At Big Freddy we understand how difficult it is to choose the right material for your wall decoration. Especially from behind your laptop this is difficult to find out, but we are happy to help you make the right choice. What do I choose now real glass ?

If you are faced with the choice between plexiglass and glass, we would always go for the most beautiful: real glass! Glass has a luxurious look, the edges are polished and photos on glass remain beautiful for years. It is not the case that plexiglass discolours quickly, but real glass ensures that your photo remains of top quality for much longer. An additional advantage is that a glass wall decoration can be placed anywhere. Think of a splashback in the kitchen or as a beautiful wall decoration in the bathroom. This is less suitable with plexiglass, because plexiglass is difficult to clean without leaving scratches. In addition, plexiglass can "work" with temperature differences. A long panorama of 200x50cm, for example, will always warp a little. You can prevent this by choosing an aluminium profile as a hanging system. The profile then ensures that your plexiglass wall decoration remains straight.

The differences between plexiglass and real glass

When printing the same image on 100x150cm plexiglass and real glass, you will see the following differences:

• When you look at the grazing light, glass is tight and with plexiglass you see a slight wave in the material. With plexiglass this can be compensated by choosing a fine-art plexiglass. With Fine-art, the plate is sandwiched with a dibond panel to keep the image tight.
• Another difference is that the edges of glass are slightly rounded and polished. This gives a luxurious look. Plexiglas is neatly finished, but glass has that little bit extra. The colours on glass are also deeper than on Plexiglas. This is because we print on diamond glass. It has a diamond-like look.
• Glass is 2.5 times heavier than plexiglass, so keep in mind that glass needs a strong wall to hang it on.
• Glass is also a more sustainable material than plexiglass. All the glass we process at Big Freddy is safety glass. Glass remains fragile, of course, which is why we have our glass panels hardened to meet the highest safety standards. All glass is CE approved. However, we do not have the seal inserted so as not to ruin the image.
• All glass is packed in art packaging and is transported from 100x70cm by a special courier, so that it arrives at your home intact.
• For all glass panels we have already pre-assembled the suspension system. In our shop you can choose between a blind aluminum suspension system and a floating aluminum profile

These are the differences between the materials plexiglass and real glass. Plexiglass is fine, but we really like real glass better.