Pulp Studio Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Producing Innovative Decorative Glass
Pulp Studio, the leading designers and manufacturers of technically superior decorative glass, celebrates their 25th anniversary this year.
Pulp Studio was founded in 1996 by Lynda and Bernard Lax out of necessity. They couldn’t find a glass fabricator to create custom glass for their new home, so they developed a way to embed decorative paper into glass for their dining room, kitchen, and powder room. Their background in the textile industry and their business acumen and creativity fueled the success of Pulp Studio. Over the years, Lynda and Bernard pioneered decorative glass for commercial applications and grew their company into a leader and innovator in the glass industry.
Today, Pulp Studio has more than 150 employees whose capabilities include bending, color coating, glass carving, direct-to glass print imaging, chemical strengthening and more. Every project, whether it’s creating glass panels for the Space Needle’s observation deck or printing glass installations for community sculptures, is another opportunity for Pulp Studio to further enrich the idea of glass as an artistic endeavor.
To honor this milestone, and the late Bernard Lax’s legacy, here are a few key highlights from Pulp Studio through the years.
1996: In its early days, Pulp Studio works in a 3,500 sq. ft. building with just three employees: Bernard and Lynda Lax, plus Pedro Olmedo, Pulp Studio’s current VP of Production.
2001: Pulp Studio introduces SwitchLite™ Privacy Glass.
2008: Pulp Studio adds Artwerks division to assist designers in artistic development of their projects and introduces PINTURA™, the first color sheet glass product on the market with a water-based coating system.
2010: Pulp Studio introduces Chromavision™ that utilizes high precision fabrics as a substrate for its unique metallic coating and Ombra™, which achieves a solar heat gain coefficient superior to that of other insulated glass units.
2012: Pulp Studio buys California Glass Bending as a subsidiary to combine specialty glass and bending under the same roof. The team moves into a 30,000 sq. ft. facility.
2013: An additional facility with 8,000 sq. ft. of space is opened.
2016: Pulp Studio opens a new, 150,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility that enables the team to print, bend, and temper glass all under one roof. The $3.5 million-dollar investment includes state-of-the-art machinery that no other U.S. glass fabricating company had in one facility.
2017: Five years after its purchase, Pulp Studio fully integrates California Glass Bending.
2019: Pulp Studio introduces an innovative ultra-thin product called DermaGlass™, which weighs considerably less than the industry standard and provides unparalleled durability.
2020: Already a leader in recycling, Pulp Studio installs a $3 million solar panel and battery storage system taking more of their operations off the grid. The move wins an award for sustainability. Pulp Studio also launches Precision Edge® Technology, Vetrite, and doubles daily output capacity of their 150,000 square foot facility.
2021:The Pulp team loses one of its beloved leaders, Bernard Lax, but celebrates its 25th anniversary with plans to maintain continuity, cutting edge products, unprecedented quality and the highest levels of service, exactly as Bernard would have wanted.
About Pulp Studio
Founded in 1996, Pulp Studio passionately advocates for the creative use of glass as a building element. From the beginning, the brand’s defining mission is to fill the void in the market for innovative uses of glass in interior and façade projects. Pulp Studio combines technical prowess with design sensibility; creating products that reside at the intersection of fashion and function.
Pulp Studio employs craftspeople, artists, scientists, and inventors who view working with glass as an artistic endeavor – their medium being glass. The company’s capabilities include bending, hand-color coating, laser etching, glass carving, screen print imaging, drilling, notching, and a patented system for uniformly illuminating panels using high-intensity LEDs. Every project is another opportunity for Pulp Studio to further enrich the idea of “custom” by delivering products that are superior in design and functionality. One of the company’s insulated glass products, Ombra™ achieves a solar heat gain coefficient superior to that of other insulated glass units, dramatically reducing climate control requirements and providing significant energy savings over the life of a building.
Working in collaboration with architects and design studios, Pulp Studio’s products have been used in numerous high-profile projects including: Seattle Space Needle, Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, Wilshire Grand in downtown Los Angeles, and Gores Group Headquarters in Beverly Hills.
For more information, visit www.pulpstudio.com
