Glass Production
Impressions from the workshops of Glashütte Eisch
Glashütte EISCH lies at the heart of the Bavarian Forest National Park and the glass gardens of Frauenau .
The Factory
In the furnace
Liquid glass is melted in the hot glass furnace in order to elicit all the fantastic possibilities that lie in it and to develop new shapes and designs for the product range of the Glashütte EISCH.
Moulds
In order to give the glass the desired shape it is blown into handcrafted wooden forms of native beech wood.
Tools
Using simple glassmaker’s tools but highly skilful hands the experienced glass-maker knows how to deal with the idiosyncrasies of this viscous material.
Powdered coloured glass is added to the hot glass to set colourful accents.
The glass blowers also work with a naked flame: they heat prefabricated tubes to make them malleable.
Processing & Finishing
After the cooling process
After the cooling process, which takes several hours, the cap left from the production process must be cut off and the edge ground smooth and finished.
Finishing
In Glashütte Eisch there are specialists for many different types of finish such as glass cutting, glass engraving and three-dimensional sand blasting.
Finishing
In Glashütte Eisch there are specialists for many different types of finish such as glass cutting, glass engraving and three-dimensional sand blasting.
In the paintshop the glass is (among others) painted with genuine gold and platinum by hand.
Glass Production
Impressions from the workshops of Glashütte Eisch
Glashütte EISCH lies at the heart of the Bavarian Forest National Park and the glass gardens of Frauenau .
The Factory
In the furnace
Liquid glass is melted in the hot glass furnace in order to elicit all the fantastic possibilities that lie in it and to develop new shapes and designs for the product range of the Glashütte EISCH.
Moulds
In order to give the glass the desired shape it is blown into handcrafted wooden forms of native beech wood.
Tools
Using simple glassmaker’s tools but highly skilful hands the experienced glass-maker knows how to deal with the idiosyncrasies of this viscous material.
Powdered coloured glass is added to the hot glass to set colourful accents.
The glass blowers also work with a naked flame: they heat prefabricated tubes to make them malleable.
Processing & Finishing
After the cooling process
After the cooling process, which takes several hours, the cap left from the production process must be cut off and the edge ground smooth and finished.
Finishing
In Glashütte Eisch there are specialists for many different types of finish such as glass cutting, glass engraving and three-dimensional sand blasting.
In the paintshop the glass is (among others) painted with genuine gold and platinum by hand.