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Staff -- Interior Design, 10/31/2008 12:00:00 AM

Chloride Caliber

Sleek Caliber signage turns the spotlight on way-finding or other kinds of information using a silk-screen process to emblazon high-impact acrylic panels with computer-generated custom graphics. For low power consumption and extremely long life, white LEDs mounted in a die-cast aluminum box illuminate the graphics from the edge of the plastic. 910-259-1000; chloridesys.com. circle 740

Joel Berman Glass Transition

The manufacturer's new Transition technique safeguards privacy without sacrificing light, easing the glass's texture from crystal clear to deeply embossed, all within the same panel. Choose an obscure bottom with clear top, all-over texture with a clear middle section, or the reverse of either example. 888-505-4527; jbermanglass.com. circle 744

Hunter Douglas Mermet M

Vibrant, jewel-toned Mermet M solar shading cloth is now available to brighten up this manufacturer's roller shades. The textile features Enduris Glass Core technology, ensuring that yarns stay strong, stable, and tightly woven. Match one of the available opacities to the amount of light and heat you want to block. 800-727-8953; hunterdouglascontract.com. circle 745

Out of the Blue Design Studio Art Glass

“Totally unique” only begins to describe this studio's eccentric architectural hardware, made by glass artisans around the world. Among more than a hundred Art Glass doorknobs are designer Alex Matheson's clear glass–encased Florals collection. Various finishes may be applied to the metal to match adjoining hardware. 727-864-3902; outofthebluedesignstudio.com. circle 748

Skyline Design Botanica

Botanica custom architectural glass borrows imagery from the work of photographers Henry Domke, Steven Meyers, and Zeva Oelbaum. The patterns may be rendered using a combination of textures, translucent or opaque colors, etching, and two-sided overlays, in the process creating, perhaps, several patterns as variations on a theme for a single installation. 773-278-4660; skydesign.com. circle 746

Valli & Valli ZH Duemilacinque

Architect Zaha Hadid shares credit with Woody Yao for the zippy ZH Duemilacinque. The door lever sparkles in aerodynamic polished chrome over brass, though gleaming satin chrome is also an option. Choose a plain or square rose, or escutcheons of either an oval or rectangle shape. 877-326-2565; vallivalli-us.com. circle 747

Difasa Quadrum

Whether used as closet doors or a space divider, Quadrum hanging panels need only a ceiling track, keeping the floor clear of obstructions. Lead times for this Italian-made product are less than one month for unusual sizes or combinations of European melamine, exotic wood veneers, frosted glass, and lacquered glass in trendy colors. 305-441-9008; difasa.net. circle 754

Cascade Coil Drapery Architectural Drapery

Architectural Drapery mesh interweaves weatherproof copper and stainless steel wire. Los Angeles–based designers ARYA Group used the mesh for the Village School gymnasium facade in Pacific Palisades, California, then carried it indoors for window treatments, light fixtures, and the curtain on a stage at one end of the gym. It's also available in a natural aluminum finish, nickel plated, or colorfully painted. 800-999-2645; cascadecoil.com. circle 749

Wittus Fire By Design Cubic

Danish architect Anders Nørgaard's Cubic stove collection encompasses wall- or floor-mount models with or without integrated firewood storage. A minimalist door handle on the black or gray steel fireboxes stays cool, making it easy to open with fingertips. All seven stoves in the collection are EPA-certified for use in LEED-rated projects. 914-764-5679; wittus.com. circle 750

Arpa Solid Core

Italian-made Solid Core high-pressure laminates are stable without backing, for visible-edge applications such as tabletops, counters, or partitions up to 51 by 120 inches. The substantial white, black, red, gray, or magnolia cores, which range from 1/20 to ½ of an inch in thickness, may be single- or double-faced using the manufacturer's full palette of non-iridescent Arpa colors. 877-277-2669; arpausa.com. circle 753

Reynolds Polymer Technology Ice

Though the R-Cast line's new Ice pattern acrylic sheets measure up to 4 feet by 8 feet, their random pattern never precisely repeats itself. And although the acrylic ranges from a ½- to 1-inch thick, it is easily shaped or formed. Sheets ship in an icy clear, or in custom colors. 970-241-4700; reynoldspolymer.com. circle 751

DDC Domus Design Collection Foot Box

They are not exactly the Manolo shelves in the room-sized closet that Big built for Carrie in the film Sex and the City; but at least designer Luciano Bertoncini's upright, 6-foot-1-inch Foot Box will keep shoes clean and tidy. At 23 inches wide by 8 inches deep, the slim, wall-mounted aluminum unit conceals shelves behind a door, fronted with mirrored or frosted glass. 212-685-0800; ddcnyc.com. circle 752

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