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Orrefors Astra Stemware
Description:
Orrefors AstraFine CrystalMade in SwedenDesigned by Martti RytkonenOn a getaway to a seaside villa in Italy, Martti Rytkonen saw a bright star seeming to rise from the ocean and climb up the night sky. He carried this image back to his studio in Sweden and in collaboration with the master glassblowers, created the Astra stemware collection, the star of the Mediterranean heavens now captured in bowls of crystal to add twinkling effervescence to your dinners and toasts. With a deep passion for crystal and its irresistible lustre, Martti Rytkonen combines the great Orrefors crystal cutting know-how with his own artistic wizardy to create breathaking designs.
Founded in 1898 on the site of a former iron factory, Orrefors began by producing glass for dishes and technical and medical usage. In 1914, under the guidance of a new owner, Orrefors shifted its focus to making and designing crystal for intricate objets d'art. Handblown glass has thus been produced in this part of Sweden for more than two and a half centuries. From then on, Orrefors began manufacturing new collections using a younger generation of in-house designers. Orrefors joined forces with competing glass manufacturer Kosta Boda in 1990 and has since signed on a string of impressive artists for present and future designs.
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