Low-iron glass is increasingly specified for decorative features, doors and partitions, stairs and handrails, shower and bath enclosures, kitchens and backsplashes, security cases and displays, entrances and storefronts, and anywhere maximum color fidelity enhances artistry.
Lax, founder and head of Pulp Studio, a widely respected fabricator of decorative glass, says his team always specifies low-iron glass “… for projects where the aesthetic is the driving force to maintain color neutrality.” Five Decorative Applications Its minimal green and pure clarity provides a truly neutral substrate for dynamic patterns, colorful designs and more.īernard Lax agrees. However, the extreme neutrality of low-iron glass is increasingly in demand for decorative interior design applications. Wright specified one of the industry’s pioneering low-iron glasses in his original specification for his iconic house. Perkins, director of preservation and collections for Fallingwater. “The clarity of the glass allows for it to appear invisible, a feature Wright admired,” explains Scott W. Historically, the purest low-iron glasses have been prized for their ability to step away from the limelight (literally, as it turns out) and showcase daylight and exterior views. Small wonder low-iron glass is the glass of choice for interiors and exteriors across a wide array of iconic structures, including the Amazon Spheres, Bullitt Center, Fallingwater, Calgary Central Library, UCSD Jacobs Medical Center, among many other projects worldwide. In fact, there is no industry standard specification criteria for “clear” glass, the clarity of which can vary broadly between batches and manufacturers. As good as today’s conventional “clear” glass is, it falls significantly short of low-iron glass’s highest potential clarity (87 percent less green tint) and generous 91 VLT (visible light transmission) rating.
The metaphor of cotton and linen canvas is apt in glass conversations. We’re talking, of course, about conventional clear glass and low-iron glass. While it’s true glass manufacturers have made remarkable strides in recent years across a broad front, including energy efficiency, there remains major divisions in the way glass manufacturers approach clarity and light transmission. A linen canvas is nearly always selected over cotton because nothing delivers the artist’s authentic vision quite like linen. In the world of fine art, a master painter begins with canvas selection.
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