The family business Novotný Glass was founded by legendary glassmaker Petr Novotný, a prominent figure in the Czech and international glassmaking world. Petr Novotný (1952–2024) was one of the most important Czech glassmaking masters and an icon of world glass art. As early as the 1980s, he was considered one of the best glassblowers in the world. He was renowned not only for his craftsmanship, but also for his ability to collaborate with leading artists and designers from around the world – from René Roubíček and Pavel Hlava to Dale Chihuly and Bořek Šípek, with whom he co-founded the iconic AJETO glassworks in 1994, together with technologist Libor Fafala. Petr Novotný created collections, trophies, and art objects that can now be found in galleries and private collections around the world.

In 1997, Petr Novotný opened a gallery on the main street in Nový Bor with an interior designed by Bořek Šípek, and in the basement of the building, Petr Novotný set up furnaces for glass production. When Crystalex offered to sell an adjacent unused kindergarten building, Petr Novotný did not hesitate to buy it and began building a unique center, a glassworks connected to a restaurant and a museum of contemporary glass under the Ajeto brand, now Novotný Glass.

In 2017, Petr Novotný sold the Lindava glassworks AJETO to Lasvit and renamed the complex in Nový Bor "Novotný Glass Centrum."

After his death on May 3, 2024, his son Ondřej Novotný took over the management of Novotný Glass. With the support of his brothers and co-owners, Ondřej Novotný continues his father's legacy, not only as a glassmaker, but also as an artist and glassmaker with his own international reputation. Thanks to his personal involvement around the world and years of collaboration with artists from around the globe, Ondřej Novotný is now a recognized and well-known figure in the international glassmaking community. He runs the company in the spirit of craftsmanship, cooperation, and openness, with the same passion for glass that his father had.

Novotný Glass is a place where the art of glassmaking becomes an experience. The company's premises house a glassworks, a sales gallery with a selection of drinking glasses and designer glassware, a museum, and a restaurant, which combine culture and gastronomy with an authentic experience of watching master glassmakers at work in the glassworks.

Novotný Glass is both a cultural and experiential space. Glass shows and meetings, events for the public, and programs for art school students are held here. Novotný Glass thus remains a lively hub not only for the Czech but also for the global glass scene, sharing the fascinating world of glass with visitors from all over the world.