The difference between a crystal lamp and a glass lamp

The crystal lamp originated in Europe in the 17th century. And glass lamp, its chimney uses glass to make, and nowadays most glass lamp is chromatic vitreous lamp, changeful color, tie-in effect is very distinctive. Both the crystal lamp and the glass lamp are amazing. And also be the favorite in the lighting market. So what's the difference between a crystal lamp and a glass lamp?

1. Light transmittance

It is easy to confuse the two when people choose crystal lamps and glass lamps.The first difference between them is light transmittance. What is light transmittance, be through shade to asperse next halo, downy, not dazzling and still bright.The crystal lamp has excellent light transmittance. It is warm and romantic under the light of night. As far as light transmittance is concerned, glass lamp is inferior to crystal lamp. So in choosing crystal lamp and glass lamp, it's better to go to local physical store to feel one time.

2. Design

Crystal, our impression is glittering and translucent carving, and the feeling that glass gives us is only transparent. Since it is two kinds of different material, in the design of crystal lamp and glass lamp, the two are different from each other. There are a lot of kinds of glass lamp, if take glass to decorate lamps, must be the chromatic glass, the color is richer, colorific collocation is more diversiform. And because crystal  itself is glittering and translucent carving, this kind of advantage does not need too much change, only need to pass professional carve to form.

3. Price

The prices is one of the differences between of crystal and glass lamps. In some places, the price will change because of the difference of economic development, or the difference of the manufacturer's production design, or the difference of design style and production process. So how much do crystal and glass lamps cost? The price of crystal lamp on the market from hundred dollors to thousand dollors even is ten thousand dollors, and the price of glass lamp also has a few hundred dollors, several thousand dollors and so on.

4. Decorative effect 

No matter which kind of lamps, adornment effect can bring us different feeling. The biggest exterior distinction with crystal lamp and glass lamp is adornment effect. Because crystal itself has fine characteristic, so very nobility and elegant on adornment effect, lamplight passes through crystal lampshade, also appear special glittering and translucent romance and warmth, and glass lamp cannot obtain such effect. Glass itself does not have any color, need to use coloured material, so give us the feeling is very colorful, but harmonious and unified however. So crystal lamp and glass lamp decorate effect to differ, also brought for us more choice.

5. Materials

The crystal material is usually specially processed, and only put into use if qualified. If unqualified, lead will be released. How harmful the lead is? If the glass material is not qualified, it will affect the refracted light, and the bad processing will cause the color of the material.Crystal lamp and glass lamp have a lot of distinction consequently, but its adornment effect is outstanding we cannot deny.