One of Vetreria Re’s main strengths lies in its ability to range from safety glass to artistic stained glass, from the production of structural glazing to the creation of glass for shower enclosures and interior design, without overlooking the insulating glass sector, which represents an extremely relevant solution in view of increasingly energy-efficient construction.
With regard to safety, Vetreria Re manufactures custom-made glass and crystal for installation in residential and commercial settings: laminated glass (or bonded glass), bullet-resistant glass, and toughened/tempered glass, enabling the production of simple safety glass or, at higher levels of protection, anti-intrusion, anti-break-in, and even bulletproof glass, ideal for shop windows, banks, museum display cases, security doors, vehicle windows, and much more. To increase the safety of laminated glass, it is sufficient to increase the number and thickness of the glass and PVB layers—the adhesive plastic interlayer placed between the sheets that keeps them bonded together.
Fire-Resistant Glazing
There are also glazing systems designed to provide protection in case of fire: so-called fire-resistant and fire-rated glazing, classified under current safety regulations as RE and REI glazing. These systems are capable of slowing the spread of flames, allowing occupants to evacuate safely and protecting against the risk of explosions. Another type of glass characterized by exceptional heat resistance is glass-ceramic, widely used for covers and components in ovens, stoves, fireplaces, and similar applications.
But the custom-made glass and crystal produced by Vetreria Re also allow for excellent interior design solutions, ranging from shower enclosures—also made to measure with curved doors, corner installations, or integrated with bathtubs—to flat glass panels for furniture, enabling the creation of elegant decorative elements such as tables, coffee tables, desks, and display cabinets. Not to mention the refined and original glass flooring, made of glass blocks or other types of walkable safety glass. Among the custom interior solutions offered by Vetreria Re are also mirrors, which can be decorated and personalized in various ways to transform them into unique pieces capable of defining residential or professional interiors: sandblasted, engraved, laminated, ground, or decorated and designed mirrors add a touch of charm to hallways, bedrooms, bathrooms, and living rooms with either a traditional or contemporary style.
Custom Artistic Stained Glass
The creation of custom artistic stained glass is another field in which Vetreria Re excels, offering gold leaf decorations, sandblasted engravings, laminated glass with fabric or metal mesh inserts, leaded glass decorations, colored, enameled, and painted glass. All these techniques make it possible to create partition glazing, interior doors, screens, room dividers, and other unique and original furnishing elements capable of adding character to any space. Through sandblasting, it is also possible to produce custom frosted glass, ideal for refined furnishing solutions, particularly popular for sliding or hinged doors and glass partitions, whether frosted on one side, on both sides, or with decorative patterns. Another impactful solution for decorative glazing and walls is patterned glass, produced by casting, extrusion, or rolling to achieve a distinctive textured design on one or both sides of the glass. Particularly popular for doors, shower enclosures, refrigerator shelves, partition walls, balustrades, balcony dividers, and much more, patterned glass—like frosted glass—can undergo special processing to enhance its safety level and thermal and acoustic insulation performance.
The Importance of Thermal and Acoustic Insulation in Construction
Thermal and acoustic insulation is particularly important in the field of building glass, as it is essential for achieving improved energy efficiency. Most heat loss occurs through windows, making it crucial to install custom insulating glass units in properly insulated window frames. Vetreria Re supplies custom glass and crystal solutions with high soundproofing and thermal insulation performance. The most popular solutions today for increasing building energy efficiency include acoustic glass, double glazing (or insulating glass units) with double or triple chambers and the option of filling the cavity with Argon gas instead of dry air; and magnetron-coated glass, also known as low-emissivity glass, produced with a special metallic oxide coating deposited on the glass through a cold electromagnetic vacuum process to ensure high insulating performance.
Insulating glass solutions also include wired and reflective glass, widely used in schools and commercial buildings thanks to their ability to reflect solar energy—allowing light in while reducing heat transmission—and to protect interior privacy (though only during the day; in the evening, when artificial lighting makes interiors brighter, the inside becomes visible from outside). Solar control glazing also falls into this category: building glass panels treated to achieve predetermined selective reflection of solar radiation. In other words, solar control glass selectively reflects part of the sun’s radiation to reduce its penetration indoors in the form of light or heat.
Vetreria Re: From Design to the Installation of Custom Glass
Vetreria Re also features a large division dedicated to the design, production, processing, and installation of custom structural glass and building glass. Suitable for the creation of self-supporting glass walls—also using the Spiderglass structural fixing system or practical U-profile glass (U-Glass)—building glass can be treated to achieve various specialized performance levels. In particular, Vetreria Re produces tempered building glass with excellent active (security) and passive (safety) performance, flat and curved structural glass adaptable to a wide range of structural and architectural elements, wired or reinforced glass ideal for balustrades and protective terrace screens, as well as glass canopies for roofs and suspended facades.