Crystal figurines
Crystals and glass figurines have been made for centuries. Famous manufacturers of crystal figurines are, for example, Lalique, Baccarat, Daum and Cristallerie d’Argues. These are beautiful glass or crystal sculptures depicting people, animals, flowers, etc.
But these are not the crystal figurines we’re talking about. The figurines of faceted crystal are made of fully cut cut lead crystals. Due to the use of high lead content in the crystal, the light is reflected, actually deflected, leading to a beautiful palette of colors.
In fact, these figurines consist of faceted crystal hangers and faceted crystal beads glued together, for example, in the form of an animal or a flower. But it was real. Modern figurines of faceted crystal are made of specially designed faceted crystal parts.
History of glass cutting
Bohemia was the region where the most glass and crystal glasses were concentrated in the 19th century. They produced most of the crystal pendants for chandeliers, as well as beads and cut crystal pendants for the jewelry and fashion industry.
At that time, cutting and polishing glass and crystal stones was a tedious job and required great skill.
The son of one of the best Bohemian glass cutters of the mid-19th century was a young man named Daniel Swarovski.
After visiting an exhibition in Vienna in 1883, he was obsessed with the possibilities of electricity. He wanted to use electricity for the tedious process of cutting glass. It worked after nine years of experimentation! and can patent the first semi-automatic, electric machine for cutting glass and crystal.
It was such a revolutionary invention that it changed the glass cutting industry forever. His machine could cut glass and crystal with much more precision and speed than the manual cutting method.
Crystal figurines
Crystals and glass figurines have been made for centuries. Famous manufacturers of crystal figurines are, for example, Lalique, Baccarat, Daum and Cristallerie d’Argues. These are beautiful glass or crystal sculptures depicting people, animals, flowers, etc.
But these are not the crystal figurines we’re talking about. The figurines of faceted crystal are made of fully cut cut lead crystals. Due to the use of high lead content in the crystal, the light is reflected, actually deflected, leading to a beautiful palette of colors.
In fact, these figurines consist of faceted crystal hangers and faceted crystal beads glued together, for example, in the form of an animal or a flower. But it was real. Modern figurines of faceted crystal are made of specially designed faceted crystal parts.
History of glass cutting
Bohemia was the region where the most glass and crystal glasses were concentrated in the 19th century. They produced most of the crystal pendants for chandeliers, as well as beads and cut crystal pendants for the jewelry and fashion industry.
At that time, cutting and polishing glass and crystal stones was a tedious job and required great skill.
The son of one of the best Bohemian glass cutters of the mid-19th century was a young man named Daniel Swarovski.
After visiting an exhibition in Vienna in 1883, he was obsessed with the possibilities of electricity. He wanted to use electricity for the tedious process of cutting glass. It worked after nine years of experimentation! and can patent the first semi-automatic, electric machine for cutting glass and crystal.
It was such a revolutionary invention that it changed the glass cutting industry forever. His machine could cut glass and crystal with much more precision and speed than the manual cutting method.
Making figurines out of crystal is not just a glue of stones. Companies that have survived the last four decades and still produce crystal figurines pay special attention to design and quality.
Preciosa from the Czech Republic is one such company. They have a large collection of beautifully made figurines and they also use the best crystal for this. After all, Preciosa is the world’s largest crystal-cutting company and needs to maintain a reputation.
Crystal World is another great brand. This company, together with a team of Japanese designers, has been creating beautiful products since its founding in 1983 by Rudy (Ryu) Nakai in the United States.
In Egypt, Asfour. Asfour, like Swarovski and Preciosa, is also a giant crystal-cutting company. Asfour also produces high-quality crystal and creates beautiful crystal figurines.
You will find other manufacturers of crystal figurines in other countries, but they are usually not as specialized as the four companies mentioned above. There are many manufacturers of crystal figurines in China and Turkey. Some of these companies have a beautiful design, but for the most part crystal figurines are not their main business and usually in addition to figurines have a number of other crystal products.
Crystal figurines have a magical appeal. The transparency of the material, the refraction of the light of many colors and the timeless design will make you want to surround yourself.
What was once a monocrystal mouse in Austria in 1976 now gathers hundreds of thousands of people around the world and delights many every day. We can only thank the innovative world-renowned crystal-cutting company Swarovski for the invention of crystal figurines that give a special shade to the lives of many people.