Lamberts Glassworks
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1934 |
| Seat | Waldsassen, Germany |
| management | Rainer Schmitt |
| Number of employees | 70 (2018) |
| Branch | Glass industry |
| Website | www.lamberts.de |
The Lamberts glassworks was opened by Josef Lamberts in Waldsassen ( Upper Palatinate ) in 1934 . The glassworks is the only one in Germany and one of three manufacturers of hand-blown flat glass worldwide . It is headed by Rainer Schmitt (as of 2018).
Company history
In Waldsassen, near the Bohemian border at that time , one glassworks opened in 1884 and another in 1906, which benefited from the kaolin and coal deposits in the neighboring country as well as from the low purchase price, the water supply and the good transport conditions. Raw, blown mirror glass was produced . As a result of the global economic crisis , the smelters had to be shut down in 1929. The older of the two (glass factory of Gebr. Bloch) was not put back into operation, whereas the younger one continued to be operated by a company from Fürth with short-lived success. This company , which was founded in 1906 under the name Glasfabrik Waldsassen GmbH , was bought by the current operator from 1934 to 1939, production began under the name Glasfabrik Lamberts, Waldsassen and the specialization in antique, colored and signal glass was promoted (1943: first company, drawn colored glass manufactured). The company name has been Glashütte Lamberts since 1988 . Rainer Schmitt has been the owner and managing director of the traditional company since October 2018.
In the early days of the glassworks, the production of glass for lead glazing in the sacred area (churches, mosques and synagogues) was decisive, but new, diverse production techniques have now been added. The production of mouth / handcrafted glass has remained decisive (in contrast to industrial, machine production).
Manufacturing
Iron, nickel, copper, other metals as well as gold or silver are added to the liquid glass in a certain dose and are responsible for the color. With its recipes, Glashütte can offer 5000 standard colors, but adjust to nuances and custom-made products if required. The product range includes mouth-blown glasses , Glass for restoration, Gdansk and crackled glass, flashed glass , Streaky glasses, New Antique glasses, mouth-blown UV protective lenses, Crown Bullions, Crown Glass and real slug .
In the production process at the melting furnace, a sufficiently long glass flask is first hand-blown by a glassblower and the ends are cut. The glass tube is heated again, cut lengthways, bent flat to the right and left. This creates the flat glass shape that can be used further.
Services
The company is one of the three remaining companies worldwide that manufacture hand-blown flat glass in the traditional way. Glass painting companies that produce works of art in collaboration with artists are dependent on this production. The glassworks mainly supplies international clients. Domestic companies like Derix , however, benefit from shorter delivery times and the possibility of regularly coordinating their projects on site. Due to its traditional production methods, the Lamberts glassworks is also a reference in historical and archaeological research for the craftsmanship of earlier eras.
Honors
- 2001: Bavarian State Prize in Gold for the artistic design of hand-blown flat glasses in over 5000 different colors . The subsequent award was the expansion of production beyond the supply of glass as an intermediate product
- 2008: Gold Medal Monument 2008 for outstanding achievements in monument preservation in Europe
- 2011: Culture Prize of the Upper Palatinate District in the Monument Preservation category
See also
literature
- Sören Frommer, Aline Kottmann: On the archaeological reconstruction of production sequences. The example of flat glass production by the Glaswassen glassworks. In: Journal of Archeology of the Middle Ages. Vol. 31, 2003, ISSN 0340-0824 , pp. 115-144.
- Adolf Gläßel, Robert Treml: From the history of the Waldsassener glassworks. In: Stadt Waldsassen / Stiftlandmuseum Waldsassen (ed.): Special exhibition 2003. From glass to picture. Stiftlandmuseum, Waldsassen 2003, pp. 9–77.
- Glashütte Lamberts (ed.): The art of making glass. Waldsassen undated (approx. 2006).
- Glashütte Lamberts (ed.): Light panels. Waldsassen undated (approx. 2006).
- Peter Kurzmann: Medieval glass technology. Archeology - written sources - archeochemistry - experiments. Lang, Frankfurt am Main et al. 2004, ISBN 3-631-52994-5 .
- Helmut Ricke, Xenia Riemann: Aloys F. Gangkofner. Glass and light. Works from four decades. = Glass and Light. Works through Four Decades. Prestel, Munich et al. 2008, ISBN 978-3-7913-4193-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Holger Appel: Disk ghosts: hand-blown flat glass is an art for church and culture. And a rarity shrouded in mystery. In Germany the furnace only glows in a hut. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, April 4, 2017, p. T1.
- ^ Frommer, Kottmann: On the archaeological reconstruction of production sequences. In: Journal of Archeology of the Middle Ages. Vol. 31, 2003, pp. 129f., P. 142.
- ↑ LICHT-Galerie - Glashütte Lamberts ( Memento from May 7th 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Monument, European trade fair for the preservation of monuments, restoration and renovation of old buildings ( Memento from March 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), 20. – 22. November 2008, gold medal monument 2010
- ↑ Culture Prize of the Upper Palatinate District: The Prize Winners 2000–…, Upper Palatinate District. ( Memento from June 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive )