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La Rochère  In 1475, Simon de Thysac, a gentleman glassmaker, was granted the right to make heavy and slender glasses at the "Rochiers" and thus founded the glassworks. La Rochère is located on the borders of the Lorraine and Franche-Comté regions, on the efge of the extensive Darney forest which provided the firewood to heat the furnaces as well ferns, whose ashes provide the potash necessary for the fusion of glass. In 1895 / An exhaustive catalogue of products made at La Rochère was published (many cut-glass serving glasses, salt cellars and jam pots, but also medical equipment, lighting and roof tiles).

In 1967 / Production was automated. Hand presses were replaced by automatic presses. The first mechanised tableware products were ice cream dishes and La Rochere was soon to become a market leader in this product. The years 2000 / The two types of production / mouth-blown glass and glass / explain the great difference in price between products. In both these sectors, they are on the edge of top-range products.  

Cristallerie de Montbronn
Rich of its creativity and know-how, Cristallerie de Montbronn has been awarded the famous label E. P. V. from the French government, and is actually the oldest family crystal company in France and present on the most prestigious tables throughout the world. Combining tradition and modernity, Cristallerie de Montbronn puts up with the new trends and proposes a luxury crystal, ranging from the purest transparency to the glistening of the 9 colour- palette. The Cristallerie de Montbronn

Nude
Nude is the creator and manufacturer of contemporary glassware for modern living. Nude looks at life through the lens of simplicity; decluttering and distilling, marrying form with function, always reflecting the lifestyle of less-ordinary people. Nude transcends the traditional boundaries of glassware treating the whole home as one sensuous and pleasurable space. Launched in 2014 in Milan and Paris, with a mission to design and create beautiful collections of lead-free crystal glass objects, Nude takes pleasure seriously.

Attention to detail is paramount, yet at the same time there must always be room for people to feel comfortable, to breathe. Nude glassware supports and embellishes rather than overwhelms, their immaculate crystal adding beauty and refinement to any environment. Nude is never afraid to take risks; it is the only way of creating something inspirational. At the same time, they make sure to keep a sense of simplicity and fun. 

Lucie Koldova
Currently based in Prague, Lucie Koldova continues working for international clients creating furniture pieces, glass sculptures, and timeless lights, objects of desire – chic and purified. Her work encompasses daily products, poetic gallery objects, and limited series. Her creative interest mainly focuses on glass and lighting design, involving ever more novel and exciting themes as well as technological and formal solutions in the field. In 2014, Lucie was appointed art director of Brokis and has since produced a range of successful designs for the company. 

Lucie Koldova uses classic craftsmanship and cutting-edge technologies with primary focus on the pure beauty of materials such as wood and glass. Her emotive style is based on the breathtaking use of colours, unusual proportions, and vibrant formal contrasts, and her objects often overcome limits of the possible, which is made immediately clear in viewing her work, such as Capsula or the stylish imposing lights Whistle and Mona with dimmable tubular LED light sources developed by Brokis.