It all began in a bog In 1825, at the age of 49, Henriette Danneskiold-Samsøe became the heir to the Holmegaard estate, including a bog covering 800 acres of land. Peat and an enterprising woman soon got the first kiln glowing, and the rest is history. During the first year, green bottles were the only output from Holmegaard Glassworks, but the countess wanted more than that. Clear-glass drinking glasses were all the rage, and they could only be manufactured in Bohemia. Soon new glassworks were springing up, and Holmegaard was able to come up with Madeira glass and spirits bottles, hyacinth glasses, hip flasks and potpourri pots. Her son, Christian Conrad Sofus, established Kastrup Glassworks, which took care of the bottles so that Holmegaard could concentrate on glass art. More and more sophisticated techniques attracted artists, and a tradition of developing and shaping grew up around the works, quickly establishing Denmark’s oldest glassworks as a leader in glassware. Today, Holmegaard designs and manufactures mouth-blown and machine-blown glass using the latest and most advanced methods. Each piece of hand-blown glass is unique and hand-made by the glassmaker, who blows the right amount of air through the narrow tube. Variations and small air bubbles in the glass are unavoidable and are part of the charm of glass processed by mouth and hand. Items mouth-blown by Holmegaard can be recognised by the Nordic Ecolabel swan logo, which shares a crown and three waves with the Danneskiold-Samsøe family crest. Not to make it look good, but because it bears witness to the story, making the tradition part of the experience. This brochure includes all the Holmegaard glass-ware ranges: Cabernet, Perfection, Bouquet, Idéelle, Fontaine, Charlotte Amalie, Future, Regina, Royal, No. 5, Danish glass, Humle, Ship’s glass, Spirits bottle and Minima. –2–
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