Contoured glass articles and methods of making the same

A method of making a contoured glass article comprising:

• cold bending a flat glass sheet having first and second opposing major surfaces, at least one region having a first thickness, and at least one region having a second thickness, to produce cold bent glass sheet having at least one bend region along a portion of the at least one region having the second thickness, wherein the cold bending occurs at a temperature that is below 200° C., wherein the first thickness is in a range from greater than 500 micrometers to 2 mm, and the second thickness is in a range from 300 micrometers to less than 500 micrometers;
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• restraining the cold bent glass sheet to produce the contoured glass article by attaching a frame to one of the first and second opposing surfaces such that the frame permanently maintains the at least one bend region in the cold-bent glass sheet, wherein the bend region comprises a bend radius of from 20 mm to 500 mm.