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03/07/2024 Visit the President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel at the glass factory KAVALIRGLASS

Visit the President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel to the KAVALIERGLASS glass factory which has been the leading European producer of borosilicate glass for 180 years. Together with the owner of the glass factory Otakar Moťka and Chairman of the Czech and Moravian Glass Cluster Dalibor Šilhavý we submitted to the President a draft legislative amendment to the consolidation package to reintroduce the exemption from energy tax for mineralogical (glass) processes, which we will subsequently submit to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic for approval.

 
 

03/01/2024 Conference "How to export the glass industry production 2024"

The Czech and Moravian Glass Cluster with Ministry of Industry and Trade and Czech Trade  organized a conferrence aimed at supporting the export of the Czech glass industry. It was attended by over 54 companies. During the seminar, Czech glassmakers and representatives of the MIT, Czech Trade and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tradesmen discussed the possibilities of exporting the Czech glass industry to markets that are currently most interesting for this segment. Link to conference programe

 
 

10/25/2023 Czech Glass Mission at Istanbul 2023

Contemporary Czech design was presented at the sales exhibition of Czech glass masters in Istanbul from October 24 - 26. 2023. The event took place at the hotel Hilton Bosphorus. Presentation was organized by the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Istanbul in cooperation with the Czech and Moravia Glass Cluster. Link to photo documentation

                          

11/05/2020 The official participation of the Czech Republic at the CIIE 2020, International exhibition of import in Shanghai

Czech glassmakers at the international fair in Shanghai, CIIE 2020 China International Import Expo, 5.-10. 11. 2020

 
  
  

03/16/2020 Czech Glass Mission at Times Fashion Week in Mumbai 2020

Contemporary Czech design was presented at the Bombay Times Fashion Week. The fashion collections of leading Czech designers launched a three-day program on 13th March. Their shows were accompanied by an exhibition of Czech glass makers, designers and artists taking place at the venue of Bombay Times Fashion Week.

Czech Glass Mission at Times Fashion Week in Mumbai and participation was financially supported by the Czech and Moravian Glass Cluster, represented by the chairman Dalibor Šilhavý. The glass exhibition was also used as a venue for meetings of Czech companies with Indian business partners. In cooperation with the CzechTrade office in Mumbai and the Honorary Consulate, many useful business to business meetings were organized.
 
 

We thank especially to the Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi, Consulate Geneneral, Mrs. Rashmi Jolly and to all that participated in this successfull presentation.

Partneři / Partners:
Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí České republiky Velvyslanectví Indické republiky
Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic: Mrs Rashmi Jolly
Czech Trade Bengaluru and Mumbai
Headline in The Times of India: www.bit.ly/Czech-Glass-At-Times-Fashion-Week-2020
https://www.facebook.com/TimesofIndia/

02/06/2020 Seminary "How to successfully export Czech Glass" at the Ministry of Industry and Trade

The Czech and Moravian Glass Cluster with Ministry of Industry and Trade organized a seminar aimed at supporting the export of the Czech glass industry. It was attended by over 70 companies.  During the seminar, Czech glassmakers and representatives of the MIT, Czech Trade and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tradesmen discussed the possibilities of exporting the Czech glass industry to markets that are currently most interesting for this segment.

 
 

12/13/2019 Photos drom business delegation of Czech glassmakers to India.

The mission took place 23.-30. November 2019 in Delhi and Mumbai.

  
  

Thanks to:
Czech Embassy New Delhi, Ministry of foreign affairs Czech Republic
Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic: Mrs Rashmi Jolly
Czech Trade Bengaluru and Mumbai

Parcipipant of delegation:
Preciosa
Crystal BOHEMIA
Crystalite Bohemia
CERVA BOHEMIA
CZECH MADE DESIGN
HALAMA CRYSTAL
PAČINEK GLASS
SKLO ŠAFRÁNEK
ELITE BOHEMIA
Clartés Bohemia

11/30/2019 Signing of memorandu of understanding with India association of small and medium corporations

Memorandum of understanding was signed with India association of small and medium entrepreneurs, The INDIA SME FORUM on 11/30/2019 in Mumbai.

The memorandum was signed between Mrs. Sushma Morthania, Founder and Director General and Mr. Dalibor Silhavy, Chairman of the Czech and Moravian Glass Cluster.

11/10/2019 The official participation of the Czech republic at the international exhibition of import in Shanghai (CIIE 2019)

Footage from the exposure of Czech glassmakers in the official participation of the CZECH republic at the international fair in Shanghai (China International Import Expo, 5.-10. 11. 2019). For more, see the report of the CTK or the MIT of the Czech republic.

 

09/26/2019 The Czech-indian formal social evening

09/20/2019 The visit of the Indian delegation in Prague - preparation for exhibition of INDIA 2019, Delhi and Mumbai 23-29.11.2019

09/04/2019 Stanislav Libensky Award exhibition opening and the announcement of the glass's valuation

Stanislav Libenský Award the 2019 international award for young glass artists, to which this signed up 156 students from around the world.

08/12/2019 Preparation for participation of CIIE EXPO 2019 v Šanghaji

"The Czech art of glass became the initiator of the official participation of the Czech republic at the fair CIIE 2019 in Shanghai. In cooperation with the Ministry of industry and trade of the Czech republic we prepared the draft of the exposures and the supporting programme for exhibitors.

