The Beranek works was started in 1940 by Emanuel Beranek, a glassmaker who had returned to his native Moravia from Novy Bor at the time Nazi marched into the Sudetenland. Beranek, with his three brothers, used a technology producing glass so full of bubbles that he decided to make it look intentional. This pseudo-antique glass found buyers; however, he himself was eventually forced to close the works down during the German occupation.
During the communist era the glassworks was too small and offbeat to fit into the state industrial policy, so it was consigned to liquidation. Beranek works had it's supporters and they launched a lobbying campaign to save it. The state retreated, and the factory, now stripped of the Beranek's name, was designated to be a crafts centre under The Ministry of Culture. As it was not allowed to make the kind of glass produced by bigger factories, the logical solution was a new orientation toward art glass. Beranek Glassworks factory specializes today in handmade, mouth-blown and hot-shaped glass. The company's production reflects the successful synergy of glass-making crafts and artistic design. Beranek's products guarantee both uniqueness and quality of design and will bring to their owners great beauty and delight. The primary product line includes decorative vases, bowls, jardiniers, plates candlestick, ashtrays, glass fruits, vegetables, animals and hand faceted sculptures. Blue, green, brown and crystal constitute the base colors used in for making. A rich variety of brilliant colors is then introduced using only the highest quality color rods.
All of the works are signed by the artists
Bohemian Glassworks is located in the region of Lusatia (Northern Bohemia), an ancient glassworks area rich in large beech woods and old castles, where substantial part of famous Czech glass products was being made for centuries from the medieval times. And from where comes most of our stock. The village of Skalice itself founded in early medieval times has been for centuries one of the centers of Czech glassmaking and from here also comes some of its very best pieces.

Nowadays, Bohemian Glassworks is supplying its satisfied customers in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australia and South Africa.

Our customers vary from big import companies to smaller family businesses and shops, from public art-galleries to museums, hotels and knowing collectors, even to those who only want to enrich their home with some extraordinary decorative item. The quantities in shipments vary from few pieces (in case of most unique works of art) to substantial quantity (in case of big orders of more common giftware). The production is focused mostly on the luxurious items manufactured in no other place in the world, which can satisfy even the most exacting customer. But a variety of other products is also available:

Unique artworks - exceptional works of well-known artists
Painted glass - famous enamel-, high enamel- and gold- decorated Bohemian glass
Engraved glass - world's finest engravings on glass
Cut glass - traditional cut lead and non-lead crystal
Historic glass - Replicas of antic to first half of 20th century glass
Blown glass - free hand made glass
Stained glass - door and window stained glass, plus other decorative items
Mirrors - fine cut and engraved mirrors
Paperweights - Beautiful paperweights
Corporate gifts - exceptional promotional items, made not only for marketing companies
Repairs and replicas - repairs of damaged museum or collector's exhibits, creating of perfect replicas
Repairs of chandeliers - repairs of old damaged chandeliers, manufacturing of missing glass and metal parts (usually for Hotels, Museums, public places..)

The company was founded by Mr. Martin Cabejsek who comes from a glassmakers family (both parents worked for the whole life in glass industry, as well as many other family relatives, Mr. Cabejsek himself after passing out secondary school for glass industry in Novy Bor continued his study and graduated successfully on Institute for chemical technology in Prague, Department of technology of glass and ceramics. He is an author of edifying still-growing internet encyclopaedy of glass.

The History of glassmaking in Josefodol is 138 years old and Caesar Crystal Bohemiae is proud to be able to continue in this tradition.
For several decades, Josefodol has been the centre of the fully manual production of cases lead glass, famous all over the designs of renowned artists has given birth to a unique type of crystal vase, typical for the place where it was made.
The current offer of the Company includes, besides the traditional, always manually processed transparent glass, also a number of traditional colors – blue, green, crimson, red and azure. A specialty is black glass.
The range offered also includes unique sports trophies and works of art.

DMH Art Glass

Art glass Studio DMH is located in the heart of the Bohemia glass industry district.

The studio was established in 1995, and is directed only by the Artists and Architects, which can guarantee "The world renowned design and quality of their product."
The process of creating these beautiful art pieces relies on years of classic hand - made production of glassware, which includes glass melting using glass burners, and an exact artistic- implementation, which is trademarked all over the world. All of the works are signed by the artists.

MOSER "Glass of Kings"
The aim of every glass producer is to engage the viewer with the natural beauty of its material, its fragility, its elegance and to captivate them with their shapes and enrapture them with their unique colors. As a material, glass has the ability to refract and disperse light and exploit optical qualities evoking both lyrical and dramatic expression. Moser glassware evokes all of these qualities, producing perfectly executed glass. Moser is ranked among the top manufactures of quality glass throughout the world.
The company was founded in 1857 by Ludwig Moser (1833-1916) in the beautiful spa town of Karlovy Vary in Czechoslovakia. Ludwig Moser imposed exacting demands on his enterprise. A master engraver, he endeavored to create the purest and hardest glass best suited for beautiful glass refinement, succeeding in producing a special soda potash composition, entirely different from the properties of mass with lead content.
Due to perfect execution and elegance Moser became known as the King of Glass, and synonymous with elegance.
It was and always will be a question of prestige for distinguished people and organizations throughout the world to possess some of the fantasies beating the famous Moser trademark. The names of prominent owners such as Kings, Presidents and Diplomats are the best proof of the value, popularity and first class quality of Moser.
PK 500 or Lace Cut
Classic representation of rich cut in Design PK500. The design is named after its creator Mr. Prostrednik* P-K. Mr. Prostrednik created this pattern around 1923 and in 1929 the PK500 pattern dominated the worlds market and eve today this pattern is highly sought of.. The PK500 pattern is what makes Bohemia Crystal stand out front the rest of the crystal in the world. It is a mixture of superb artistic work and tradition, which is carried from generation to generation. Many experts believe that Bohemia Crystal and especially PK500 pattern is to be considered as "the finest in the world" due to its difficulty of exact cuttings.
Cut Crystal is product of one of the kind art, preciseness and gentle had work, which can not duplicate. We carry only the best hand-cut KP500 pieces available today.

