If the name Think Glass sounds familiar, it’s not just because 3rings profiled the company’s exquisite transparent glass countertops in 2010, but also because it just rings true. It’s a name that endures through its simplicity and excellent sonorous quality—and it’s forceful and blunt without being overbearing. I also like “Think Glass Steps.” As with all Think Glass products, these clear treads and risers are a compelling synthesis of art and design.

Think Glass Steps. Designed by Michel Mailhot and Bertrand Charest. Manufactured by Think Glass.

Think Glass Rolls Out the Clear Carpet with Gorgeous Glass Steps

As we all know, any A&D product worth its mettle blurs the line between the two, but this liminal quality is perhaps never so tangible as in a hospitality setting. Particularly at high-end hotels and restaurants, clientele expect the design to be artful and the art to have a high functionality quotient. Think’s Glass Steps demonstrate how to toe this tricky line.

The Glass Steps line is a stunning tour de force. Featuring a variety of colors, edge treatments, and embedded varieties of LED lights, Think’s Glass Steps have livened up the entryway and interior of many a Gourmand’s dream, including Montclair, NJ’s Dai Kitchi, which tempts diners in and up courtesy of 16 brilliant and bluishly backlit steps.

Think Glass offers their glass steps in multiple levels of transparency, which, when combined with various lighting effects, creates a multitude of refractive and reflective effects—from an open, well-lit scheme facilitating full transmission of light, to the kind of moody, ethereal moondance exemplified at Dai Kitchi.

Regardless of the aesthetic effect you’re going for, you can rest assured that these solid glass steps promise sure footing for passersby. All Think Glass Steps are textured for superior slip resistance, rendering them a good choice for various hospitality venues: from restaurants to hotels to outdoor passageways.

Via HospitalityDesign.

About the Manufacturer: The dynamic duo behind the lovely transparent stylings of Think Glass is Michel Mailhot and Bertrand Charest—the one, the “artistic soul and Glass Master,” and the other, the “certified engineer” and, it would seem, taskmaster. Together, Mailhot and Charest have made Think Glass one of the world’s premier designers and manufacturers of decorative architectural glass. The product line includes countertops for kitchen and bath, bars, backsplashes, tiles, floor bridges, treads and risers, murals, and windows.