CUSTOM FURNITURE

November 10, 2024

 

Some things are so beautiful and well made that you can’t resist them. That is how we feel about UNICO custom furniture. For those of you who don’t know our history, we are Swiss company (think precision engineering like a Swiss watch) with an almost 30 year history in designing, engineering and manufacturing high-end frameless doors. We are not active in the low-end of the market, where thin, cheap doors are prevalent. Over the years, we have worked with outstanding engineers and designers, many of them in Greece, where our manufacturing partners are located. Greece has a long history of providing advances in culture and construction. Greeks are the founders of democracy, the elevator, the gear, the computer, urban planning, and even the shower (think of that tomorrow morning). Switzerland shares these values, with the perfection of democracy (we are the only direct democracy where citizens decide the laws, not the politicians), the perfection of the elevator (hello Schindler), the watch, bridges, tunnels and private jets. And Swiss construction is likely one of the best in world – people still live in houses built in the 1300s in Switzerland.

We have been speaking with UNICO for several years, as they are our neighbor in Greece. We share history, values and expertise in modern design. UNICO has been manufacturing custom-made furniture since 1974 and we are proud to now bring this outstanding quality and design to the North American market. Partnering with Insensation – – the leading frameless door company in the world – – we launch the products with a monobrand UNICO showroom in the Design District of New York City, as well as in all of Insensation’s showrooms located in Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Boston, San Francisco and Houston. Like Insensation high-end doors, every piece of furniture is custom made to size and finish, for exclusive homes.

Insensation sells to architects, designers and contractors. Private clients are urged to get their interior designers or architects involved.

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Insensation is headquartered in North America in New York and in Europe in Basel, Switzerland. We deliver worldwide using the best Swiss transport company.   Our 7 high-tech showrooms act as demonstration centers for architects and contractors.

UPDATED : FS2 FRAMELESS DOORS

October 7, 2024

Our existing advanced FS1 frameless doors are pre-assembled and pre-hung and have 2” thick slabs, Intact Intelligent Installation™, a huge integration of hardware and surface finishes, Slam-Side Protection™ and are being chosen by architects building top quality homes across the USA. We wanted to differentiate our doors ever further from poorly engineered doors on the market. We are pleased to release FS2.

 

New innovative flush handles for both frameless pocket and frameless swing doors.

 

ADVANTAGES

1. Insertion of full-piece drywall up to the frame. All other frameless doors on the market require the use of either a very small skim coat over their frames (cracking will occur with this design) or they are poor variations of a 1/2” European drywall version and the drywall does not fit up to the frame, requiring extra fill to meet the frame at the weakest point – thus cracking will also occur.

2. More tolerance for skim coating and taping, enabling the strongest frameless dorors on the market.

3. Integration of new hardware options: advanced flush locks and handles for swing doors and pocket doors.


4. Includes One-Person™ installation brackets. One person can easily install these doors, without a video, without a complex instruction guide. Contractors in every state install our doors. For contractors who want to outsource this work, we offer installation services in Florida and New York.

5. Includes pre-assembled door and frame – all components are pre-milled and pre-installed before delivery. Other frameless doors are trying to copy the pre-assembly we have been doing for 5 years, but their doors are thin (poor acoustic) and their their pre-assembly usually means all in one box, but not completely pre-milled and pre-assembled like Insensation doors.

 

The new 5/8” version of our Frameless Swing doors also enables the integration of wood panels up to 18 mm.

 

FS2 is now available in both our unique 1/2” and 5/8” drywall versions. Frameless doors have never been so easy to install, so durable, and have so many features for architects and interior designers to express their individuality.

You will enjoy implementing FS2. Better design, faster installations.

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Insensation is headquartered in North America in New York and in Europe in Basel, Switzerland. We deliver worldwide using the best Swiss transport company.   Our 7 high-tech showrooms act as demonstration centers for architects and contractors.

NEW : FLUSH HANDLES

October 1, 2024

MINIMAL DESIGN

Linear, coplanar, essential: Our S0800 handle enhances the design of the minimal door and widens the horizons of the interior designer. Design is no longer just a function as the standard lever is.

The S0800 handle offers a secure and comfortable grip. The handle design always remains coherent with the available possibilities of closing: without a key, for the bathroom with a coplanar knob and with a European profile cylinder.

MAXIMUM FREEDOM

The S0800 is the first handle that creates a continuity of shape both for swinging, sliding and pocket doors, which have been always very different from the other, and allows the transversality of the handle on all doors of a house.  Like our magnetic locks and 3D concealed hinges, the S0800 is available in silver, black and white.

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Insensation is headquartered in North America in New York and in Europe in Basel, Switzerland. We deliver worldwide using the best Swiss transport company.   Our 7 high-tech showrooms act as demonstration centers for architects and contractors.

NEW : BULLET PROOF DOORS

September 30, 2024

Our newest development is a safe room door, providing bullet-proof protection for any room.

Safe Room PR1

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Insensation is headquartered in North America in New York and in Europe in Basel, Switzerland. We deliver worldwide using the best Swiss transport company.   Our 7 high-tech showrooms act as demonstration centers for architects and contractors.

BOSTON: OUR NEWEST SHOP

August 17, 2024

Starting in a small warehouse in Switzerland almost 3 decades ago, we now are present with our exclusive frameless doors in shops across the USA.

