Prague · since 1924

Light, distilled into form.

For a century, LUMIÈRE has cut crystal by hand in the Bohemian tradition — optical-grade K9 glass, 24% lead crystal, prisms that catch every hour of daylight. Every object is signed by the master who finished it. Designed in Prague, finished in Karlovy Vary, exhibited in 28 boutiques from Paris to Tokyo.

Explore the collection The atelier

100yr

Since 1924 · Prague

Boutiques worldwide

120k+

Private collectors

◆ New Maison 2026 Aurora Crystal Obelisk

Aurora, No. 04

Karlovy Vary · 2026

The atelier

Eight hands, one crystal.

From a 14-pound block of optical K9 to a signed, polished object — each piece passes through eight pairs of hands, each step adding one to thirty-two hours of work. A single obelisk takes two weeks.

Block Selection

Optical-grade K9 ingot, annealed for 90 days to remove internal stress. Only the clearest 30% survives.

Master cutter

Day 1

Score & Cleave

The rough form is scored with a diamond point and split along the crystal's natural plane.

Bench hand

Day 2–3

Rough Cut

Iron-bonded diamond wheel brings the piece within 2mm of final dimensions.

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Cutter's apprentice

Day 4–5

Fine Cut

24 facets are cut one by one, each at a measured angle, on a copper wheel charged with carborundum.

Master cutter

Day 6–9

Polish

Wooden wheel with fine pumice brings the surface to optical clarity. Every facet is checked against the lamp.

Polisher

Day 10–11

Inspect

The piece is held against black velvet under a single lamp. The master looks for bubbles, chips, or asymmetry.

Atelier director

Day 12

Engrave

If commissioned, an engraver cuts the maison mark, edition number, or a private monogram in intaglio.

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Engraver

Day 13–14

Sign & Number

The master cutter's etched signature and edition number (e.g. 04 / 250) are added by hand. The piece is boxed in black velvet.

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Master cutter

Day 15

A day in crystal

Four lights, one object.

A LUMIÈRE object never looks the same twice. Placed where the morning enters, it sparks white. In a south window at noon it throws prismatic rain. At sunset it glows amber. By candlelight, it flickers like a held breath.

07:00 · 3200K

Sunrise sparkle

East window · low angle

12:30 · 5600K

Prismatic rain

South wall · direct sun

18:45 · 2200K

Amber glow

West window · golden hour

22:00 · 1800K

Flickering gold

Mantel · candlelight

From the collectors

What 120,000 private owners say.

My Aurora obelisk sits on the south window. At 7 a.m. it draws a long white line on the parquet; by noon that line is a rainbow the cat chases.

Margaux Renaud

Lyon · Collector since 2014

I bought the Cygne swan for my mother in 1989. Last year LUMIÈRE re-polished it, free, no questions. Sixty years of trust.

Pavel Dvořák

Prague · 3rd generation

We commissioned 24 Eacute;toile pendants for the Marunouchi hotel. Three years in, every one still throws a clean prism on the lobby marble.

Hana Yamada

Tokyo · Interior designer

The four masters

One hundred years of hands.

Every LUMIÈRE object carries the name of the master who finished it. Four lead the Karlovy Vary atelier today.

Master Cutter · 35 years

Josef Krejčí

Trained under the third-generation atelier. Holds the maison record for cleanest 24-facet cut, 0.00mm deviation. Signs every obelisk.

Master Blower · 4th gen

Anna Dvořáková

Fourth-generation glassworker. Only LUMIÈRE master still trained in the lost art of the 1924 swan pattern. Blows figurines on a wood-fired furnace.

Designer · Maison lead

Vít Procházka

Trained in Murano before joining the maison. Designs the new annual collection. Believes form follows the way crystal wants to catch light, not the other way around.

Engraver · 18 years

Eva Svobodová

Intaglio specialist. Cuts the maison's signature mark, edition numbers, and private commissions. A single monogram can take four days at the wheel.

Light, distilled into form.

Eight forms, one craft.

The 2026 maison collection.

Eight hands, one crystal.

Block Selection

Score & Cleave

Rough Cut

Fine Cut

Polish

Inspect

Engrave

Sign & Number

Four lights, one object.

What 120,000 private owners say.

One hundred years of hands.

Private viewing, by appointment.