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An office partition of frosted glass panels between a planted courtyard and a meeting room, the chairs beyond it visible only as shapes

Glass as a surface.

Privacy, pattern and branding without replacing the glass.

Can existing glass be transformed without replacing it?

Yes. Etched and frosted finishes, bands, patterns and branding are applied to the pane you already have, and taken off again when the space changes. It is a change of finish rather than a change of glass.

Decorative film

Decorative film is applied to the surface of the pane and reads as part of it. An etched finish looks like sandblasted glass without the glass being touched, and a cut or printed film carries pattern, banding or a logo at whatever scale the space asks for.

  • Film is applied to the inside face of the glass you already have.
  • Film can be removed and replaced when the space changes.
  • Decorative film changes the surface of the glass without changing the glass.
  • Banding and pattern make full height glass legible to someone walking towards it.
  • We confirm what is appropriate for your glass before we quote it.
What changes

What you notice.

Film goes on the inside face of the glass you already have. Nothing is replaced and nothing structural changes.

  • Plain glass reads as a considered surface rather than a gap
  • An open plan gains thresholds without anything being built
  • Full height glass becomes legible to someone walking towards it
  • The finish comes off again when the tenancy or the brand changes
Real-world applications

At home and at work.

  • A bathroom window with frosted film across the glass, the garden beyond reduced to soft tone and the daylight still entering the roomResidential
    Bathrooms, ensuites and stair landings that need privacy without losing the light.
  • An office partition with a banded frosted finish across clear glazingCommercial
    Meeting rooms, partitions and reception glazing, with the finish chosen from the four below.
Where it goes

Typical glazing.

  • Reception and atrium glazing
  • Office partitions and breakout areas
  • Retail windows and display glazing
  • Wayfinding and threshold marking
  • Entry doors and sidelights
  • Restaurants, cafes and hotel glazing
Things to know

What it will not do.

This page is about finish, not sightlines

If the reason for treating the glass is a view in you want gone, that is a privacy specification and it is chosen differently, particularly where the privacy is needed after dark.

Detail has a floor

Fine artwork and small type behave differently in cut and printed film than they do on a screen. We will tell you what holds at the size the glass actually is.

Surfaces vary

Textured, curved and previously treated glass do not take film the same way. We confirm the substrate before quoting.

Worth knowing.

Can film be applied to part of a window?+
Yes. Banding at eye level, or treating the lower portion only, is a common way to keep an outlook while removing the sightline that matters.
Can film be removed later?+
Yes. Film is applied to the surface of the pane and can be taken off and replaced when the space changes.
We lease the building. Is that a problem?+
Usually not, though the owner or the managing agent may have their own requirements about what can be applied to the glazing. It is worth asking them before work is booked. Film is applied to the surface of the pane and can be removed later, which is often the point that settles the conversation.
Can film be applied to leased premises?+
Often, yes. Building owners and managing agents may have their own requirements, so it is worth confirming with them before work is booked.
Can film mark full height glass so people do not walk into it?+
Yes. Banding, frosted strips and patterns at eye level make a clear pane legible to someone walking towards it, and they can carry a logo or a pattern rather than looking like a safety measure. If the building has a specific requirement to meet, tell us what it is and we will confirm what we are specifying against it.
Also on this glass

Related problems.

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We confirm what suits your windows, then put a written quotation in front of you with the price, what it covers and how long it stands.

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Two hands applying window film to a large glass pane with a squeegee, the wet film being smoothed flat in natural daylight