Solutia Inc.(NYSE: SOA), manufacturer of the Vanceva Color System by Saflex(R) today announced its inaugural Solutia "World of Color Awards(SM) Inspired by Vanceva (R)."The new international design awards program is designed to honor architects, interior designers, glass fabricators, furniture designers, glazing engineers and other industry professionals for their innovative design use of colored laminated safety glass in building design and interior spaces around the world. Entries will be accepted online beginning June 14, 2010 atwww.worldofcolorawards.com.
“玻璃是我们在建筑环境中体验光线的门户。无论是在外部玻璃，内部隔板，家具还是艺术品中增加颜色，都可以提高光的体验，”朱莉·施梅梅尔普宁（Julie Schimmelpenningh对于Solutia。“这项竞赛旨在尊重建筑师，设计师和玻璃专业人士，他们使用颜色来增强建筑环境并激发乘员。”
Saflex的Vanceva Color System为建筑师和设计师提供了无与伦比的创意自由，将颜色融入玻璃和玻璃系统中，并使用有色的层中的层中层压，这些层被层压在两块玻璃之间。可以将15种颜色的调色板组合成多达四层，以产生3,000多个透明，半透明和不透明的玻璃颜色。这为设计师提供了无与伦比的灵活性，可以创建自定义颜色和一种独一无二的美学。Vanceva颜色室内层还为层压安全玻璃（包括安全性，太阳能，隔热材料和紫外线保护）提供了聚乙烯基丁丙（PVB）中间层的所有好处。
The World of Color Awards competition is an international recognition program open to all industry professionals. All entries must include liberal use of Vanceva color interlayer products and must have been completed between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2009.
Nominating a project is easy. Simply visit http://www.worldofcolorawards.com/ to submit photographs and brief background information for each project. There are no entry fees, and multiple entries will be accepted. Entrants must agree to provide photography rights for public relations purposes. The deadline for entry is August 15, 2010.
Entries will be judged by a jury of architectural and color marketing professionals. The architectural and design community will also be able to cast their votes for their favorite projects online. The glass fabricator who supplied the laminated glass for each of the winning projects will also be recognized on the program website, in press releases and all competition communications.
Solutia's Saflex brand PVB interlayers are the most trusted name in PVB interlayer technology for laminated glazing, delivering outstanding performance and durability, backed by reliable and knowledgeable service. As a result, it is found in nearly 40 percent of laminated architectural and automotive glass worldwide. Saflex interlayers are also used to encapsulate thin film photovoltaic solar cells, providing outstanding processability and durability.