History of Riedel Glasses
In the Riedel family has been in business for 300 years, glass, with 11 generations of the family company. In Riedel story begins in 1678 in northern Bohemia, Silesia, now on the border of Poland and the Czech Republic. This part of Bohemia was a German speaking enclave known as the Sudetenland. Venetians, the knowledge of glass production from the Middle East around 1000 AD The knowledge of the manufacture of glass, slowly, towards the north of Europe, the search for energy required for melting the glass. It is the source of wood and glass, which led to the exodus in the woods. Through this migration, a glass of culture in the Czech Republic in the 17 st Century.
The first Riedel in the trade of luxury glass goods was Johann Christoph Riedel, born in 1678 he traveled all over Europe trading glass, traveling as far as Spain and Portugal. The income of the company lived a long, difficult and dangerous path. 9 th Generation, J. Klaus Riedel (born 1925) had a vision. Change the color of the glass transparent glass and traditional, clean, thin blown, long stemware drift. He received immediate recognition from sophisticated customers and museums. Many of the award to develop a new era has begun. Museums bought pieces for the exhibition, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which has Riedel in the permanent collection.
Based on its unique designs, Claus Riedel was the first in history to recognize the consequences of the perception of alcoholic beverages. His work is influenced and changed the shape of the glasses at all times. His masterpiece, "sommelier" in Orvieto, 30 years ago, the first line of glasses, based on the character of the wine.