Long admired for their ability to filter light while defining space, glass bricks are experiencing a bold revival in contemporary architecture. At Axolotl, we’ve reimagined this classic material — expanding its creative potential through handcrafted finishes, sculptural forms and custom fabrication technologies.
Far from standard, Axolotl Glass Bricks are available in a spectrum of transparent and coloured finishes, from softly frosted surfaces to richly tactile textures. Choose from rippling sand-cast patterns, shimmering air bubbles suspended within, or dynamic faceted and zig-zag profiles designed to scatter light and create visual movement.
Sizes range from petite bricks perfect for joinery details, to monumental panels suited to facades, with the ability to produce custom formats up to 2.5m x 1m. Designers can also 3D print directly onto the brick surface or develop bespoke moulds — opening up endless possibilities for façades, partitions and feature walls that blur the line between structure and sculpture.
Behind the visual elegance lies engineering. For external façades, white mortar offers strength and purity of line, while interior installations can achieve invisible joints using UV-curing acrylics or silicone adhesives — resulting in surfaces that appear almost liquid in their continuity.
Our Glass Bricks are available in:
• Custom sizes — from small-format bricks to large-scale panels
• Bespoke colours — matched to your project palette
• 3D faceted profiles — sculptural, light-scattering forms
• Distinct textures — including suspended air bubbles and real sand-cast surfaces applied to one face
Our Glass Bricks are available in:
• Custom sizes — from small-format bricks to large-scale panels
• Bespoke colours — matched to your project palette
• 3D faceted profiles — sculptural, light-scattering forms
• Distinct textures — including suspended air bubbles and real sand-cast surfaces applied to one face
From building block to Trophy
To launch this new collection, Axolotl collaborated with Bates Smart to reimagine the Glass Brick as a bespoke sculptural award for the 2025 IDEA Awards. Each brick was carved and colour filled using Axolotl Spectrum in an ice-blue hue, the trophy details were 3D printed on the front face to create an embossed, tactile effect.
A simple material is celebrated as an object of pure design expression.
Bates Smart Directors Jeffery Copolov and Mark Healey describe their concept:
“The IDEA Award trophy, designed by Bates Smart in association with Axolotl, embodies a consistent theme found in award-winning projects: a clarity of both concept and realisation and a certain purity of thought. Crafted from cast low-iron glass, its layered minimal text and subtle use of colour direct attention toward the award’s significance rather than the object itself. The design achieves a visual lightness balanced by a tangible weight, reflecting the gravity and honour of receiving such an award.”
