Art Glass, Studio Glass, Handblown Glass

This majestic and highly skilled work of Swedish design is a sculpted Op Art art glass vase attributed to Hanne Dreutler (b. 1942 - d. 2009), glass artist and silversmith for Kosta Boda glassworks. Dreutler's career included an important contribution to the art glass field in the excelling at a technique called Graal glass.

This particular piece bears vivid threads of Vermilion red edged in with varying tones of Cornflower blue that are woven and looped together into the cross-hatch pattern and blown into the final teardrop form. The visual overlapping of the lines creates the Op Art illusion and crosshatch effect. This net-like effect is suspended in a curved and clear glass form.

This refined piece is stylistically timeless and yet also prominently of the Swedish Modernist art glass design. The combination of the form, striking size with the colour palette and its condition makes it a rare find.

CONDITION
Excellent. No chips, cracks or repairs. There is negligible surface wear that is most prominent on the underside of the base. Please refer to photos as they form part of the description. The vase is labelled with Kosta Boda's 'Kosta Boda, Sweden 1742'.

MEASUREMENTS
Height: c. 18.1" / 46 cm tall (from base to rim). Rim c. 2.1" / 5.3 cm. Width: c. 7.9" / 20 cm (across widest point). Depth: c. 3.9" / 10 cm (across deepest point). Base: c. 3" / 7.5 cm x c. 2.3" / 5.8 cm. Unpackaged weight: 5.8 kg / 5,790 g

NOTES
Vase will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured. Shipping will be combined for multiple items.

A BIT OF HISTORY
Hanne Dreutler (b. 1942 - d. 2009) / Studio Ahus
Hanne ( Hannelore ) Margarete Dreutler was a recognised German-Swedish glass artist and silversmith.
Dreutler trained as an industrial designer and silversmith began her career as an independent silversmith in Stockholm. She would go on to work for the Målerås and Flygsfors glassworks from 1968.

Dreutler moved to Kosta glassworks in 1971 where she would meet Arthur Zirnsack, and both would worked under Vicke Lindstrand. Dreutler and Zirnsack married and the couple started their own glassworks, Studio Åhus in 1977, one year after Kosta became Kosta Boda. Studio Åhus specialised in the famous traditions of Scandinavian glass art and Lindstrand worked at Ahus after he retired from Kosta Boda.

Dreutler's career included an important contribution to the art glass field and that was in the excelling at a technique called Graal glass. Graal glass is the cutting and engraving to reveal different colours of a blown glass bubble that consists of one or more layers of coloured glass overlaid on clear glass. The bubble is reheated and re-blown to the final shape of the object. The invention of this difficult technique was considered the 'holy grail' of glassblowing - hence the name ('graal' is Swedish for grail).

Dreutler's achievements include representation at the Stockholm National Museum, the granting of Studio Ahus' appointment to the King of Sweden in 1993 and in 1999, the awarding of the Kristianstad Municipality's cultural prize.

This stunning, handblown work of Swedish Modernist design art glass is by Vicke Lindstrand (b. 1904 - d. 1983), who was considered as one of the most influential 20th-century glass artists and a pioneer of glass art. This particular piece comes from a series of 5 objects designed by Lindstrand between 1955-1956 for Kosta (Boda) glassworks. Similar to Wirkkala's Kantarelli (Chantarelle) series that was released around the same time, Lindstrand's series focuses on the gentle exaggeration and stylisation of organic curves and stripes. But whilst Wirkkala chose to create physically grooved stripes on his works, Lindstrand chose to embed feathering threads of Deep Espresso into the body of his series. 

These beautiful threads are in fact individual and separate but the prismatic quality that is typically found in Swedish crystal magnifies the bands to create a rolling effect in the stem. This magnificent piece stays true to the roots of Modernist design through the beautiful simplicity of form that speaks to an honest expression of the natural material.

CONDITION
Excellent. No chips, cracks or repair. There is negligible surface wear and movement marks on the underside of the base that is commensurable with the age of the piece. Please refer to photos as they form part of the condition report. The underside of the base is signed with Lindstrand's initials and model number "LH1210" and further impressed with Lindstrand's acid edged stamp. 

