Vintage Falconnier glass bricks offered at Ivoire Troyes
Glass bricks are a common sight in 21st century building construction, but back in the late 19th century they were cutting-edge industrial technology. They were employed by avant-garde architects such as Art Nouveau specialist Hector Guimard and the modernist Le Corbusier.
An early form of glass brick made from hermetically sealed blown glass was the invention of the Sw…