The Story of Egerman
Egermann is located in the picturesque town of Novy Bor in the beautiful region of Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic. The roots of the company go back to the beginning of the XIX century. The name of the company belongs to the famous glass technologist and glass artist Friedrich Egermann.
Egermann, born in 1777 in Northern Bohemia, learned painting as a student in Meissen, German. At the time, Meissen was the center of china. He studied various manufacturing processes and how to paint on porcelain. Returning to Novy Bor, he focused on drawing glass, and he devoted his time to experimenting with new decorating techniques.
In 1817-1818, he invented the yellow glazing for dishes. He was able to exchange sodium ions from the surface of the glass with silver ions.
Approximately ten years later, in 1829, he invented Castinian glass. This type of glass has a marble look. In fact, the material was already known, but Egermann worked on the surface in such a way that they looked exactly like precious stones. These glass stones became very popular, and Egermann and imitators exported their products throughout Europe. His invention of Litalin glass stones was the first impulse with which Friedrich Egermann changed the glass industry in Bohemia and the rest of the world. He showed other glass manufacturers that, thanks to innovation, it was possible to change their market position.
Then in 1832 he made his greatest invention: red frosting. Red has always been a popular color for glass, and before that, glass manufacturers knew how to make a beautiful ruby red color with the help of an expensive gold ingredient.
Egermann found a way to make a beautiful ruby-red glaze using only copper ions. This invention has enriched it. Unfortunately, the formula was stolen around 1840, and shortly thereafter the spread spread throughout Europe and the USA.
His inventions not only made him a rich man, but he also received many prices and honors for his work, and when he died in 1864, he was known throughout the world.
Majestic Egerman cookware
The factory in Novy Bor, still produces so-called Egerman glassware. First, they produce “raw” glazed glassware, and after that they perform their famous cutting, engraving, engraving and other decorations.
Their products range from dyed (glazed) glasses, carved and engraved, and sometimes after them dyed, high-enamel ware, carved crystal products and stained glass windows.
The typical Egerman glass has not only a yellow spot and the famous red spot, but also green and black. The stained glass decorations go from simple but elegant samples of grapes to very detailed images of locks engraved and cut to the surface.
Emermer glasses are not a modern glass, like what we mainly use today. The modern glass was invented only in 1957. A modern glass is a thin blown glass bowl on a long thin stem. This design allows you to enjoy the taste of wine. Emermer glasses are an old style: heavy, thick-walled glass and ornate.
Although connoisseurs usually drink only wine from modern glasses, they have to admit that drinking wine from an Egermann glass is a special experience. While drinking, you may not get the maximum taste experience, but you will retreat in time with each mail of your wine. The majestic glasses of Egerman have been used by the rich and noble for more than two centuries, and drinking wine from these glasses takes you back to those times.
Particularly beautiful are the so-called panel glasses. The glass is first painted, and then a large layer of glaze is removed by cutting, the clear glass is then polished and finally decorated with gold paint. Glasses for glasses are the real glasses for wine "Egermann". The dining table with these glasses looks royal, even when the food has not yet been served.
To this day, glassware in Egermann is made according to traditional Bohemian technologies. Each vase, glass or bowl is a unique product in the tradition of Grand Master Friedrich Egerman.
