Links

The site contains links to various texts devoted to pressed glass that provide useful information about its history and production.

Czech Glass Guide

Unique tool for Czechoslovakian glass attribution

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Finding Balance

An extensive scholarly monograph on the design of Czechoslovak pressed glass from 1948 to 1989.
It presents iconic models, prototypes, and experiments by prominent designers and manufacturers.

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Pressed Glass by František Vízner

František Vízner is undoubtedly one of the most significant glass artists of the post-war period, not only in our national context. It may seem that František Vízner is favored by Fortune - everything he touched succeeded, and wherever he worked, he thrived.

Interview with Rudolf Jurnikl

Rudolf Jurnikl belongs to the generation of glass artists who began their careers shortly after World War II. He has extensive experience from several decades of collaboration with the glass industry. He dedicated his working life to manually pressed glass, which he designed...

Vladislav Urban - A Man Who Should Be Forgotten

Vladislav Urban, after graduating from the Secondary Technical School of Jewelry in Turnov in 1956, joined the studio of Professor Karel Štipla at Prague's UMPRUM, where he met other giants of Czechoslovak pressed glass...