EXBOR n.p.

EXBOR n.p. – Exclusive Czechoslovak Art Glass

EXBOR n.p. was a state-run workshop for exclusive and artistic glass, established in 1964 as part of the national company Železnobrodské sklo in the Czech town of Železný Brod. It built on the town’s long-standing tradition of high-quality glassmaking.

The mission of EXBOR was to centralize artistic excellence, technical innovation, and manual craftsmanship into a unique design-focused glass studio. It specialized in vases, bowls, sculptures, and decorative objects crafted using advanced techniques such as layering, melting, cutting, and hand polishing – often produced in limited editions.

EXBOR quickly became a flagship of Czechoslovak glass design, presenting its works at international exhibitions (e.g. EXPO 67 in Montreal), and winning numerous awards.

✨ Notable collaborating artists:

• Stanislav Libenský – world-renowned glass artist and teacher

• Jaroslava Brychtová – pioneer in cast-glass sculpture, Libenský's artistic partner

• René Roubíček – known for expressive forms and lighting design

• Miloslav Klinger – founding figure of artistic glass in Železný Brod

• Vladimír Klein – master of cut and layered glass

• Pavel Hlava – innovator in color, structure, and experimental form

• Ladislav Oliva – known for organically shaped hot-formed glass objects

Today, EXBOR glass remains highly collectible worldwide and represents the golden era of Czechoslovak 20th-century studio glass.