MEASUREMENTS
Height: c. 7.2" / 18.3 cm tall (from base to rim) x c. 6.5" / 16.5 cm in width (across widest point). Base measurements: 2.4" / 6.1 cm. Unpackaged weight: 1.2 kg / 1,185 g

NOTES
Dish will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured. Shipping will be combined for multiple items.

A BIT OF HISTORY
Vicke Lindstrand (b. 1904 - d. 1983) is considered as one of the most influential 20th-century glass artists and a pioneer of glass art. Lindstrand's prolific career included many design highlights, including his ability to excel at a technique called Cased Glass (known to many glass collectors as 'Sommerso'), in which a vividly coloured or patterned section of glass is surrounded by and seems to float within a clear crystal body.

Lindstrand's career began in commercial illustration before finding employment at the glass manufactory Orrefors. He would join Kosta Boda in 1950, remaining there until 1973. Beyond his commercial work, he also produced several massive public sculptures around the world. Today, his works are in many museum collections, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Kosta Boda is Sweden’s oldest glass company, founded in 1742 and began making art glass — that is, unique and limited edition pieces — with the hiring of the painter Gunnar Wennerberg in 1898. Kosta Boda enjoys a reputation as the country’s most artistic and experimental glassworks, featuring artists and sculptors.

There are few Kosta Boda designers who stand foremost in the minds of collectors, one is Vicke Lindstrand, who excelled at a technique of 'Sommerso', or cased glass.

This ethereal work of handblown work of mid-century art glass is by Murano, this piece brings with it a blended application of the Sommerso art glass technique.

Sommerso is one of the most popular and widely recognised Murano techniques, which in Italian literally means “submerged”. This technique is used to create several layers of glass (usually with different contrasting colours) inside a single object, giving the illusion of 'immersed' colours.

This particular piece brings together a vivid and warm Cerulean blue and a golden Amber tone, capturing both tones in a clear body with light traces of overlap, as highlighted in the images. The piece is finished with the iconically Murano fishtail points. 

CONDITION
Very Good. There is very light use wear of water staining on the interior and there are 2 minor flakes on the underside that are not visible when the vase is upright. Use wear is typical and commensurable with the age of the piece. Please refer to photos as they form part of the condition report. 

MEASUREMENTS
Height: c. 9.3" / 23.5 cm (base to tail) x c. 4.6" / 11.6 cm width (across widest point) x depth: c. 2.6" / 6.5 cm. Base: c. 1.6" / 4 cm. Unpackaged weight: c. 1.1 kg / 1,075 g.

NOTES
Vase will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured. Shipping will be combined for multiple items.

This vividly exquisite handblown work of mid-century Murano art glass brings with it the incredible beauty created by a number of expert Murano glass working techniques.

The expert techniques showcased in this handblown and sculpted piece of art glass includes:
- Satinato, the art glass technique that creates a 'frosted' or 'satin effect'
- Lattimo, also known as milk glass, as the final glass looks like fine china porcelain
- Zanferico, the glass technique that gives rise to elegantly striped and colourful objects. Different colours are fused together to form a striped mass that is then blown and shaped

As if the featuring of 3 exceptional Murano techniques was not enough, there is a further mother of pearl effect, Herringbone-patterned layer on the exterior surface, encasing the body. The work is finished with a ribbed and scalloped satin handle and a fluted ripple rim.

This stunning work is the Murano mid-century interpretation of Victorian art glass that enjoyed a popular revival at the time. The combination of the palette, condition, and form makes this piece a highly prized and rare find.

CONDITION
Excellent. No chips, cracks, or repairs. There is very faint and negligible surface wear on the exterior of the vase. Please refer to photos as they form part of the condition report.

MEASUREMENTS
Height: c. 8.9" / 22.7 cm x c. 3.7" / 9.5 cm wide (across widest point) x depth: c. 2.2" / 5.5cm. Base: c. 2.2" / 5.5 cm x c. 1.3" / 3.4. Rim c. 3.2" / 8.2 cm x c. 0.8" / 2 cm. Unpackaged weight: c. 0.8 kg / 790 g.

NOTES
The vase will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured. Shipping will be combined for multiple items.

