Go to history of “BDK - Glass” Our company was created to satisfy the wishes of the most demanding clients. Our goal and our success is your satisfaction from the bought products. We have on our website hundreds of design glass arts so that most of our visitors will find the crystal glass art that they are looking for.
And if happens that you didn’t find the desired glass art or item, we suggest such customers to “Contact” one of our offices. The contacted person from Mont Blue - Design Glassware will help you find the looked craft or art completely for free. We have many business contacts in Czech glass market. You will only have to order that art or item from us to thank us for our help.
Our web page is organized in way to help you find type of production you are interested in, to get the full information about the article and help you make your choice.
After adding the chosen product to the basket in section Order Price you will not see the sum of money. Price for your design items including delivery (shipping) will be sent to you by one of our workers. You can see full information about ordering on our “Cooperation Conditions” page.
We would like to attract your attention to the newest amazing collection of wood, metal, free-blown glass, hand blown glass, ceramics and crystal glass art.
In section “Piecework” you can choose exclusive handmade gifts for the dearest people and also order articles of individual design created especially for you. Crystal and glass piecework takes up to 30 days to complete after the payment is made. Glass sculptures, crystal glasses, subjects of interior and décor from bohemian glass, glass vases, crystal glass plates and dishes, glass trays, glass figures.
In section “Exclusive for interior” you can order unique glass articles of interior and decor, which will create wonderful atmosphere of coziness and beauty in your house. Glass objects of interior and décor are relatively large. The creation of glass articles can be more than 30 days. Glass vases, glass plates and dishes, sculptures and some more design articles for your consideration.
In section “Limited series” you can buy articles that exist in quantity no more than 5 pieces. Some pieces of limited glass arts we have in stock. But most of them take 30 days to make. Mostly crystal glass vases and sculptures, glass bowls and dishes.
In section “Mont Blue Design” we will show you our own beautiful bohemian crystal glassware and crystal glass art design works. Here you can buy chandeliers, glass nail files, glass vases and design glassware, glass tiles, magic cases, glass art sculptures. We work only with great glass art ateliers and glassblowers from Czech Republic, where Czech glass masters of bohemian crystal glass live.
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- Decorative glass and glass sculptures for design of restaurants, bars, saloons, cafe, hotels or any other design place
- Crystal glass art for design of galleries and studios
- Modern glass art for design of offices, apartments, houses, bathrooms in different color variations
- Organization of sales of various exclusive glass items (series of 5-10 items) on our web shop
- Design, manufacture, sales and distributing of publicity (commercial) items for corporate clients: wide assortment and single complicated handmade items
- Cornice design with the use of unique exclusive technique with crystal glass, metal and wood
- Unique design of tables, chairs, lamps, glass vases and other interior items in various shapes, colors; projects are completed by professional world known glass designers
Carnival glass is a form of press-moulded glass that has been iridized. Inspired by the success of the expensive “Tiffany Glass”, carnival glass quickly acquired the sobriquet “Poor Man's Tiffany's”. Its success damaged the market for “Tiffany's glass”.
Originally, it was made in the USA from 1908 by the Fenton Art Glass Company, quickly followed by Dugan, Northwood and Imperial Glass. When introduced it was relatively cheap. Its heyday in the USA was around 1910-20, after which it fell from fashion. However, interest continued in Europe, and from the late 1920s the European manufacturers started producing iridized pressed glass as one means of breaking out of recession. Called by an assortment of glamorous names by each maker, as the market declined the glass ended up as prizes at fairgrounds hence its current name came into being.
The earliest date to which glass can be traced is around 3000 bc. Early glass vessels were either cast in moulds or carved from solid blocks, and it was not until about 50 bc that the technique of blowing glass was discovered. This discovery led to a huge increase in production and, instead of being purely a luxury product, more everyday articles became available.
With the break-up of the Roman Empire in the 5th century ad European glass making declined. Venice eventually became the glass-making metropolis, under strict government control, until 1292 when production moved to the nearby island of Murano and remained there for three centuries from 1400 to 1700.
The Romans introduced glass making into Britain, mainly in the forested areas of Sussex and Surrey where the raw materials of sand and potash, and fuel for their furnaces, were readily available. The early products were mainly window glass and simple vessels. It was not until the late 16th century that, with government encouragement, foreign glass makers settled in England. During the 17th century British glass making radically changed course, following the ban by James I on the use of wood as fuel for glass furnaces, and glass makers were forced to move north where coal was readily available.
With the rise of Venice in the 15th century and the establishment of glass-making on the island of Murano, it was there that glass makers developed the highly-prized and valuable complicated latticinio (lacework), ice glass and wing stem goblets that were sometimes enamelled or diamond-point engraved.
