted at NeoCon 2012 with seven iconic patterns. Linear, undulating, textural, playful, and organic designs translate textile weaves onto glass with a range of scales and opacities. Two (Divine and Enchantment) were designed by KnollTextiles Creative Director Dorothy Cosonas, two (Cyclone and Fibra) are archival and three (Bliss, Shortwave and Chronicle) were designed by KnollTextiles. Historic yet timeless, these eco-friendly patterns are well suited for corporate and healthcare environments. Each is offered in two glass techniques or create your own custom look.

Learn more.

Interior Design BoY 2012 Awards

Skyline Design's Cleo Mobile Magnetic Markerglass and KnollTextiles Glass Collection were honored among the top products of the year at Interior Design's annual Best of Year Awards.

Cleo Mobile Magnetic Markerglass was an Honoree in the Accessories: Office category, and the new KnollTextiles Glass Collection was honored in the Building Products category.

Skyline Design is also proud to have had it's glass featured in three projects honored at the show. ZGF Architects won in the Healthcare: Small category for Randall Children's Hospital, which features numerous floors of colorful Skyline architectural glass. Cannon Design was honored in the Healthcare: Large category for Kaleida Health, Clinical and Medical Research Building, showcasing our Collection in Whites Chainlink pattern, as well as white Vitracolor.

Thank you for your continued support of Skyline Design. Contact us at sales@skydesign.com to learn more about our products.

Healthcare Design Magazine

Glass is increasingly being selected as a premier architectural design material for healthcare interiors. Seven projects featuring Skyline glass were included in the September 2012 issue of Healthcare Design Magazine.

The Lunder Building for Massachusetts General Hospital by NBBJ NY is shown on page 75, showcasing custom AST Digital Glass Printing.

NorthShore LIJ Katz Women's Hospital and Zuckerberg Pavilion by EwingCole highlights a custom Botanica Seeded Eucalyptus glass design, page 88.

Skyline's Organics Fern pattern is on display at the Kaiser Permanente Gaithersberg Medical Center by AECOM (page 96), and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua Multispeciality Clinic by MorrisSwitzer Environments for Health (page 175).

Healthcare Design also featured the SSM St. Joseph Health Center Emergency Department by Lawrence Group (page 149) and Baystate Medical Center by Steffian Bradley Architects (pages 226-227), each exhibiting custom Skyline architectural glass.

Contact sales@skydesign.com to learn more about Skyline architectural glass.

Small Booth Winner, NeoCon East

Skyline is honored to accept this year's Small Booth Design Award at NeoCon East. We appreciate the support of our clients and customers, and always enjoy creating an inspired space to showcase our innovative product. Also thanks to Contract Design Magazine and the International Interior Design Assocation (IIDA).

Urban Sanctuary

"Urban Sanctuary"
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York recognized the stress involved with chemotherapy and the infusion process, and created the spa-like Brooklyn Infusion Center to eliminate waiting time while providing patients personalized care close to home.

The inviting facility features 12 unique treatment rooms, referred to as "pods," situated along the edges of a light-filled "Central Garden" lounge space. "We spent a lot of time with the idea of sanctuary," explains Jan Willemse, partner at ZGF. "New York is intense, as is therapy, so we created a variety of spaces that allow patients to choose whether to interact and be social or to remain more private."

ZGF chose a custom version of Skyline's Organics Asian Grass glass pattern for the sliding doors surrounding each treatment "pod." The pattern "provides some privacy, but maintains a visual connection."

Wendy Perchick, chief of strategic planning and innovation at MSKCC says, "A patient told me that he felt the healing intensified here because he was so relaxed."

For more of the story, and to view photos, click here.  
"Urban Sanctuary: Brooklyn Infusion Center in New York, designed by ZGF Architects." October 12, 2011. Contract Design Magazine. Bernard, Murrye.
 

The 5+ Collection now part of The 1% Collection

Skyline Design is proud to be among the founding brands of The 1% Collection, a growing alliance of manufacturers who believe in the work of Public Architecture, and have pledged 1% of the sales of a specific product line to support the pro bono work of designers like you.

For every dollar received from 5+ Collection sales specified from The 1% Collection, Public Architecture leverages $60 of pro bono design service within the architecture and design profession.

Skyline is honored to join Public Architecture to support design for non-profits.

Public Architecture is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Francisco that acts as a catalyst for public discourse through education, advocacy, and the design of public spaces and amenities.

Support the work of pro bono design by specifying products from the collection, or join the effort by becoming a sponsor or partner.

Pratt Students Visit Skyline

Pratt Design students led by Interior Design Professor Jon Otis visited Skyline this year at NeoCon, and were given a tour of the Skyline factory and design studio where they learned how the glass products they specify are created and manufactured.

At NeoCon, KnollTextiles Creative Director Dorothy Cosonas and Skyline Creative Director Deborah Newmark offered an informative and inspiring presentation about the new KnollTextiles Glass Collection, which translates iconic textile patterns to architectural glass. It was an exciting and educational experience for the students and Skyline.

Back at our headquarters, General Manager Vipul Bhagat toured the students through Skyline's manufacturing facilities to show them firsthand how our glass is produced. They were able to see and feel the glass to understand the different techniques and capabilities we can offer for working with the material.

This was the second year we collaborated with Mr. Otis to provide his students a valuable learning experience, and we look forward to many more years to come! Thank you to Jon and Pratt for your continued interest in Skyline Design.

Please contact us if you are also interested in taking a factory tour.