This majestic hand-worked piece of Scandinavian Modern design is attributed to Vicke Lindstrand (b. 1904 - d. 1983) for Kosta (Boda) glassworks. Lindstrand was a Swedish textile and ceramic designer and painter and is considered as one of the most influential 20th-century glass artists and a pioneer of glass art.

This particular piece is constructed from its very tactile and ridge-gathered Dark Scarlet core. From here, there are 18 Scarlet red bands graduating outwards alternating with 18 clear but Scarlet-trimmed clear 'petals'. The overall effect is organic and like that of a Bi-colour Sorbet Gerbera flower.

The composition of the abstract floral design, the striking colour and form - and the stunning refractions that come from placing this piece in the path of sunlight - makes this work a particularly rare find. A stunning work of art glass that very much embodies and exemplifies the tenets of simplicity, minimalism, and functionality influences of Scandinavian Modern design.

CONDITION
Excellent. No chips, cracks, or repair. There is negligible surface wear and movement marks on the underside of the base that is commensurable with the age of the piece - please see photos as they form part of the condition report. The underside of the base is signed with 'Kosta'.

MEASUREMENTS
Height: c. 2.7" / 6.8 cm tall (from base to rim) x c. 12" / 30.6 cm in diameter (across widest point). Base diameter: c. 2.4" / 6.2 cm. Unpackaged weight: 1.9 kg / 1,920 g

NOTES
Charger will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured. Shipping will be combined for multiple items.

A BIT OF HISTORY
Vicke Lindstrand (b. 1904 - d. 1983) was a Swedish textile and ceramic designer and painter. He is considered as one of the most influential 20th-century glass artists and a pioneer of glass art. Lindstrand along with his peer Edvin Öhström, pioneered a new glass-colouring process called the Ariel technique.

Lindstrand's prolific career began in commercial illustration before finding employment at the glass manufactory Orrefors. He would join Kosta Boda 1950, remaining there until 1973. Beyond his commercial work, he also produced several massive public sculptures around the world. Today, his works are in many museum collections, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Kosta Boda, Sweden’s oldest glass company, was founded in 1742 and would only begin making art glass — that is, unique and limited edition pieces — with the hiring of the painter Gunnar Wennerberg in 1898. Kosta Boda enjoys a reputation as the country’s most artistic and experimental glassworks, featuring artists and sculptors.

Two post-war Kosta Boda designers stand foremost in the minds of collectors, one is Vicke Lindstrand, who excelled at a technique of 'Sommerso', or cased glass. The other is Erik Höglund, who had an almost artisanal eye for glass shapes, and liked to produce glass that had a textured, warped look.

This striking and joyful work of mid-century handblown art glass is of Japanese art glass design and by the Japanese glassworks Iwatsu, who were known to have produced art glass under the labels of Hineri and Art Glass.

There is an air of gracefulness in the way the stripes are lightly rippled and curved to create the evenly shaped segments or 'petals' of this piece. The colours of Apricot, Scarlet Red and Violet swirl gloriously from the centre of the dish and outwards in alternating bands. The red and violet tones are translucent, showing spectacular refractions when placed in the path of sunlight. The work is finished with a clear glass 'Sommerso' casing. 

This excellent piece is stylistically timeless yet very obviously retro and above all, joyful. 

CONDITION
Very Good. There are no obvious scratches, with the most considerable wear being a single flake along the clear glass rim that measures c. 1.7cm. Beyond this, there are faint movement marks that are on the underside of the base, which are commensurable with age. Please refer to photos as they form part of the condition report. The underside of the base has a concave pontil that is a known finishing touch of Iwatsu.

MEASUREMENTS
Height: c. 2" / 5 cm (base to rim) Length/Width: c. 7.7" / 19.6 cm x c. 7.7" / 19.6 cm (across widest points). Base diameter: c. 3.5" / 8.8 cm. Unpackaged weight: c. 0.9 kg / 920 g

NOTES
Dish will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured. Shipping will be combined for multiple items.

A BIT OF HISTORY
Iwatsu Glassworks
Unfortunately, little is known about Iwatsu despite being one of the largest glassmakers in Japan, the commonly cited and understood reason is due to language barriers. However, Iwatsu is deemed to have produced art glass under the Hineri and Art Glass labels before closing in the 1990s. Iwatsu were known to have been based in Osaka in Japan, producing colourful art glass during the 1970s. The quality and style of their work rivalled and is often mistaken for, Italian Murano glass and Czech glass from the same period.

