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Glass is Tomorrow: Boda

— February, 15 2016

7 – 12 July 2013

Boda Glassbruk (SE)

Designers: Dina Baïtassova, Nathalie Dewez, Matti Klenell, Pia Wüstenberg, Camille Roger

Glass Blowers: Simon Kashmir Holm, Eino Mäkelä, Fredrik Nielsen, Vanessa Royant, Jeremy Wintrebert

Partners: The Glass Factory

In the 1960s and 70s Boda teamed up with life and creativity. This was the place where Boda Smithy, Boda Wood and Boda Nova were founded. But, above all, glass was given new and unique shapes by legends such as Erik Höglund, Signe Persson-Melin, Monica Backström, Rolf Sinnemark and Kjell Engman. In 2009 the Municipality of Emmaboda secured the extensive historical glass collections from Boda, Kosta and Åfors glassworks. Boda, where such great creativity has flourished, is the location of The Glass Factory – one of Scandinavia’s largest glass museums.The Glass Factory is an experience-based, interactive glass museum with a quality-assured operation located in the heart of the Kingdom of Crystal. The museum serves as a knowledge centre and creative meeting place for artists, designers and visitors

In the 1960s and 70s Boda teamed up with life and creativity. This was the place where Boda Smithy, Boda Wood and Boda Nova were founded. But, above all, glass was given new and unique shapes by legends such as Erik Höglund, Signe Persson-Melin, Monica Backström, Rolf Sinnemark and Kjell Engman. In 2009 the Municipality of Emmaboda secured the extensive historical glass collections from Boda, Kosta and Åfors glassworks. Boda, where such great creativity has flourished, is the location of The Glass Factory – one of Scandinavia’s largest glass museums.The Glass Factory is an experience-based, interactive glass museum with a quality-assured operation located in the heart of the Kingdom of Crystal. The museum serves as a knowledge centre and creative meeting place for artists, designers and visitors.

Boda has long championed experimentations – setting itself apart from other glasshouses in the
Glasriket (Swedish Kingdom of Crystal). When designer and artist Erik Höglund first came to Boda Glassworks in 1953, he paved the way for a new generation of creators, who questioned the norms of how glass design should look and function. Bringing in wood and metal, these designers developed objects for a rapidly changing Swedish society. Today, the famous Glasriket region is undergoing another charge; incorporating new production methods.