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.
Rare Midcentury Purple Glass Vase by Jacob E. Bang - Holmegaard, Denmark 1970s
By Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A cased purple glass vase 'Opaline Form' by Jacob E. Bang. Designed in 1960 and created at Holmegaard in Denmark. Organic shape - gourd shape. Manufactured during the 1970s is a styl...
Glass
$818Sale Price|20% Off
Michael Bang Atlantis Vase, Smoky Blue & Black Art Glass, Denmark 1981
By Michael Bang, Holmegaard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modern smooth round vase with smoky blue and black pattern in milky white glass. From the series Atlantis by art glass designer Michael Bang for Danish Holmegaard. Beautiful,...
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Danish Glass Vases "Sapphire Blue" by Holmegaard. Set of 4.
By Holmegaard
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Glass Vases "Sapphire Blue" by Holmegaard. Set of 4. Beautiful set of Danish mid-century modern hand blown sapphire blue glass vases ...
Blown Glass
$400Sale Price / set|25% Off
Per Lutken Scandinavian Mid-Century Light Blue Glass Vases, Holmegar, 1960s
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian glass vases, set of three, designed by Per Lutken for Holmegaard with mark engraved on the bottom, Denmark 1960s. Dimensions from left height 17.5 cm - diameter 5 cm...
Glass
Pair of Oversized Vases Designed by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of oversized bottles or vases designed by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard. Denmark, circa 1960. Tinted glass. Measures: H- 19.5", H- 17".
Glass
Rare Set of 3 Opal Blue Glass 'Carnaby' Vases by Per Lütken for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This is a very nice set of 3 opal blue glass Holmegaard vases with white inner casting from the Carnaby range designed by Per Lutken. This set contains out of...
Glass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Gulvase by Otto Brauer Holmegaard Red Art Glass Vase
By Holmegaard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Gulvase by Otto Brauer Holmegaard Red Art Glass Vase, Made in Sweden. Item features opaque white on the inside, original red ...
Glass
Vintage Danish Holmegaard Tear Drop Glass Vase by Per Lutken
By Per Lutken for Holmegaard, Holmegaard
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern Scandinavian vase designed by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, Denmark circa 1960's. This unique blown glass piece features a thick sculptural tear drop shape tinted in ...
Glass
Otto Brauer Danish Modern Red & White Cased Glass Gulvvase for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Otto Brauer
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Large iconic cased glass Gulvvase designed by Otto Brauer and made in Denmark by Holmegaard. This vase is the medium size and has a red exterior with a white interior. The last picture shows it with a Swedish Argenta...
Glass
$220Sale Price|20% Off
Hand Blown Smoked Glass Cylindrical Vase by Per Lutken for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in San Diego, CA
A very attractive hand blown smoked glass cylindrical vase by Per Lutken for Holmegaard, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition w...
Glass
Danish Holmegaard Glass Vase by Michael Bang
By Michael Bang, Holmegaard
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A beautiful vase designed by Michael Bang for Holmegaard in Denmark. A timeless stylish piece. I have a similar bowl for sale
Glass
Otto Bauer for Holmegaard XXL Large Gulvase Vessels
By Holmegaard, Otto Bauer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of impressively scaled Scandinavian Modern XXL olive green vessels designed by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard.
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Vase by Per Lutken for Holmegaard, C1960
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous c1960 smoked grey glass vase by Per Lutken for Holmegaard. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, as expected to the base. No...
Art Glass
1980s Danish Combined Glass Vases - Candlesticks by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
1980s Danish Combined Glass Vases - Candlesticks by Michael Bang for Holmegaard The two flexible designed Holmegaard vases are designed to be used both as vases and candlesticks dep...
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Danish Tear Drop Glass Vase by Holmegaard, 1970s
By Holmegaard
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Tear Drop Glass Vase by Holmegaard, 1970s. Rare teardrop shaped clear glass vase with black spiralling swirl decoration designed by Torben Jørgensen in the 1970s for H...