This sleek, handblown work of iconic Scandinavian Modern design is by Vicke Lindstrand (b. 1904 - d. 1983) for Kosta (Boda) of Sweden. Lindstrand is considered as one of the most influential 20th-century glass artists and a pioneer of glass art. Lindstrand's prolific career included many design highlights, including his ability to excel at a technique called Cased Glass (known to many glass collectors as 'Sommerso'), in which a vividly coloured or patterned section of glass is surrounded by and seems to float within a clear crystal body.

This particular piece is a rare work from the Zebra series, with the encased ribbons of white glass delicately cradling the vibrant red core very much embodying Lindstrand's expertise in the Sommerso technique. The careful separation of layers between the white ribbons and the Cherry Red colour is evident towards the base of the dish and gives a 'deconstructed striped candy' effect. This effect is captured and suspended in the thick-walled, curved, and clear crystal glass form that is characteristic of Scandinavian art glass.

The mesmerising nature of this crystal art glass piece is further amplified by the stunning striped refractions that are brought forth when the piece is placed in the path of sunlight or a direct light source.

CONDITION
Excellent. No chips, cracks, or repair. There are negligible surface wear and movement marks on the underside of the base that is commensurable with the age of the piece - please see photos as they form part of the condition report. The underside of the base is signed with Lindstrand's Kosta initials of 'LH ['Lindstrand Hyttarbete'] 1058' as well as the acid stamp denoting 'LIND-STRAND KOSTA''

MEASUREMENTS
Height: c. 3.3" / 8.5 cm tall (from base to rim) x c. 4.7" / 12 cm in length x c. 3.2" / 8.1 cm width (across widest point). Base diameter: c. 1.3" / 3.2 cm. Unpackaged weight: c. 0.6 kg / 645 g

NOTES
Dish will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured. Shipping will be combined for multiple items.

A BIT OF HISTORY
Vicke Lindstrand (b. 1904 - d. 1983) is considered as one of the most influential 20th-century glass artists and a pioneer of glass art. Lindstrand along with his peer Edvin Öhström, pioneered a new glass-colouring process called the Ariel technique.

Lindstrand's prolific career began in commercial illustration before finding employment at the glass manufactory Orrefors. He would join Kosta Boda 1950, remaining there until 1973. Beyond his commercial work, he also produced several massive public sculptures around the world. Today, his works are in many museum collections, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Kosta Boda, Sweden’s oldest glass company, was founded as 'Kosta' in 1742 and began making art glass — that is, unique and limited edition pieces — with the hiring of the painter Gunnar Wennerberg in 1898. Kosta has a strong history for many well-known glass artists such as Ewald Dahlskog, Vicke Lindstrand, Erik Höglund, Bertil Vallien and more. 

Kosta Boda was formed in 1976 when the merger of Kosta, Boda and Åfors glass communities took place. Kosta Boda enjoys a reputation as Sweden's most artistic and experimental glassworks, featuring artists and sculptors.

This delicious duo of handblown art glass is by Bertil Vallien (b. 1938 - ), internationally celebrated Swedish glass artist, sculptor, ceramist and designer. The pair are from the collectable 'Antikva' series designed in 1977 and from the 'Artist Collection' for (Kosta) Boda, one of the worlds leading glassworks. The Artist Collection concept was introduced by Vallien to give glass artists the freedom for personal, creative expression and to remove the 'mass produced' feeling. Pieces are limited edition studio works, individual to the artist that created them.

The taller Sea-Green hexagonal bottle vase that is finished with the striated Marigold yellow neck (model 47834) is crafted from a combination of Sea-Green and Lime-Green frit glass. The frit glass technique merges fragments of coloured glass in clear glass to create the closely freckled effect, similar to the drifting within a snow-globe.

The smaller and also hexagonal bottle vase (model 48010) bears the same combination of sea-green and lime-green frit glass, also in the snow-drifting technique similar but is finished with a striated Pale-Blue frit glass neck.

Beautifully Modernist, these pieces are both sculpturally geometric yet organic and unique from their handblown crafting process.

