After perusing Nathan Allan Glass Studio’s catalog of 44 cast glass textures, several factory colors, and its special collections of colored and textured glass, clients can choose the combination that best suits their custom shower enclosure. Nathan Allan’s studio can produce nearly any shower enclosure configuration using one of its glass textures and can also create custom scenic, pictorial, or abstract designs. “They can choose from designs that we’ve done or bring their own design to the process,” says Barry Allan. “We offer a lot of variety.”
The textured glass is produced in a process called flat casting, in which a flat panel of glass is melted over a mold, then bent and tempered into the correct shape. Color finishes are applied after casting. Shower enclosures use cast glass from ¼ inch thick up to ¾ inch thick, and all panels are safety tempered. The shower enclosures arrive at the jobsite ready to install by a glazing contractor. Nathan Allan can provide the hardware, hinges, and handles as well, for a complete turnkey product.
Because cast glass is non-porous, Allan points out, it is a low-maintenance material that will not absorb dirt. The company’s textures also help to camouflage the soap scum and spots that inevitably build up on shower walls and doors. The top edges of shower enclosures can also be sculpted, chiseled, or broken. 604.277.8533. www.nathanallan.com. Circle 174.
