About Holmegaard Glasswork: Holmegaard's history

Item number: 418834

Description: For a long time Danish design has had an international reputation, and some of the most popular glasses have been produced within our borders.

Holmegaard Glasswork is amongst the most recognized glassworks in Scandinavia. Furthermore it is one of the oldest glassworks in Denmark. Holmegaard was established in 1825, and the glasswork specialized only in bottles until 1831. In 1832 Holmegaard began to produce household glasses, and since then the glasswork has produced a large number of different glass types including industrial glasses and art glasses. When Holmegaard published a catalogue with new glasses in 1853, it contained both flasks, kluk bottles, hyacinth glasses and of course drinking glasses. Originally Holmegaard Glasswork was located in Fensmark, and the building was erected in 1972 after drawings by Svenn Eske Kristensen.

Through the years many famous artists and designers have put their mark on Holmegaards production. Jacob E. Bang was the first industrial designer in Denmark, and in 1925 he was emplyed with Holmegaard. Between the years of 1928 and 1941 he served as the glasswork’s artistic director, and from 1942 until the 1990’s the same position was filled by legendary designer Per Lütken.

In 1985 Holmegaard merged with Royal Copenhagen, and twenty years later it was sold to the developmental corporation Ibco. Ibco planned to transform the building to an exploratorium, but this plan was never realized, and Rosendahl A/S took over Holmegaard’s bankruptcy in 2008. The glasswork’s old building was put on auction in 2010 and reopened in 2020 as Holmegaard Værk, where most of Holmegaard’s production is displayed today.

Since the beginning Holmegaard has excelled in the combination of complete functionality and timeless designs. It is not hard to grip why Holmegaard’s production is coveted by both danish and foreign collectors.

Yours sincerely,

Kristian Harsted-Simonsen

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