CONDITION
Excellent, no chips, cracks or repairs. There is mild wear in the form of movement marks on the underside of the bases that is commensurate with the age of the pieces - please refer to photos as part of the condition report. The underside of the base on both pieces is engraved with 'BODA, ARTIST COL, B VALLIEN'. The taller bottle is also engraved with the number '47834' and labelled with the 'Boda, Artist Collection, Sweden' label.

MEASUREMENTS
- Taller / Marigold Neck Bottle. height: c. 5.9" / 15 cm x c. 2.2" / 5.5 cm base diameter.
- Smaller / Pale-blue Neck bottle: height: c. 3.9" / 10 cm x c. 1.6" / 4 cm base diameter.
- Unpackaged weight (both pieces): c. 0.3 kg / 335g

NOTES
Vases will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured. Shipping will be combined for multiple items.

A BIT OF HISTORY
Born 1938, Bertil Vallien was only 15 when he left home, drawn by the allure of the big city. After a series of occasional jobs, as a window-dresser at one of the main department stores in Stockholm, and as an apprentice in his father's decorating firm, Vallien would eventually decide to become an artist which would lead him into the world of ceramics. The guidance he received in his early career included that of Stig Lindberg - one of Sweden's foremost designers of ceramic art and one of the leading designers for Rörstrand in the 1970's.

Today, Vallien is one of the most well-known representatives of 20th century Swedish ceramic and art glass design and is represented at the Swedish National Museum of Art and Design as well as abroad in the Everson Museum of Art of New York.

Valiien's works have only become more collectable over the years with sculptures from his Head and Journey (Boat) series fetching up to $20,000 USD.

This stunning, handblown work of Swedish Modern design art glass is by Vicke Lindstrand (b. 1904 - d. 1983), considered as one of the most influential 20th-century glass artists and a pioneer of glass art. This particular piece is a rare and early work, 'LC1' from the Colora series, which first appeared in the Kosta catalogue in 1955, featured 11 designs and was produced during 1955 to 1956.

The elegant, flowing and deceptively simple form is in fact the coalescing of multiple layers. The innermost layer is a graduating Cerulean blue that pales into a glow at the lower body and which is overlaid with exquisite threads of Espresso brown. The threads gracefully shape themselves to the contours of the vase's body, from hairline thickness at the neck and dilating as it wraps around the lower body. The piece is finished with a layer of clear casing glass.

The refined delineation of the threads from the core blue creates a visual effect of the threads gently hovering over the body, adding fascinating depth and dimension to the visual effect. This successful delineation is not always possible as is the nature of handblown pieces. 

In November 1953, Lindstrand presented Colora at the exhibition Artiums Exposé Gothenburg. Described by the press at the time: "Colora is thus the very latest. This glass has never before been exhibited to the public. The pieces are also unique in the sense that no two objects in this exhibition are the same. The play of light in the bowls, small or large, triggers the effect. It will shimmer, it will glow, it plays - and then you have in your hand a glass object that lives, whimsical but intense.” 

CONDITION
Excellent. No chips, cracks or repair. There are internal water marks, negligible surface wear and movement marks on the underside of the base that is commensurable with the age of the piece. There are also small inclusions in the body that are from the glassblowing process and is not damage, please refer to photos as they form part of the condition report. The underside of the base is signed with Lindstrand's initials for the Colora series of 'LC1'.

MEASUREMENTS
Height: c. 12.1" / 30.8 cm tall (from base to rim) x c. 3.9" / 10 cm in width (across widest point). Depth: c. 2.8" / 7 cm. Base measurements: 2.6" / 6.5 cm x 2.2" / 5.6 cm. Rim: 2" / 5 cm (across widest point) Unpackaged weight: 1.0 kg / 970 g

NOTES
Vase will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured. Shipping will be combined for multiple items.

A BIT OF HISTORY
Vicke Lindstrand (b. 1904 - d. 1983) is considered as one of the most influential 20th-century glass artists and a pioneer of glass art. Lindstrand's prolific career included many design highlights, including his ability to excel at a technique called Cased Glass (known to many glass collectors as 'Sommerso'), in which a vividly coloured or patterned section of glass is surrounded by and seems to float within a clear crystal body.

