Kryolan

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Kryolan
legal form GmbH
founding 1945
Seat Berlin , GermanyGermanyGermany 
management Wolfram Langer, Sebastian Langer, Dominik Langer
Number of employees 182
Branch Theater make-up, surgical cosmetics
Website www.kryolan.com
As of December 31, 2014

Company building in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen

The Kryolan GmbH is a leading manufacturer of fake blood and theater make-up based in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen .

history

In 1945 the father of the current owner, the Berlin chemical technician Arnold Langer , sold facial tonic, skin and toothpaste from a tray in Berlin, which was destroyed by the Second World War , and developed the first professional make-up in his home. He did not need large financial resources for this, he developed his first products in a wash basin, and he also had a portable gas burner, a stirring rod, a household scale and a melting pot. A short time later the small company had 5 employees, including his son, the current owner of the company, Wolfram Langer. When the first operas reopened nationwide in 1946, Langer expanded his range to include theater make-up. As early as 1941, the entrepreneur supplied the make-up for the actors for the film Women Are Better Diplomats , which was the first German color film to find its way into German cinema history. The company is made up of the first letters of the last name of Heinz Krause, a fellow student of Langer, and the first letters of his surname.

In 1971 the first film producers from Hollywood became aware of the Berlin company.

Products

The company's first global product was artificial blood for filming. As a result, the range was gradually expanded. Since the company now also produces lipsticks and cosmetic masking paints, its customers are not just film producers; also hospitals and pharmacies with high covering camouflage - make-up supplies, for example, scars or serious disfigurement for example, result from fire or an accident or congenital skin to hide.

Today's development

The company currently (as of 2016) employs 183 people and, in addition to its headquarters in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen, has branches in Great Britain , India , Poland , South Africa and the USA and generates from its sales across its entire product portfolio, which includes make-up and film blood among other things Contains lipsticks in 500 different shades and comprises 20,000 different products, an annual surplus of 1.6 million euros. As of 2016, the company supplies around 5000 regular customers in 90 countries. In addition to Steven Spielberg , his customers included Kate Winslet , Johnny Depp , the presenters of the news channel CNN and Al Jazeera, the producers of several Tatort episodes, James Cameron , Roland Emmerich and others.

Kryolan produces around 20,000 liters of artificial blood annually, which is used in theater plays or film productions and is made in various colors and consistencies depending on the requirements of the producers. It mainly consists of the ingredients gelatin , glycerine , water and food coloring .

Publications

  • Barbara Martin: The bearded man: a sketch of an erotic attribute. Edited by Kryolan GmbH. Theater der Zeit, Berlin [2010], ISBN 978-3-942449-10-6 .
  • Jos Brands: Airbrush and Makeup. Ed. Kryolan GmbH, Photogr. Pascal Baetens. Kryolan GmbH, Berlin [1999]. DNB 969888848 . (English, French and Dutch edition under the title Airbrush and Makeup )
  • Arnold Langer (Red.): Make-up is fun! Kryolan GmbH, Berlin 1997, DNB 969889755 . (Engl. Edition Make-up is fun! 1998, Spanish edition. Da gusto maquillar! 1998, Dutch edition. Schminken is leuk 1998, Polish edition. Malowanie sprawia przyjemność! 1999)
  • Arnold Langer: Kryolan - theater make-up primer. Kryolan, Berlin 1976. (6th, unchanged edition 1995; Spanish edition Kryolan - Manual de maquillaje. 1997)

literature

  • Annett Gröschner: Berlin blood. The Kryolan make-up factory in Weddinger. In: Theater of Time . 1/2004, p. 34 f.
  • Richard Corson, James Glavan, Beverly Gore Norcross: Stage Makeup. Taylor and Francis, 2015, ISBN 978-1-317-35090-3 .
  • Philip Kovce : bleeding nicely, vomiting with relish. When things get really disgusting, the Langer family helps, in: Die Zeit No. 31, July 25, 2013, p. 22.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Federal Gazette : Annual financial statements for the financial year
  2. ↑ a b c Kryolan: Blood for Hollywood - Blood for Halloween. In: handelsblatt.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Kryolan creates illusions - M - Das Entdeckermagazin. In: magazin.emerck. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Ugesh A. Joseph: The 'Made in Germany' Champion Brands: Nation Branding, Innovation and World Export Leadership. Routledge, London / New York 2013, ISBN 978-1-4094-6646-8 , p. 251. ( limited preview in Google book search)
  5. ↑ a b c Thomas Olivier: The artificial blood cooks . Journal - The weekend magazine of the Rhein Main Presse. Ed .: Allgemeine Zeitung. Mainz January 30, 2016.