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.

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Kamila Parsi

Address

Rohliny 39, Mírová pod Kozákovem, 511 01, Turnov
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+420 777 937 484

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info@parsi-glass.com

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Since 1997, artist Kamila Parsi has been dedicated to the precise production of original glass jewelry, interior decorations, and unique Christmas ornaments. Her work, which also includes replicas of historical glass, artistic lighting fixtures, and decorative pins, is valued for its masterful combination of traditional glass-blowing techniques and a distinctive aesthetic sensibility.

Her deep respect for the craft and unflagging creative energy have earned her the prestigious Master of Handicrafts of the Liberec Region award. The philosophy of her studio is based on a multidisciplinary approach, where glasswork naturally blends with woodcarving, ceramics, and graphic design. This breadth of scope, complemented by the artist's literary work, makes her pieces sought-after artifacts that are represented in many important museum and private collections.

A visit to Kamila Parsi's glass studio offers an intimate and inspiring glimpse behind the scenes of the creation of fragile beauty, where guests can look directly under the hands of an experienced artist. In addition to the opportunity to purchase original pieces in the online store, a personal visit to the workshop is an experience that reveals the secrets of the technique of wound beads and other sophisticated methods of glass processing. It is a place imbued with tranquility and honest craftsmanship, from which visitors take away not only an artistic object, but also a piece of the story of contemporary Czech design.