From the beginning, our goal was to present an alternative to mainstream design. We’re focussed on minimalist frameless interior doors and secure entrance doors. Not comparable to the poorly engineered italian doors on the market, Insensation excels in high-quality and outstanding engineering.

Get a free estimate and come visit us in our newest shop in the great city of Boston.

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Insensation is headquartered in North America in New York and in Europe in Basel, Switzerland. We deliver worldwide using the best Swiss transport company.   Our 7 high-tech showrooms act as demonstration centers for architects and contractors.

INSIGHTS: THOUGHTS ON DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

August 16, 2024

Welcome to INsights, Insensation’s blog where we will explore our thoughts on design and construction. You will notice the IN is large, as it is in our INsensation logo, because we will put an emphasis on the interior aspect of design. Insensation means ‘interior sensation’, and even though we also manufacture very high-end exterior, entrance doors, these doors are also have an interior side which we can design to match the frameless interior doors of a luxury residence.

Nr. 1: Universality: one product for all walls and situations. Advanced design for high-end architecture.

Nr. 2: Quality Engineering: Slam Side Protection™, Dual Point Fixation™ and OneP Installation™ are just a few of many unique characteristics of Insensation engineering which no other frameless door company provides.

Nr. 3: Demo Centers: Insensation is the only expert frameless door company that has built and runs seven high-tech demo centers for contractors and architects to see the latest in frameless door technology.

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Insensation is headquartered in North America in New York and in Europe in Basel, Switzerland. We deliver worldwide using the best Swiss transport company.   Our 7 high-tech showrooms act as demonstration centers for architects and contractors.

SWISS CDF | COMPACT STRENGTH

June 27, 2024

Insensation Frameless Doors lead the market due to our superior thickness, universal-engineered door frame, wide spectrum of hardware and our unique INtact Installation which saves significant time and money on building sites.   10 years ago we introduced the American market to our innovative high-performance door cores.  Now we further innovate the door outer layers with a state-of-the-art material to serve the exclusive needs of our clients.

Our standard door structure is comprised of 2 outer layers of 7 mm MDF and a variable-width high-tech core.   This construction has proven to be superior for longevity, ease of installation and provide unique integration capabilities with emerging components. American and Italian manufacturers typically have 2 or 3 mm outer layers, making for a very weak door construction.  In addition to our already excellent engineering, we are pleased to announce the integration of Swiss CDF (Compact Density Fibreboard) in all our unique frameless doors.

CDF refers to the compactly compressed fibreboard (> 1,000 kg/m3) that gives the product such enormous stability. Thanks to its multi-ply construction, SWISSCDF is predestined for complex and filigree milled structures. SWISSCDF complies with the fire classification according to EN 13501-1 and therefore is also suitable for use in “flame-retardant” areas.

Swiss CDF is the future of modern door construction and is now available as an option on all Insensation doors.

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Insensation is headquartered in North America in New York and in Europe in Basel, Switzerland. We deliver worldwide using the best Swiss transport company.   Our 7 high-tech showrooms act as demonstration centers for architects and contractors.

FRAMELESS DOORS IN CHICAGO

June 27, 2024

Insensation is pleased to open the first showroom in the great city of Chicago dedicated to superior 2″ Frameless Interior doors  and 3.75″ Pivot Entrance Doors with 8-point locking.

The complete collection of minimalist doors is located in the Belmont area of Chicago.

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Insensation is headquartered in North America in New York and in Europe in Basel, Switzerland. We deliver worldwide using the best Swiss transport company.   Our 7 high-tech showrooms act as demonstration centers for architects and contractors.

BEST IN CLASS FRAMELESS DOORS

January 5, 2024

Best in Class (measured by quality, value, design options and ease of installation)

1. for 2” universal Frameless Doors (same door for all walls, push and pull, any drywall, advanced cores, high-end concealed 3D hinges)

2. for secure Pivot Entrance Doors (security with armored doors)

3. for Architectural Door Hardware (half the price of competitors)

With our Swiss precision and management, as well as safe and fast deliveries from Europe to North America, you won’t find these benefits by any other company.

 

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Insensation is headquartered in North America in New York and in Europe in Basel, Switzerland. We deliver worldwide using the best Swiss transport company.   Our 7 high-tech showrooms act as demonstration centers for architects and contractors.

NEW SHOPS 2024

January 4, 2024

Insensation has been supplying best-in-class, 2” thick frameless doors to architects and contractors internationally for almost three decades. As we enter our 10th year on the USA market, we are proud to announce our third wave of expansion. Our newest satellite shops, located in city centers of Chicago, Houston and Boston, will serve cities where Insensation has established clients building modern, minimalist architecture. The new locations, like the existing ones in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco, will serve as both showrooms and demonstration centers for contractors and architects.

“We are pleased that architects recognize the unique strengths, time- and cost savings provided by Insensation frameless doors. Insensation will continue to provide the best engineered and most innovative frameless doors on the market.” announced Insensation CEO Richard Gelles. “We look forward to welcoming you soon in one of our showrooms.”

Insensation operates all their facilities directly without dealers or distributors. The showrooms are designed in the Swiss traditions of modesty, minimalism and engineering prowess.

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Insensation is headquartered in North America in New York and in Europe in Basel, Switzerland. We deliver worldwide using the best Swiss transport company.   Our 7 high-tech showrooms act as demonstration centers for architects and contractors.