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

LASVIT - GLASS HOUSE

Address

Palackého nám. 170, Nový Bor
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Phone

+420 775 474 038

E-mail

julie.horackova@lasvit.com

Opening hours

ATTENTION: no tours on 1 September 2023 for technical reasons, thank you for your understanding

Open to the public: guided tours Fri 9:00 - 11:00 and 13:00 - 15:00. Larger groups by prior arrangement and by appointment.

Admission: donation to the LASVIT Foundation in the amount of 100,- CZK

LIBEREC REGION BUILDING OF THE YEAR - Absolute Winner 2020

Headquarters of LASVIT

Two hundred years ago, masters of the glassmaking craft lived in the timbered houses on Palacký Square in Nový Bor. The Czech glass and design company LASVIT renovated the historic houses and moved its headquarters here in 2019. The complex also includes two modern new buildings - the Black House and the Glass House - two houses that are a metaphor for darkness and light. The Glass House, visible from a distance from the street, is covered in tiles inspired by traditional slate cladding. LASVIT has developed this glass façade to reference regional traditions, but at the same time set a modern trend. According to LASVIT's founder, Leon Jakimic, the glass house is intended to be a unique beacon in the city and should be a sign of the renewal and new self-confidence of glassmaking in the region. The complex also includes two log cabins that were used by glassmakers as early as the end of the 18th century. At the beginning of the 19th century, one of the houses housed a glass manufactory and in the post-war period a glass school and a glass cutting shop. LASVIT renovated both listed buildings and in June 2019 several departments of the company, including the top management, moved in.

Investor: LASVIT, s.r.o.

Project designer: ov architekti, s.r.o.

Implementation company: BAK stavební společnost