The art of stained glass 
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Stained glass as a special decorative element has been used since ancient times. Today art stained glass have not lost their positions, and continue to saturate the interiors with warmth and beauty. The high functionality of stained glass gives great opportunities to designers. With the help of stained-glass windows, you can illuminate the dark entrance hall, give the room height and volume, mask the flaws of the room. The backlight and the corresponding color scheme will help to “redraw” the space, divide the room into functional zones. The selection of stained glass is wide. Made of high-impact glass, with drawings and tinted glass, they will suit any style and interior.
When choosing a stained-glass window, the specialists of the Steklosfera studio advise to focus on the features of the interior for which it is intended. Even the view from the window is important. There should be no contradiction between the new decorative element and the architecture of the surrounding space. Stained-glass windows absorb daylight, so for rooms of the northern orientation it is better to choose light shades of glass. Dark stained-glass windows are preferable for pools and rooms for personal hygiene. In the kitchen you can use stained glass to decorate the facades of furniture, with its help to separate the kitchen area from the dining room. The motives for painting can be different - geometric pattern, floral ornament. Stained-glass windows can also be used in lighting fixtures. You just need to make sure that the glass is firmly fixed and provides unhindered access to the bulbs. Stained glass will last a long time, without dulling over time if the design is airtight. To do this, you need to order in a special stained glass workshop (for example, in the Studio of the Glass Sphere) not only glass, but also frames and double-glazed windows. Delivery and installation also have their own nuances, so it is better to entrust them to the manufacturer.
Technologically, stained-glass windows are produced in almost the same way as in ancient times. Colored pieces of glass are connected by a metal broach, they are soldered at the joints. However, there are several different production techniques.
- The Tiffany technique is named for Lewis Tiffany, an outstanding representative of stained glass. In accordance with it, the glass is inserted into the frame of copper foil, and the soldering is performed with tin.
- Fusing (sintering) - allows you to get a seamless stained-glass window. For this, pieces of colored glass are laid out on a transparent glass base. The two-layer “cake” is melted in a furnace into a single whole.
- Casting - glass is first melted, then poured into containers of appropriate shapes. After cooling, relief is applied to the resulting volumetric parts. Such a stained glass window looks very natural, because the basis of its color scheme is the shades of metal salts.
- Sandblasting technique - forms a pattern of a stained-glass window by means of a contrasting combination of frosted and transparent patches of glass.
For public areas of a large area - sports, retail, concert halls - use imitation of stained-glass windows. They are created with the help of varnishes, murals, polymer films. Such stained-glass windows are lightweight, which is very important for large rooms. Also recently, stained glass windows for skylights, interior doors and furniture have often been ordered. Roof windows Fakro with the stained-glass windows you will find the sales offices of materials for the roofing company Stroymet.