Glass can be curved, but doing so is costly, and curved glass panels are heavy and difficult to handle. Custom curved Panelite panels weigh roughly 16% as much as glass and once curved become even more self-structural, so that they are easy to handle and require very little in the way of supporting structure.

Custom Curved Reception Desk at Cited’O Aquatic Center in Sochaux, France. Design: Agence 2A Philippe de Rochechouart | Photo: Antonio Lombardini

Translucent, Colorful Curved Walls at Nuno Nono Nursery in Valencia, Spain. Design Girod + Anton Arquitectos.

Translucent, Colorful Curved Walls at Nuno Nono Nursery in Valencia, Spain. Design Girod + Anton Arquitectos. Photo Mariela Apollonio.