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Holmegaard Furniture

Holmegaard has been creating quality glassware for almost two centuries. The legendary glassworks has collaborated with scores of celebrated designers over its long history, including Arne Jacobsen, Louise Campbell, Bodil Kjær and many others, with each artisan crafting vases, bottles and other serveware and decorative objects that are widely loved by collectors and art connoisseurs alike. Today Holmegaard is a powerhouse of functionalist modern Danish glass design.

Holmegaard Glassworks was the dream of Danish Count Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe, who petitioned the king of Denmark for permission to build a factory. Sadly, by the time permission was granted, the count had passed away, leaving his dowager, the Countess Henriette Danneskiold-Samsøe, to carry on her late husband’s dream in 1825. The factory was established in the town of Fensmark in the Holmegaard bog, where rich peat could be harvested and used to fuel the high-temperature kilns required to produce glass there.

The factory initially produced only simple mouth-blown green glass packaging bottles — the need was for glassware that was merely functional. It wasn’t until the 1920s that it made progress as a significant entity in the world of design. There was a fruitful partnership to create dinner glassware with the Royal Danish Porcelain Factory and glass artist Oluf Jensen. This was followed in 1925 by Holmegaard’s hiring Jacob Eiler Bang as the glassworks’ first in-house designer.

Bang was trained as an architect and was working on the Danish Pavilion at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts — the fair that brought the Art Deco style to worldwide attention — when his efforts caught the attention of Holmegaard. Bang believed in the concept of making things that were “beautiful, strong, practical and cheap.” His seductive, functionalist designs for vases, decanters, bottles and other objects — guided by the theories that underpin Scandinavian modernism — garnered acclaim for both Bang and Holmegaard, and he became known as one of the fathers of functionalism in Danish glassware.

Holmegaard went on to work with Per Lütken, who created intricate objects that redefined the factory’s style and Danish glass design as a whole. Lütken produced over 3,000 pieces for the glassworks, including the revered Provence bowl, one of the pieces for which the glassworks is best known. The brand went on to work with other notable artists including Otto Brauer and Jacob Bang’s son, Michael Bang, whose Palet range, Fontaine wine glass range, and Mandarin lamps are among Holmegaard’s most iconic creations.

Today, Holmegaard Glassworks is owned by Rosendahl Design Group. It is Denmark’s largest manufacturer of glass in addition to being the oldest and most historic.

Find vintage Holmegaard sconces, vessels, decorative bowls, tableware and other pieces on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Holmegaard
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Bowl by Holmegaard, Denmark, C 1960, Round Large Shape, Light Blue Glass Color
By Holmegaard
Located in New York, NY
Large, beautiful glass bowl by Holmegaard, Denmark, C 1960. The item is signed. It was produced in the 1960's. It is in very good condition. Glass is light color blue and the shape i...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Holmegaard Furniture

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Blown Glass

Glass Bowl by Holmegaard, Denmark, C 1960, Heavy Round Shape, Light Blue Color
By Holmegaard
Located in New York, NY
Glass bowl by Holmegaard, Denmark, C 1960, light blue color. The bowl has a beautiful soft round, curvy shape. It is made by hand and it is heavy.
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Holmegaard Furniture

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Blown Glass

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Holmegaard furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Holmegaard furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Holmegaard furniture, although blue editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Holmegaard were created in the mid-century modern style in scandinavia during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Royal Copenhagen, Dansk Designs, and Lyfa. Prices for Holmegaard furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $270 and can go as high as $4,870, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $388.
Questions About Holmegaard Furniture
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    Holmegaard glass is made in Denmark. In fact, the company is Denmark’s largest glass manufacturer in addition to being its oldest and most historic. The company’s factory is in Holmegaard, a town near Næstved. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Holmegaard glass.

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