05/24/2019 At 24.may was membership meeting of the Czech and Moravian cluster, which took place in the resort in resort Velké Karlovice

05/15/2019 The Swedish embassy in Prague - preparation of the exhibition "The Legends of Bohemia Glass 2020" - negotiations with mrs ambassador Victoria Li

04/15/2020 British Embassy in Prague - preparation of the exhibition "The Legends of Bohemia Glass 2020" meeting with Mr. Ambassador Nick Archer and Libor Sečka Czech Ambassador to London

02/26/2019 Negotiations with the minister of culture of the CZECH republic at Nostický palace in Prague

Confirmed has been the support and interest of the minister for the creation of the national glass museum and the upcoming exhibition of the Czech glass to the year 2020, on which we would like to as the association cooperated also with other glass associations.

08/29/2018 Glass days in Central Bohemia | 31. 8. - 2. 9. 2018

An exhibition about glass craftsmanship, creativity and technologies in the region of Central Bohemia.
Place: Poděbrady, Colonnade of Professor Libenský
Time: Friday 31st - September 2, 2018
Opening: ​​Friday 31st from 14:30.

Exhibitors:
Crystal Bohemia, Poděbrady / WWW.CRYSTAL-BOHEMIA.COM
Kavalierglass, Sázava / WWW.KAVALIER.CZ
Blažek Glass, Poděbrady / WWW.BLAZEK-GLASS.CZ
Hu't František / Cesty Glass / WWW.CESTYSKLA.CZ
Polpur, Turnov / WWW.POLPUR.CZ
Glasma AB / WWW.GLASMA.SE

Artists:
Vladimir Klein / WWW.VLADIMIRKLEIN.CZ
Jiří Pačínek / WWW.PACINEKGLASS.COM
Jiří Šuhájek / WWW.JIRISUHAJEK.COM
Břetislav Novák / WWW.BRETISLAVNOVAK.CZ
Exhibition had 3 sections with unique works of a) glassworks in the Central Bohemian Region with examples of successful cooperation between     b) glass artists and c) technology companies.

  

05/29/2018 Czech glass artifact

To celebrate 100. anniversary of the creation of independent Czechoslovakia is 29. 5. 2018 on the floor of the Czech Parliament officially passed the glass artifact to the president of the Chamber of deputies of the Czech Republic. The transmission of an artistic work took place with the participation of representatives of association of Czech and moravian glass cluster, which is a member author of the work, novoborský artist Pavel Danys. The glass artifact is fashioned in novoborské glassworks Egermann classical manual production with masterful engravings Jaromir Šosteka. In the fabrication of the art work involved glassmakers association in the glass of the cluster together with before becoming chief George Semerádem. More on the website of the Chamber of deputies of the Czech Republic.

"Czech glass beautifies our statehood since the middle ages and we love that it still belongs to the awards and gifts worthy of such important celebrations." says the president of Č&M glass cluster Ing. Dalibor Šilhavý.

  

04/21/2017 GLASS DAYS at the festival Zlín Design week 2017

Week from Friday 21. 4. 2017 exhibits 5 glass organisations in a single concept Glass days at zlín design week 2017. The exhibition exhibition is located in 2 Koma City modules located in the center of Zlín in the street Soudní.

The first module is focused on glass design, where the company Brokis exhibits its luminaires.Shadows and Whistle collections are on display.The series Shadow was Inspired by French studio lights and Whistle lamps are then reminiscent of their glass whistle shape.

The second module is dedicated to science, research and innovation in the glass industry. GDS Technology and Glass Service in cooperation with the with the University of Chemical Technology in Prague and the Laboratory of Inorganic Materials. For this important event, Glass service has created microscopic photographs of glass defects and GDS Technology from the selected template made photographic reproduction on a flat glass. Used was a combination of technology, sanding and staining the glass, thanks to which so achieve an active contrast.

In addition to companies are presenting even the Secondary school of applied arts industrial glass school in Valašské Meziříčí (school of UNESCO), which builds on the rich traditions of glassmaking and belongs to unique groups in the CZECH republic. Industry is the school focused on three basic artistic and art directions: glass – design – painting.

Glass days (map) at the festival Zlín DW run until Friday 28. 4. Information from the festival are available on www.ZlinDesignWeek.com.

02/09/2017 Czech art glass received the award for craft achievement of the year 2016

Award of the Association of small and medium-sized enterprises and crafts of the CZECH republic for a unique exhibition of the glass artifacts on the subject on topic about 700. anniversary of the birth of Charles IV. received the glass association of Czech art glass. Together with the diploma earned from a Commercial bank 15 000 Czk. This award guild appreciates and thanks the ASMP of the CZECH republic for a very successful Year crafts 2016 (www.rokremesel.cz).

04/28/2016 Conference Day of clusters in the Pardubice Region

The day of clusters in the Pardubice Region took place on Thursday 28.4.2016 at the Regional Office in Pardubice, in Kašparův sál, Komenského náměstí 30. This was the first event of type in the Czech Republic, when we are launching a series of other events of this type gradually in all regions of the Czech Republic.The aim of "Cluster Day" is to introduce businesses, schools, media, politicians and regional clusters (including universities, innovative and regional development infrastructure) with the work of the glass cluster with the aim of getting into the wider awareness of politicians and the public and to point out the implementation of regional cluster policy and support for glassworks, glass schools in individual regions.

01/31/2015 The Czech Art of Glass Association presentation at the „Crafts Fans“ exhibition

The Czech Art of Glass Association teamed up with other craft guilds – members of the Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Sole Traders – in presenting themselves by a joint stand at the 17th annual Fair „Roofs of Prague Roofs – Crafte of Prague – Solar Prague" held on 22 and 23 January, 2015 on the Letňany exhibition grounds.

The Czech Art of Glass Association received a diploma and a grant of 30 000 CZK from Komerční banka in appreciation of the Concerto Glassico exhibitions organized in Prague Tuscan Palace in August and September 2014.