Precious stones from the Bohemian Paradise

The brothers Jan and Václav Fišers from Turnov. Their alleged voyage to Venice, five years of efforts to seize the local secret of secrecy, return to Turnov, dozens of wasted attempts and then - finally success! In 1711 they made the first glass for the production of artificial stones.

THE GLASSHOUSE IN NOVÝ SVĚT

It was in 1712, when Elias Müller built his glassworks on the estate of the Harrach Counts in Jilemnice. It continued in the traditional production of glass, which was produced on the border of the Giant Mountains and the Jizera Mountains in the middle of the 14th century. Even today, you can see not only metallurgical production and blowing glass, but also a hundred-year-old grinding shop. It is driven by a water turbine and transmissions used to distribute the driving force.

ELIAS PALME

Elias Palme, one of the most famous luminaire manufacturers, continued the tradition of chandeliers in Kamenický Šenov. Industrial production of chandeliers was started in 1724 by Josef Palme in Prácheň.

ELDORADO OF BEADS AND SEED BEADS

Surely you would not find in the whole Principle and in the broad surroundings of a person who would say a crooked word about Jan Šourek. After all, it was as if he had come to the Principle of Prosperity and Welfare. As soon as he took possession of the reeve, life in the village began to turn for the better. He was one of the first to venture into the world for business.

JOSEF RIEDEL

Josef Riedel, king of the Jizera Mountains glassmakers, was born in Hejnice in 1816. He was the representative of the sixth generation of the glass family and imprinted his footprint indelibly on the slopes of the Jizera Mountains.

FRIEDRICH EGERMANN

JOSEF PFEIFFER

Josef Pfeiffer - Jablonec entrepreneur and mayor, who was involved in the development of jewelery exports. Everything is confirmed at the imperial court and in 1866 Jablonec became a town during his reign.

BLOWN BEAD and its way to the tree

People can make sense of time and numbers, but not us, beads. However, I have heard that they have been blowing me in the mountains for more than a hundred years. As a bead would put it, that is a long time. You, who have never seen how a bead is born, you don´t know how beautiful life can be....

MELTED GLASS SCULPTURE

In 1920 the first Czech glass school was founded in Železný Brod, thanks to which the town became a center of glass art.

Mapa

Inspired by Crystal Valley

Glass from all over the world

Nisa Factory - Janovská 39/132, Jablonec nad Nisou, 46604


Exhibition of the results of the 15th International Glass Symposium (IGS 2024). The opening of the exhibition will take place on Friday 6 June 2025 at 18:00.

IGS 2024 was attended by 45 artists or creative pairs from 17 countries and 5 continents. In terms of age, gender, place of origin and techniques used, the preparatory team assembled a multifaceted, unique group where individual participants must be able to work with a forge or workshop that will give them space and help them realize their artistic proposal.

Eliška Vavříčková, curatorial collaboration of Oldřich Palata and Oldřich Plíva. The installation was created in cooperation with the Nový Bor Glass Museum and glass companies providing their technical and personnel facilities for the participants\' work: 

Ajeto Lindava

Ave Clara Polevsko

AZ Design Nový Bor

Kolektiv Ateliers

Novotný Glass

Pačinek Glass Kunratice u Cvikova

Sklárna Jílek Kamenický Šenov

Sklářská škola Kamenický Šenov

Sklářská škola Nový Bor

TGK Skalice u České Lípy


Guided tour on 20 June at 6 pm and 30 August at 3 pm.

NISA FACTORY

Janovská 132/39, Jablonec nad Nisou

www.nisafactory.cz, contact person Zuzana Slámová 602 421 054, email info@nisafactory.cz