Blown Glass
1980s Danish Glass Vase by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Michael Bang, Holmegaard
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Vase / candle holder in white, black and blue art glass by Michael Bang produced by Holmegaard in the 1980s. The small art glass vase in white, blue and black colors is in ...
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Danish Holmegaard Aqua Vases by Per Lütken, 1960s. Set of 5.
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Holmegaard Aqua Vases by Per Lütken, 1960s. Set of 5. Beautiful set of Danish mid-century modern hand blown aqua blue glass vases designed by...
Blown Glass
1980s Danish Handblown Glass Vase by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
1980s Danish Handblown Glass Vase by Michael Bang for Holmegaard The small art white glass vase in very good condition. Michael Bang (1942-2013) was the son of Jacob E. Bang, Holme...
Glass, Art Glass
$520
Holmegaard Vase
By Holmegaard
Located in Chicago, IL
Green transparent vase
Blown Glass
$1,500 / set
Pair of Gulvase Vases by Otto Brauer
By Holmegaard, Otto Brauer
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of large cobalt "Gulvase" apothocary vases by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard glass.
Glass
Sapphire Blue Glass Vessel by Monica Bratt for Holmegaard, c1960s
By Monica Bratt, Holmegaard
Located in San Francisco, CA
An sigmoid shaped bowl of sapphire blue glass, by Monica Bratt for Holmgaard Glass. Textured finish to the glass from the making process. One small imperfection on the underside, o...
Glass
Danish Modern Hand Blown Otto Bauer Gulv Vase in Red & Milk Glass by Holmegaard
By Otto Bauer, Holmegaard
Located in Miami, FL
Two blown Art Glass Gulv Vases in red and milk glass cased in white, designed by Otto Bauer and made by Holmegaard in Denmark. Both vases have the original maker's mark. Iconic art g...
Art Glass, Milk Glass, Blown Glass
1950's Danish Handblown Glass Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Knebel, DK
1950´s Danish handblown glass drop vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard with engraved signature and year of production 1958 Danish glassmaker Per Lütken (1916 - 1998) worked at Holmeg...
Glass, Blown Glass
1950's Danish Handblown Glass Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Knebel, DK
1950´s Danish handblown glass drop vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard. The vase is ingraved with Per Lütkens signature, year of production (1958) and the Holmegaard name. Danish gl...
Glass, Blown Glass
1980s Danish Glass Vase by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
1980s Danish Glass Vase by Michael Bang for Holmegaard The small art white glass vase in very good condition. Michael Bang (1942-2013) was the son...
Glass, Art Glass
Holmegaard Glass Vase Design by Mutsuo Inoue 1984, Denmark
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Bronx, NY
Holmegaard glass vase design by Japanese designer Mutsuo Inoue for the Danish glass manufacturer Holmegaard 1984, in a translucent white milky and blue glass in mint condition.
Blown Glass
1980s Danish Glass Vase by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
Small Danish vase in white, black, green and red art glass by Michael Bang produced by Holmegaard in the 1980s. Michael Bang (1942-2013) was the son of Jacob E. Bang, Holmegaard’s...
Glass, Art Glass
1980s Danish Glass Vase / Candle Holder by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Vase / candle holder in white, black and blue art glass by Michael Bang produced by Holmegaard in the 1980s. Michael Bang (1942-2013) was the son of Jacob E. Bang, Holmegaard...
Glass, Art Glass
Michael Bang vase for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard
Located in Geneva, CH
Little round vase designed by Michael Bang for Holmegaard, Copenhagen. From the Atlantis series made in 1981. White, black and blue glass. Original Holmegaard sticker.
Glass
2 Blue "Gulvase" Glass Vases by Otto Bauer produced by Holmegaard, Denmark 1960s
By Holmegaard, Otto Bauer
Located in Geneva, CH
2 beautiful big "Gulvase" blue glass vases by Otto Bauer produced by Kastrup, Holmegaard in Denmark ca. 1960 Perfect condition. One with original manufacturer label. H 43 x D 17 cm
Glass, Art Glass