Firstly we invite you to Novotny Glass Studio, a family glassworks in the glass town of Nový Bor, 100 km north from Prague. It is owned by world-renowned glass master Petr Novotný. The most recent productions are mostly replicas of historical glass intended for the American market, but we often produce chandelier parts or various utility glass. The Novotny Glass Museum offers a collection of modern glass art. The exhibition consists mainly of the private collection of a world known glass master and the owner of the museum Petr Novotný. Here you can find works of leading Czech glass designers such as René and Miluše Roubíček, J. Šuhájek, Bořek Šípek. Among the foreign artists we can name D. Chihuly /US/, J. Mongrain /US/ or M. Behrens /Ger/. There’s also a lot of famous trophies and awards.

Secondly we invite you to Jiri Pacinek. This talented glass artist-craftsman is captivating many glass art collectors and admirers. He started his career when he joined Chribska 1414 Glass Works. Followed by many years of developing his talent in Glass Works Ajeto he was given the chance to work with renowned World Glass Art legends as B. Šípek, R. Roubíček, L. Applebaum, L. Sakalowski and others. Ajeto provided him with an extraordinary opportunity to shape his own individual style, harvesting it in his own Glass Works. Here started with creating large-scale, technically demanding decorative sculptures along with daily use wholesome glass objects, like vases and bowls. Here you also enjoy a Glass garden and breathtaking Crystal Church.

Next stop will be the famous Cvikov brewery to taste beer and the local meal. For the third time, as part of our glassmaking expedition, we will take a look at Filip Lukavec's workshop. Filip is a young-emerging glass artist and craftsman. His roots come from a glass region called also the crystal valley. He studied glass cutting at secondary glass school of Kamenický Šenov, where he very early showed her talent and passion for mould melted glass. Filip now has its own studio in which you can see and feel on your own skin the atmosphere in which his creations are born. On this trip you will have the opportunity to buy souvenirs or large pieces of art. International shipping possible. During transport you will see picturesque villages of Kokorinsko and Lusitanian mountains. You will enjoy every minute!