History
100 YEARS OF TRADITION
KROSNO has been making glass since 1923, and the knowledge has passed down through generations. We stand for European craft, heritage and quiet luxury. Every piece is made in Poland by skilled hands, and it shows — in the clarity, in the durability, in the shine.
The story of the brand is one of glass, craft and steady development, running without a break since 1923. That was the year work began on the first glassworks in Krosno — a place that came to define the region and to stand for Polish glassware around the world. Within a few years the brand was winning its first awards for quality and design.
The Second World War brought hard years and the works were destroyed, but the furnaces were relit soon after. The decades that followed brought rapid growth, modernised production and expansion abroad. Glass from Krosno reached Polish homes, and also the tables of the British royal family and the imperial court of Japan.
The 1990s opened a new chapter: privatisation, a debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, and the building of a strong group. Today a long tradition sits alongside a modern approach to design and manufacturing, and the brand remains a byword for quality, elegance and Polish craft valued worldwide.
HAND-MADE
Hand-formed glass is where tradition, craft and lasting design meet — the foundation Krosno Glass has been built on for years. Every piece takes shape through the precision and commitment of master glassmakers whose experience and talent give the glass its character. It is people and their skill that keep hand-made work a mark of authenticity and of the highest quality.
Forming glass by hand allows shapes and details that machine production cannot reach. Every piece carries individual traits that underline how singular it is. Clarity, a perfect shine and the remarkable lightness of fine-walled pieces are why hand-made glass is valued by the most demanding customers and specialists worldwide.
Behind every hand-made piece stands a story built over generations. More than a century of experience, work alongside artists and designers, and the care taken over traditional glassmaking techniques mean our pieces are not only useful objects but small works of art. This is hand-made work that lends a shine to ordinary moments and marks the ones that matter.
DESIGN PROCESS
Design at Krosno Glass brings together the experience, imagination and enthusiasm of people who have been making sought-after collections for years. Every project begins with an idea, then moves through detailed pattern development, ergonomic testing and close quality selection. What comes out are pieces that satisfy on looks, on function and on how they feel in use.
Behind the collections stand talented designers, many of whom have been with the brand for twenty or thirty years. Their knowledge, feel for form and understanding of how glass behaves let them create lasting designs that answer contemporary taste and real needs. It is people who give every project its own identity.
Many of our designs have been recognised at home and abroad. Selected collections are protected by the Polish Patent Office as original decorative designs, and our work has been honoured repeatedly at industry events including Frankfurt Messe and the ART GALLERY exhibition in Worcester, USA. Proof that design, quality and craft can amount to one thing.
KROSNO TODAY
Krosno Glass today is a modern company that joins a long history of craft with current technology, producing premium glass valued in homes and in professional kitchens around the world. For generations the brand has carried the Polish glassmaking tradition forward, making pieces that combine elegant design, function and a high standard of finish.
The company invests continuously in machine production and in modern glass-forming technology. The aim is greater precision, quality and output from the machines that make stemware and tumblers. Behind those advanced processes stand experienced specialists, glassmakers and designers who watch every detail of a new collection.
Rigorous quality testing, modern laboratories and international standards and certificates confirm the standard of the products. By joining traditional skill with an appetite for innovation, Krosno Glass remains one of the most recognisable Polish glassware brands — present in homes, in restaurants, and on tables that matter, worldwide.
