AS A KID, I was beguiled by the prisms you could buy in science stores. They made a toy of the light. Today, I get the same nerdy kick from glass block, the way it garbles objects on the other side of ...

The thought of using retro glass blocks in your home might remind you of a scene straight out of "Miami Vice." But they have evolved significantly since their 1980s heyday. And for all the interior ...

Interior design trends always have a way of coming back around, but when retro styles resurface in modern homes, a common challenge is making them feel fresh rather than dated. One design feature from ...

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At Marc Jacobs’s spring 2019 runway show, the most quizzical design element wasn’t the designer’s euphoric use of pastels (imagine the Easter Bunny downing cotton candy at her best girlfriend’s baby ...

This love-it-or-hate-it trend has returned, and we're here to say that glass block is having an unapologetic glow-up. “Retro” is back in—so naturally, so is glass block, which is being celebrated as a ...

Along with 1980s neon manicures and vintage ’90s blazers, glass blocks are making a comeback thanks in part to a new fan base on social media. One Instagram reel showcasing several types of the retro ...

Madonna and her pointy accouterments at the Grammys. Keep. The rest of the over-the-top 1980s can be tossed out with mountainous shoulder pads, eerie Talking Alf stuffed aliens and inflation that ...