Light & Glass Yearly Meeting “200 Years Lobmeyr” 8th – 11th June 2023, Vienna


Light & Glass Yearly Meeting "200 Years Lobmeyr" 8th - 11th June 2023, Vienna

Yearly Meeting, “200 Years Lobmeyr” From the 8th – 11th of June we will be meeting in Vienna. Our meetings will take place at the Theater Museum, Lobkowitzplatz 2. Our Proposed Programme is as follows: For people arriving early in Vienna: Tuesday, 6th June Opening of the Exhibition “Glanz und Glamour” at 19:00 will be […] Read the whole article »



The Chursächsische Spiegelfabrik at Friedrichsthal in the Electorate of Saxony: Rediscovery of a Forgotten Glass Factory and its Products from Frank C. Möller, Art dealer and researcher


The Chursächsische Spiegelfabrik at Friedrichsthal in the Electorate of Saxony: Rediscovery of a Forgotten Glass Factory and its Products from Frank C. Möller, Art dealer and researcher

                        This article aims to rescue from oblivion one of the most important German glass factories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries: the Chursächsische Spiegelfabrik, or Mirror Factory of the Electorate of Saxony, founded by the Elector at Friedrichsthal, north of Dresden, in […] Read the whole article »



Venini: Light 1921-1985 Exhibition at Le Stanza del Vetro, Venice


Venini: Light 1921-1985 Exhibition at Le Stanza del Vetro, Venice

EXTENDED – The Exhibition has been extended to the 9th of July 2023, worth a visit! The autumn exhibition “Venini: Light 1921 – 1985”, curated by Marino Barovier, intends to explore the glassworks’ activity in the field of lighting, from a small to a large scale, tracing an excursus through its most significant projects. One […] Read the whole article »



Von Spinnen, Engeln und dem Licht der Welt Weihnachten im Jägerhof, Dresden – Ausstellung / Exhibition Erzgebirge Lighting in Dresden


Von Spinnen, Engeln und dem Licht der Welt Weihnachten im Jägerhof, Dresden - Ausstellung / Exhibition Erzgebirge Lighting in Dresden

Update; Die Ausstellung geht weiter, es wird von 29.10.2022—08.01.2023 wieder möglich ein Besuch abzustatten. Mit Beginn der dunklen Winterzeit lassen wir es im Jägerhof wieder strahlen und glitzern – nicht nur durch die traditionelle Weihnachtsdekoration in der Adventszeit. Wir holen auch die prachtvollen erzgebirgischen Kronleuchter aus dem „Sommerschlaf“ und beleuchten (!) damit einen wichtigen Aspekt […] Read the whole article »



Yearly Meeting at the Palacio da Ajuda in Lisbon, Portugal June 23 – 26, 2022


Yearly Meeting at the Palacio da Ajuda in Lisbon, Portugal June 23 - 26, 2022

    bitte runterscrollen für Deutsch. The European Society was permitted a grand re-start to the Yearly Meetings, with our gathering in Lisbon at the Palacio Nacional da Ajuda. After two postponements, we were finally able to enjoy the hospitality of our valued colleagues at the Palacio da Ajuda in Portugal. We are most thankful […] Read the whole article »



Einer These zur richtigen Beleuchtung des GOLDENEN SAAL im Wiener Musikverein / A Thesis regarding the Correct Lighting in the Golden Hall in the Vienna Music Verein


Einer These zur richtigen Beleuchtung des GOLDENEN SAAL im Wiener Musikverein / A Thesis regarding the Correct Lighting in the Golden Hall in the Vienna Music Verein

Please scroll down for English Autor: Peter Rath, geprüfter Gürtlermeister, heute Sprecher Archive Lobmeyr in Wien. Von 1968 bis 1993 Entwerfer, Leiter der Lobmeyr Werkstätten, bekannt für Beleuchtungsprojekte in aller Welt. Auslöser für sein Beratungsexperiment war eine der letzten Aufführungen im Goldenen Saal unter Philip Harnencourt. Bei genialen Pianissimo waren die viel zu grellen Luster […] Read the whole article »