Report Annual Meeting of the Light & Glass Society in Vienna June 8th – 10th 2023


Report Annual Meeting of the Light & Glass Society in Vienna  June 8th – 10th 2023

For those members who came early to Vienna it was possible to attend the grand opening on the evening of the 6th of June of the special Exhibition in the Vienna Museum for the Applied Arts “Glanz und Glamour – 200 years Lobmeyr”. The exhibition curated by Alice Liechtenstein gives a beautiful feeling of the […] Read the whole article »



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” Full Schedule PDF: Meeting_schedule_2023 Vienna Programme PDF: Speaker Programme Eng This year we have the honour of getting to know not just one, but two time-honoured Viennese chandelier producers better. It gives us great pleasure to announce the participation of the Bakalowits Company this year, which has been in existence […] 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 »



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 »



Light and Glass @ Palacio da Ajuda 23rd – 26th June 2022


Light and Glass @ Palacio da Ajuda 23rd – 26th June 2022

                  Full Programme for the Event Thursday, 23.06.2022 12:00 Board meeting Light & Glass Board only 13:30-14:30 Arrival at Palace Refreshments in PNA 14:30 Opening ceremony in Palacio Ajuda –Dr. José Alberto Ribeiro (Director of Palácio Nacional da Ajuda) – Dr. Helena Koenigsmarkova (President L&G) 15:15-15:45 Keynote […] Read the whole article »