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Bucherer
The re-imagined boutique, Bucherer TimeDome, in the Forum Shops at Caesars, Las Vegas is home to an expansive luxury timepiece experience. This 19000 sq.ft. store is designed to be elegant, light, bright and inviting, and according to Bucherer, “…a skilful blend of curves and angles – a geometric dance that entrances the eyes.” It all begins at the defining storefront, indeed a skillfully developed decorative frit paired with elegant display cases.
Incredible Ceramic Print for Decorative Glass
The floor-to-ceiling glass façade encapsulates the Bucherer brand through a splendid use of custom printed, direct-to-glass, ceramic frit. The six-month development time was spent honing the perfect colour mix and gradient placement throughout the panels. Varying panel sizes meant that the gradient had to be carefully manipulated in pre-production for each individual glass lite.
The results are two-fold.
One, the use of colour and lighting draws the eye in and captures attention.
Two, the use of the gradient provides a level of privacy to the store’s upper floor and ensures that shoppers still maintain an ample level of exterior lighting.
The Makeup of Bucherer Storefront Glass
The custom ceramic fit process requires heat-treatment to “embed” the inks into the glass. For safety and consistency, all panels were heat-strengthened.
The makeup of the panels:
- x3 6mm (1/4”) OptiWhite Panels
- Heat Strengthened
- Laminated together with 060” Kuraray SetnryGlas
- Embedded 2nd Surface Ceramic Frit
- Sizes range up to 32” x 264”
