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The Power of Glass Block: 5 Modern Interiors with ’80s Flair

October 15, 2012 by Kate 1 Comment

Hello all you ’80s-lovers! Today we spotlight glass block, also known as glass brick–those square-shaped blocks of wavy glass that have been around since the early 1900s. Their popularity seems to fluctuate cyclically, and boy, did they boom in the 1980s! Think “Miami Vice,” or those tropical plant-filled interiors of ’80s Deco mansions where Neon Noir mysteries unfolded…

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