Over the years we came across many glass factories and glass cutters specializing in PK500 and finally we picked a small family owned glassworks, whose PK500 pieces are just superb to rest of traditional PK500. The cuts are a lot deeper and more brilliant, very hard to describe, but just picking up the piece you can just feel it - why is Bohemia Crystal is the Best there is...

Svoboda
Svoboda's output ranks among the foremost Bohemian artistic glass works. His work shows his perfect mastering of glass craft in all its technological forms. Svoboda's interest includes three principal areas: designs for production of small series, author’s works with unique features(particularly blank glass, cut glass and melted glass sculptures) and last but not least architectural articles(lamps, glass walls, little fountains).It is obvious that he uses a special pin technique typical for his glassworks. Using it he makes tiny bubbles in glass and then he composes them into strict geometrically cut shapes. Consequently, unique artistic products as well as articles for everyday use are made in this way.
He is one of the few artists who decided to use glass as a special, distinctive architectural material. He has never wanted to substitute glass for either stone, wood or iron Svoboda has always just tried to use the basic properties of glass,i.e. optical features, inner space of molten glass and the possibility to shape it. He likes using the inner architecture of glass which he builds by colors and air bubbles or by arranging layers of glass.
Though in recent years he "has exchanged" the arts for enterprising, he is gradually starting to come back to it. For three years he has been creating tiny glass artistic originals which are used as awards in prestigeous competitions and events. All of his work reflects his studies of philosophy, as well as his love and sense for the beauty of glass material. Stella

Stella is one of several traditional Bohemian glassmaking companies attempting to revive the traditional process of decorating glass. The workmanship is simply superb.
To our knowledge, Stella is the only company that specializes in this form of finishing painting, cutting, and polishing is all done by hand to the highest level of perfection.
We are very pleased to add Stella to our collection of fine Bohemian Crystal and Glass. Our goal is to provide our customers with the highest quality products and craftsmanship, so you can treasure your purchases for years to come.

Zila
Zila Glassworks is a family owned and operated firm continuing a long and respected tradition within the framework of the Czech glass industry.

The north bohemian town of Nový Bor is the very heart of time honored production, as well as individually inspired art glass producing studio workshops. We are proud to have belonged to this exclusive glass house, its extended family and we look forward to serving you and your future needs.
LIFE STYLE COLLECTION
Drinking glass sets, decorated with a combination of engraving and sandblasting on originally created hand blowned shapes.
DIAMOND OF INTERIOR
Hand ground sculptures, unique pieces in limited series.
ART DECO COLLECTION
Master pieces of Art Decoration Epoch -Collection of original replicas of perfumes & decanters. For collectors only.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY
Clear or colored paperweights, with various motifs within, glass fruit, leaves and flowers.

ZBS
The beginning of glass working at the region of Zelezny Brod dates back to second half of 16th century. The production and treatment of glass and costume jewelers were started, in Zelezny Brod, mainly by small Czech workshops and traders. Ninety percent of a countless range of products were exported, in course of the pre-war period, by a number of local export houses. The export was aimed mainly to United States of America, India, Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain and other territories which appreciated and demanded the quality, design and sense for combination of Czech glassmakers.
Artistic and technical level level of the glass, as well as its competitive pover, was supported by the foundation of a specialized trade school in 1920. The school has been existing till now and it educates Czech specialists in order to cover the demand for qualified labor in Zelezny Brod and Jablonec regions. A lot of outstanding characters have passed the school both as teachers and pupils and many of them were highly appreciated and honoured.
The company of Zeleznobrodske sklo follows and draws its inspiration from North Bohemian tradition. Due to creative abilities, skills of the trade and diligence, passed from generation to generation, the company of Zeleznobrodske sklo has become steadily increasing and prosperous enterprise. The company was fully privatized in 2001 and the privatization made the link with other jewelers manufacturers and traders of the region even closer.
The main production programme of the company consists at present mainly of costume jewelers made of pressed, cut and pearled beads and semi-manufactured products. The costume jewelers are delivered as necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other fashion accessories which beautify the ladies all over the world. The products are exported by Jablonex Ltd.

company of Jablonec nad Nisou.
There is also a traditional regional manufacture of hand made glass figurines. Small figurines are made by hand winding of flame heated glass rods on the table, the bigger ones are made of the glass drawn from the oven and colored by crushed color glass pellets.
In hands of glass working artisans the melted glass, taken to a blow pipe, is shaped to vases, ashtrays, plates or glass sculptures.
Our company is also a traditional manufacturer of glass chandeliers, wall and table lightings made even to measure in conformity with customer requirements.
The company of Zeleznobrodske sklo is the right place to be visited by every customer looking for wide range of products of long time proven quality.

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