Krosno Glass S.A., commonly known as Krosno, is a

glassware upTypical drinkware. This list of glassware includes drinking vessels (drinkware), tableware used to set a table for eating a meal and generally glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry. It does not include laboratory ...

and crystalware company from

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. It has been in operation since 1923 and specializes in the production of high-quality glass accessories or liquid vessels such as jugs, vases,

carafe A carafe () is a glass container with a flared lip used for serving liquids, especially wine and coffee. Unlike the related decanter, carafes generally do not include stoppers. Coffee pots included in coffee makers are also referred to as ''c ...

decanters A decanter is a vessel that is used to hold the decantation of a liquid (such as wine) which may contain sediment (wine), sediment. Decanters, which have a varied shape and design, have been traditionally made from glass or lead glass, crystal. ...

and

chalice A chalice (from Latin 'cup', taken from the Ancient Greek () 'cup') is a drinking cup raised on a stem with a foot or base. Although it is a technical archaeological term, in modern parlance the word is now used almost exclusively for the ...

s as well as

stemware Stemware is drinkware where the bowl stands on a ''stem'' above a ''foot'' (base that allows to put the vessel down onto a table). It is usually made from glass, but may be made from ceramics or metals. The stemware is intended for cool bever ...

and tumblers for serving spirits. The products are available in over 60 countries worldwide. The name of the firm relates to the town of

Krosno Krosno (in full ''The Royal Free City of Krosno'', ) is a historical town and Krosno County, county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. The estimated population of the town is 47,140 inhabitants as of 2014. The functional ...

, in southeastern Poland, where the glassworks and manufacturing facilities are currently situated. Each individual piece is handmade by expert glassblowers, artists and now higher technology. The modern and futuristic design of the glassware manufactured by Krosno is based on the concept of

minimalism In visual arts, music, and other media, minimalism is an art movement that began in the post-war era in western art. The movement is often interpreted as a reaction to abstract expressionism and modernism; it anticipated contemporary post-mi ...

. The company was acquired by Coast2Coast Capital in 2016 for 121 million

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