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.
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Set of 2 yellow Green Glass Bowls by Michael Bang for Holmegaard, Denmark 1970s
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Glass bowl elements set of 2 Design: Michael Bang Producer: Holmegaard, Denmark. Age: 1970s Set of 2 wonderful heavy glass elements designed by Michael Bang and ...
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Handblown Danish Salt and Pepper Set in Glass by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Michael Bang, Holmegaard
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of Danish salt and pepper set in handblown orange mushroom shaped opalineglass, designed by Michael Bang and produced by Holmegaard in the 1970s. ...
Opaline Glass
$460Sale Price|20% Off
Per Lutkin for Holmegaard Emerald Green Pitcher and Glass Drinks Set
By Kastrup, Holmegaard
Located in New Windsor, NY
A fine and pristine set of six emerald green glasses and decanter set. The glasses and pitcher retain the original paper labels, By Appointment to H. H. The King of Denmark, Made in ...
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Glass Decanter by Holmegaard, Midcentury Scandinavian, Grey, circa 1950, Bottle
By Holmegaard
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury decorative decanter by Holmegaard, Denmark, circa 1950. This glass bottle is sold but we have one more.
Smoked Glass
Green Bottle by Otto Bauer for Holmegaard, Denmark
By Holmegaard, Otto Bauer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Green bottle by Otto Bauer for Holmegaard. Bottle measures 17.5" high and 6.75" diameter (at base). Bottle has a partial label.
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Set of Three Green 'Palet' Glass Bowls from Holmegaard by Michael Bang, Denmark
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Steenwijk, NL
Very nice set with a small medium and a larger medium green glass bowl and a bowl plate from Kastrup-Holmegaard, designed by Michael Bang. In excellent condition with no defects. The...
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1970s Sidse Werner Danish Glass Bowl by Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Sidse Werner
Located in Knebel, DK
1970s Sidse Werner Danish Glass Bowl by Holmegaard The glass bowl is in very good condition and will be shipped without the candies on the last photo.
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Vintage Glass Pitchers by Per Lütken for Holmegaard 1950s Set of 3
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage glass pitchers by Per Lütken for Holmegaard 1950s Set of vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern mouth-blown pitchers in beautiful and rare pl...
Blown Glass
1960's Danish Glass Bowl by Per Lütken for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish glass bowl by Per Lütken for Holmegaard - 1960's.
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$254Sale Price|64% Off
White Encased Art Glass Cylinder Vase Earth Colored Decor, Holmegaard, 1970s
By Holmegaard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tall milky white cased in clear glass cylinder shaped Danish modernist art glass vase with three organic decorations in plum, blood red and umber ...
Glass, Art Glass
1970sTwo White Danish Handblown Glass Bowls by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of two white and green Danish bowls in handblown opaline glass, designed by Michael Bang and produced by Holmegaard in the 1970s. The well designed set with it´s 1970´s colors...
Glass, Opaline Glass
Blue Glass Gulvase by Otto Bauer for Holmegaard
By Otto Bauer, Holmegaard
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
The smallest in the set of five sizes of this classic glass vase.
Blown Glass
Midcentury Drink Pitcher, Bowl and Seven Glasses and by Jacob E. Bang, 1950s
By Jacob Eiler Bang, Holmegaard
Located in Lejre, DK
Pitcher, bowl and seven glasses designed by Jacob E. Bang for Holmegaard, Denmark. Great condition, 1950s.
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Set of Six Holmegaard Perfection Beer Glasses - Scandinavian Modern
By Holmegaard
Located in New York, NY
The beer glass from Tom Nybroe's Perfection range is a good all-round beer glass The range has a line on all its glasses – on this glass a 44-centilitre bottle of beer fills the glas...
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Set of Six Holmegaard 'Perfection' Champagne Glasses
By Holmegaard
Located in New York, NY
Kick off the party with the champagne glass from Perfection Tom Nybroe has created the Perfection range to focus on the best and most gentle treatment of the noble grape When serving...
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1970s Set of Pitchers and Bowl in Glass by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Michael Bang, Holmegaard
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of two pitchers and a bowl in dusty yellow, designed by Michael Bang and produced by Holmegaard in the 1970s. The well designed set with it´s 1970´s colors is in very good con...
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Handblown Danish Salt and Pepper Set in Glass by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of Danish salt and pepper set in handblown brown mushroom shaped opalineglass, designed by Michael Bang and produced by Holmegaard in the 1970s. The well designed hand blown m...
Opaline Glass
1970s Set of Pitcher and Bowls in Glass by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of pitcher and bowls in yellow, red and blue glass designed by Michael Bang and produced by Holmegaard in the 1970s. The well designed set wit...
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Handblown Danish Salt and Pepper Set in Glass by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
Handblown Danish salt and pepper set in handblown brown mushroom shaped opalineglass, designed by Michael Bang and produced by Holmegaard in the 1970s. The well designed hand blow...
Opaline Glass
1970s Set of Four Bowls in Handblown Opal Glass by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of Four Bowls in Handblown Opal Glass designed by Michael Bang and produced by Holmegaard in the 1970s. The well designed set with it´s 1970´s...
Glass, Opaline Glass
Two Dishes and a Bowl in Hand Blown Blue Glass by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of two dishes and a bowl in blue glass, designed by Michael Bang and produced by Holmegaard in the 1970s. The well designed set with it´s 1970´s colors is in very good conditi...
Glass, Opaline Glass
Set of Hand Blown Pitcher and Bowls in Glass by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Michael Bang, Holmegaard
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of two bowls and a pitcher in blue hand blown opal glass, designed by Michael Bang and produced by Holmegaard in the 1970s. The well designed set with it´s 1970´s colors is in...
Glass, Opaline Glass
1970s Set of Four Bowls in Handblown Opal Glass by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of four bowls in handblown opal glass designed by Michael Bang and made by Holmegaard in the 1970s. The well designed set with it´s 1970´s color...
Glass, Opaline Glass
Handblown Cream and Sugar Bowls in Opaline Glass by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of honey-colored creamer and sugar bowls in handblown opaline glass, designed by Michael Bang and produced by Holmegaard in the 1970s. The well designed set with it´s 1970´s c...
Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Vase in Glass by Per Lütken
By Holmegaard, Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian vase in glass by Per Lütken for Holmegaard Glasværk. Wear consistent with age and use.
Blown Glass
1970s Set of Pitcher and Bowl in Glass by Michael Bang for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Michael Bang
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of pitcher and bowl in yellow glass designed by Michael Bang and produced by Holmegaard in the 1970s. The set is in excellent condition. Seize in cm. / in.: Bowl H: 11.5 / 4,5....
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Blue Glass Gulvase by Otto Bauer for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Otto Bauer
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Second up in the 5 sizes of Blue Glass 'Gulvase' by Otto Bauer for Holmegaard.
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