In the second half of the 19th century Vienna was in a booming situation in commerce, arts and crafts. Together with the great potential of his own design capacity Lobmeyr so reached a position to be "editor in glass". It was Ludwig Lobmeyr´s task to attract some of the best artists of his time to deliver designs for the firm's production. Together with architect Josef Schmoranz Lobmeyr developed a number of oriental series, such as elaborately shaped enamelpainted glasses in "Arabic", "Persian" or "Turkish" style.
Beautifully painted Mosque lamps were delivered to the Khedive of Egypt. Joseph mainly strengthened export-business with prominent work in cut and richly enameled glasses, the main markets besides Europe being the United States of America and Near-East countries. He widened his program of drinking sets and special objects as heavily cut vases and bowls, soon offering also candelabras and crystal light fixtures for candles.Īlready in 1835 a first set was delivered to the Vienna Imperial Court, not much later Lobmeyr was commissioned to be purveyor to the Habsburg family for crystal.Īfter the death of the firm founder in 1855 his two sons Joseph jun. With the first products he sold in typical Biedermeier style he quickly had very good success, so that he opened up a new larger store in Kärntnerstrasse in 1824. Joseph Lobmeyr sen., descending from a glass cutter family - after careful proof of his qualification - opened up a first small glass-shop in the center of the city of Vienna in 1823.
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