GPI International Blog: Beneath the Surface

We've been hard at work giving our website and branding a face lift. But the redesign is more than aesthetic. We went beneath the surface to retool the ease of navigation, clearly illustrate our past projects and incorporate resources for our customers.

Our process and deliverables are so unique that we needed to overhaul all of our content. We have been digging deep in to our creative minds on how to effectively explain everything that we do!

GPI is a cross between a product manufacturer, lighting design firm, design/build architect, and subcontractor installer that focuses on feature areas of buildings. The areas are typically primary spaces in commercial interiors, such as lobbies or main entrances and utilize translucent stone and light to add artistic flair and distinction to feature the area.

The new website is focused on succinctly explaining our surface and lighting products and process to those of you who have persistent deadlines and routine design challenges. Product technical specifications are more easily accessible for designers and architects. It's not just because we love showcasing our awesome products - we'd rather spend our time really digging into a set of construction drawings and solving design problems than emailing out spec sheets all day!

Please check back often on our ever-expanding blog for the newest trends in translucent surfaces, hospitality design and GPI company news. We look forward to releasing some interesting new project installations in the upcoming months as we have many exciting projects out for bid at the moment!

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Resin and acrylic surfaces can provide intense color and flexibility. The lightweight nature allows for ease of installation and reduced structural support or hardware. Many resin-based products are so translucent, attention to the structural systems and lighting design need to be considered to properly eliminate shadows, hot spots, or visual identification of the light source.

GPI's FLAT-Lite™ custom LED panels were used to backlight 3Form © resin for the renovation of Harrah's Rincon Café. All panels were wired back to FLAT-Lite™ Power Supplies so that over 100 SF of LED panels were run off a single power source.

More about the resin surface:

3Form © Varia Ecoresin "Moderna" collection - swept silver with custom cobalt color and patina finishes.