The next major change in the industry was in 1676 with the development of lead glass. Discovered by George Ravenscroft, lead glass was stronger than the previously used fragile Venetian cristallo, with brilliance similar to natural rock crystal. This was known in some quarters as flint glass because of the flint content in the earlier pieces, which was subsequently replaced with sand. A similar formula is still used today by the crystal glass industry and full lead crystal must, by law, contain over thirty percent lead oxide. Such innovations brought English glass to the forefront and the style was admired and imitated in other countries. During the 19th century the use of glass became more innovative and was increasingly used in architecture, the Crystal Palace in London being the finest example, built using the traditional blown cylinder method in 1851 to house the Great Exhibition. The range of colours increased considerably during this period, most research being carried out in France and Bohemia, and by the time of the Great Exhibition several Birmingham and Stourbridge factories were exhibiting an extensive colour range including oriental blue, rose, cornelian and pearl opal.
The Venetian glass industry was revived in the 1860s, making historically-inspired glass. In the mid-20th century they turned to designers such as Carlo Scarpa for Venini, who was one of the inspirations for the bright vibrant glass that is so highly collected today.
Towards the end of the century, both American and English factories invented shaded glass and ruby glass, or cranberry glass as it is known in the USA, became very popular. A wealth of decorative techniques emerged during this period including cased glass, consisting of two or more layers of differently coloured glass, the outer layer being cut or engraved to reveal a different colour beneath. The Bohemians capitalized on their development of decorative cased, coloured cut and engraved goblets and glass vases.
Acid etching was an important new technique which involved glass being coated with an acid-resistant wax through which the design was drawn with a pointed tool. The glass was immersed in hydrofluoric acid that would eat through the revealed glass. This technique could then be repeated with a weaker solution of acid to produce beautiful effects.
Probably the most spectacular event of the era was the revival by John Northwood of the art of cameo glass, originally produced by the Romans. His first piece, which took three years to complete, was a replica of the Roman Portland Vase, and thus began an industry in Stourbridge that was to flourish until the outbreak of World War I. During the late 19th century, many glass artists and designers began to take an interest in the creative possibilities of glass. Their imaginative and creative use of glass has inspired glass makers to the present day - items created by them will always be a good investment and a joy to behold.
Glass-blowing techniques changed little with the advent of mechanization, with the exception of a technique invented in America known as press-moulding, whereby molten glass was pressed into a metal mould and extracted as a finished item. This process enabled a four-fold increase in production and meant that glass became available to even the most humble household.
Today glass is produced in a huge variety of colours and shapes with seemingly endless uses, from decorative to household, architectural to car windows, antique vases, decanters, dishes, etched glass, fish vases, flower vases, frosted vases, furniture, glass blocks, glass bottles, glass pipes, glass tiles, and stemware. Toughened glass is strong enough to withstand a tremendous impact and extremely high temperatures, and is about four times as strong as ordinary glass. Laminated glass, made with a strong flexible plastic sheet sandwiched between two layers of glass, is the basis of bulletproof glass. Fibre glass is used to reinforce plastics and other materials in car bodies, boat hulls and furniture, and is widely used in the form of glass wool for insulating pipes, buildings etc. The versatility of glass is seemingly limitless, yet the appeal that it holds for the collector is unique.
Go on Top History of “BDK - Glass” - glass art atelier and manufacturer
Firm BDK-Glass s.r.o. has been opened in the end of 1991
The production program firm is completely focused on manual processing of transparent and color flat glass by means of technology “Fusing”. This technology very dynamically developed in last decade, including in the USA, Czech Republic, France, Germany and Italy. Fusing is the "know-how" based on fusing flat glasses. It makes possible to manufacture and design such forms and color combinations, which others glass techniques are not capable to.
The alloyed glass is not subject to ageing, has the original invoice and does not change color eventually. The variation of temperature modes at processing glass allows creating unique and exclusive glass forms.
In assortment “BDK Glass” products for daily use and dressing of a premise are presented: various dishes, trays, plates, glasses, candlesticks, etc. Crystal glass art, decorative glass, glass dinnerware and glass drink ware are BDK - Glass’s beloved glass items to make. Also “BDK Glass” lets out the special collections intended for professionals to use in hotels, bars and restaurants.
“BDK Glass” creates stylish crystal glass designs. The creative department of the company is engaged in development of new individual designs under the sketch of the customer. The minimal party for creation of exclusive production - only 100 pieces what is completely caused by manual production.
It is necessary to note, that glass “BDK - Glass” differs high quality and the pleasant prices.
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