Lindstrand's career began in commercial illustration before finding employment at the glass manufactory Orrefors. He would join Kosta Boda in 1950, remaining there until 1973. Beyond his commercial work, he also produced several massive public sculptures around the world. Today, his works are in many museum collections, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Kosta Boda is Sweden’s oldest glass company, founded in 1742 and began making art glass — that is, unique and limited edition pieces — with the hiring of the painter Gunnar Wennerberg in 1898. Kosta Boda enjoys a reputation as the country’s most artistic and experimental glassworks, featuring artists and sculptors.

There are few Kosta Boda designers who stand foremost in the minds of collectors, one is Vicke Lindstrand, who excelled at a technique of 'Sommerso', or cased glass.

ITEM
This spectacular work is of Czech Modernist art glass is a celebration of handblown sixties studio glass.

The accentuated abstract bottle form features a tapered neck that is lightly ridged, creating downward darts in the bands of orange around it. The neck leads into the globe body with the bands of orange widening outwards as the body's circumference extends. Each band wavy striped band of orange features a shade of semi-translucent shade of Peach orange that is sandwiched between a trim of transparent Tangerine orange. As the bands graduate towards the base of the vase, the hues of orange deepen, giving this piece a wonderful sense of gradience.

This simple yet refined piece is a rare find that gives a mesmerising light show of refractions when placed in the path of sunlight.

CONDITION
Superb. There is light use wear, primarily in the form of mild watermarks on the interior of the vase. Mentioned for completeness: due to the narrowness of the neck, the vase can sometimes collect condensation on the interior, which comes and goes as temperatures fluctuate. Please refer to photos as they form part of the condition report.

MEASUREMENTS
Height: c. 16.5" / 42 cm tall by 6.9" / 17.5 cm width (across body's widest point). Base diameter: c. 3.3" / 8.5 cm. Rim diameter: c. 1.5" / 3.8 cm. Unpackaged weight: c. 1.3 kg / 1,340 g

NOTES
Vase will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured.
Shipping will be combined for multiple items.

This stunning work of mid-century handblown art glass was designed by Josef Hospodka during his time at Chribska glassworks.

This sculpted piece is very well balanced with its 4 lobes elegantly drawn upwards, creating the gently curved wakes along the four sides of the glass. The colour palette of this piece makes it a rare find, as encased within the glass is a striking Cranberry red which brilliantly contrasts the icy Periwinkle blue. These captivating and captivated colours are encased in clear glass with the whole piece being finished with the classic Hospodka accent of opaque white glass along the rim.

This piece would be well suited to a room with Modernist, Contemporary or even Industrialist theme inspired decor.

CONDITION
Excellent, no chips, cracks or repairs. There are few movement marks on the underside of the base that is commensurable with age - please refer to photos as they form part of the condition report.

MEASUREMENTS
Height: c. 9.4" / 24 cm from its tallest point x c. 5.9" / 15 cm wide (across widest point). Base diameter: c. 2.9" / 7.3cm. Weight: c. 1.3 kg / 1,285 g

NOTES
Vase will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured.

A BIT OF HISTORY
The founding of Chřibská glassworks dates back to 1414 and is considered to be one of the oldest glassworks in the world. Chřibská operated without interruption for almost six centuries, the glassworks full name Sklarna Chribska was based in the Czech Republic and was well-known for their sculptural art glass vases and bowls. Chribska remained in production until very recently and eventually became part of the Borske Sklo National Corporation during the 1950s.

Josef Hospodka (b. 1923 - d. 1989) studied at the State School for Graphic Arts in Prague from 1938-40, followed by the School for Decorative Arts in Prague from 1940-45 under Professor Holecek. He was the head of the glass cutting department at the Specialised School for Glassmaking at Novy Bor from 1945-51, headmaster at the Chribskà glassworks training school from 1951-58, and head designer at the Borské Sklo glassworks from 1858-60, and from 1964-70. He is best known for his many highly successful and prolifically produced colourful and curving hot-worked designs produced for Chribskà, of which he was a director from 1960-64.

"Hospodka is best known at Chribská for his brightly coloured organic forms designed from the mid-1950s-60s and inspired by glass produced on Murano. However, he was considerably more inventive, and utilised fully the hot-working talents of the glassmakers at Chribská."

- Source: Mark Hill