Skyline Design

What does it take to create a "Unicorn" glass feature wall?

The answer is four decorative glass processes working together in a single installation. An ambitious concept with a remarkable result.

Specified by CannonDesign , this floor-to-ceiling donor recognition wall combines a custom color-matched gradient, etching, lamination, and back-painting to create a layered visual experience inspired by the colors and atmosphere of Biscayne Bay.

Fabricated entirely in Skyline's Chicago facility, the project pushes the limits of decorative architectural glass.

See the project: https://skyline.glass/project/mount-sinai-medical-centers-braman-comprehensive-cancer-center/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=braman_cancer_center

There's a particular kind of patient observation in A.J. Bo****no's work.

Collecting New York Times headlines on microfiche from 1990 to 2005 and finding the order hiding inside them.

He didn't add anything. The color was found, the language provided.

The piece says what it needs to on its own. New York Times Headlines (1990–2005) by AJ Bo****no. Part of Skyline x Maharam Digital Projects Collection.

An elegant exit or entrance goes a long way!

A few installs from a long run of work with a prominent New York healthcare provider. Different sites, different floors, same attention to what greets a patient at the door. Photography by Renaldo Pesson.

Digital print on low iron glass
Artwork: Asian Grass by Skyline

Digital print on SatinLite etched glass
Artwork: Custom

Digital print print on low iron glass
Artwork: Steven Meyers for Skyline

Digital print on mirror
Artwork: Sateen by Skyline

Every brand has the guidelines. The hard part is turning them into a wall.

On paper, a brand is a color, a feeling, a way of working. In glass, it has to hold up: a back-painted black that reads exactly the same at every dealership, a printed entry that makes a statement before anyone says a word, a glassboard surface a design team can actually think on.

All of it fabricated in our Humboldt Park glass studio in Chicago.

KIA Motors Dealership, North Augusta, SC. Design by ChangeUp. Photo by Flaunt Boston.

Wilson Sporting Goods HQ, Chicago. Dot pattern by Scholten & Baijings. Photo by Tom Harris.

Samsung Design Innovation Center, San Francisco. Design by Gensler. Photo by Jasper Sanidad.

1K Fulton | Google Midwest HQ, Chicago. Design by Hartshorne Plunkard Architects. Photo by Scott Shigley.

Del Monte Foods, San Francisco. Design by Gensler. Photo by Sherman Takata.

UBS Financial Services, Chicago. Design by Ted Moudis. Photo by June Pascocello.

A good night for a good cause. Last Thursday, the team was at Association House of Chicago's annual Faces of Hope Gala.

For 127 years, Association House has shown up for people across the city with behavioral health, child welfare, education, and workforce support. They are also our neighbors here in Humboldt Park, which means their work is close to home.

Skyline has been a proud supporter for years, and nights like this are a good reminder of why.

Learn more about Association House: associationhouse.org

Our SkySafe bird-safe glass is on display at the Chicago Architecture Center, and we couldn't be prouder of the company it keeps.

Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem opened this week at the CAC, designed and co-curated by Studio Gang. The exhibition explores how cities can become safer, more welcoming habitats for birds and wildlife. In the US alone, more than 1 billion birds die each year from collisions with building glass. This exhibition is about changing that.

We were honored to see our Kresge College project at UC Santa Cruz featured in the gallery. Working with Studio Gang, we developed a custom bird-safe pattern with silhouettes of native animals, etched onto surface one of the insulated glass units. At first glance it reads as a simple dot pattern. Look closer and you'll find the local ecosystem written into the glass. Since installation, bird strikes have been essentially zero.

Mark Toth was there for the opening, where architect and Studio Gang founder Jeanne Gang welcomed the crowd. Supporting work like this is exactly why we love what we do.

Flyway City runs through January 3, 2027 in the Skyscraper Gallery. Worth a visit: https://www.architecture.org/visit-the-center/exhibitions/flyway-city
Exhibition photo courtesy of Chicago Architecture Center
Kresge College photo by Jason O'Rear Photography

Color + Water is a 2026 HiP Awards finalist!

Thank you, Interior Design Magazine , we are humbled and honored to be considered.

The awards ceremony is June 7 at THE MART in Chicago, to kick off NeoCon & Design Days programming. And the glass studio is just a few miles away in Humboldt Park.

Great design partnerships produce great glass.

Over the years, Skyline developed four collections with Gensler : Linework, Make, G Compendium, and Matrix. All four are now installed in offices across the country.

See the collections: https://skyline.glass/designer/gensler/

Meet Deanna De Leon, our secret weapon aka Chicago Inside Salesperson.

With more than 20 years of experience in furniture dealerships, Deanna knows customer service and her products inside and out. She meets complex glass specs with a level head and hustles to find solutions that keep projects moving.

Outside of work, Deanna loves a themed party, hiking with her dog Roxy, and always has a trip planned - often to Puerto Rico. She is also a big music fan, especially Chicago house.