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Smart film for shops, showrooms and hospitality

Published on · Privé Glas

In a shop, showroom or restaurant, glass is your calling card: it lets light in and shows what you have to offer. But sometimes you would rather not be seen. Smart film makes your glass switchable, so you decide when it is clear or frosted.

Why smart film in a business?

A business often has several kinds of glass: shop windows on the street, glass walls between shop and office, glass doors to a stockroom or a screened-off room. In all those places privacy on demand can be useful.

Without power smart film is frosted, with a milky-glass effect: light comes in, but the view is blurred. With power it turns clear, with 92% transparency. You switch via the app, the remote control or with Google Home and Alexa.

Shops

In a shop, a fitting room, workshop or back office behind glass can be frosted when needed. The rest of the day the glass stays clear and the shop feels spacious and bright.

After closing time you can frost certain panes, for example a glass wall to an office or stockroom, so passers-by cannot look in.

Showrooms

In a showroom you want to show your products, but a client meeting or quote discussion calls for calm and discretion. A glass meeting area with smart film turns frosted during the meeting and clear again afterwards, so the showroom stays open.

A glass wall between showroom and office or workshop can also be screened off on demand.

Hospitality

In restaurants, cafés and hotels, a glass wall to a private room can be frosted for a private party, a meeting or a private moment. Afterwards the glass turns clear again and the venue feels like one space.

A glass door to the kitchen, office or storeroom can also be frosted when you would rather guests did not look in.

A clean look

For business owners who deliberately choose a clean interior, smart film is interesting: no curtains, blinds or shutters are needed to create privacy. The glass itself changes appearance. The film also blocks up to 99% of UV radiation.

See examples in our projects, or read more about smart film for meeting rooms.

What does smart film cost for a business?

Smart film costs €179 per m² excl. VAT, plus a one-time €149.99 excl. VAT for the transformer with Wi-Fi app. The film is made to measure, tested before delivery and comes with a 4-year warranty.

Worked examples are in what does smart film cost per m². How to measure your glass: measuring your glass correctly for your quote.

Installation and removal

You can install the film yourself with the manual and installation video, use your own installer or choose Privé Glas's certified installers. Privé Glas always comes to install, anywhere in Belgium and the Netherlands; for longer distances travel costs are added and shown in the quote.

Moving or renovating later? Smart film is guaranteed to come off without residue.

Business owners in places such as Antwerp, Kortrijk, Hasselt and Roermond will find more on our regional pages.

Practical tips for business owners

Start with the places where you most often want privacy: a meeting area, an office behind the shop or a private room. That keeps things clear and you choose deliberately which glass becomes switchable.

Agree with your team how it will be used. With the app, the remote control or a routine via Google Home or Alexa you can, for example, switch certain panes to frosted at closing time.