What is Fluted Glass?

Fluted glass is a textured architectural glass defined by a series of vertical linear grooves pressed into the surface during manufacture. These channels refract light as it passes through the pane, softening avisibility whilst maintaining brightness.

Unlike clear glazing, fluted glass offers privacy without reducing natural light. Shapes and movement remain visible, but sharp detail is obscured, creating a finish that feels both practical and architectural.

The depth and spacing of the fluting vary between products. Fine profiles create a more subtle texture, whilst deeper fluting produces greater distortion and a stronger material presence.

What is Fluted Glass
Steel and fluted glass door with black frame in a brick wall setting
Bespoke steel door made for Jess Wright

Everything You Need to Know About Steel Doors Before You Buy

Every Steel Door Company system is made to measure. From single steel framed doors to full steel and glass partitions, each system is manufactured around the exact opening, layout and design of the project. Bespoke manufacture allows complete flexibility in sizing, glazing layout and configuration whilst maintaining slim steel sightlines throughout.

Steel vs Aluminium

Steel offers a level of strength and refinement that aluminium cannot replicate. Its structural integrity allows for exceptionally slim sightlines, with premium steel systems achieving visible frame widths as narrow as 20–25mm.

Aluminium is lightweight and corrosion resistant, but aluminium systems require wider profiles, often around 50mm. Resulting in a heavier appearance that lacks the precision and character of genuine steel glazing.

Steel vs Aluminium
Comparison of steel and aluminium doors on a white background