Glassmaking Dawn 2025

Discussion meeting on the use of modern technologies in glass installations and the glass industry's response to climate change. In cooperation with the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic.



Topics and programme:

Glass and climate change:

• Vlastimil Hotař, TUL: Cullet management as the key to large-scale production
• Petr Novák, AGC: The Volta Project
• Radek Lípový, VETROPACK: Sustainability and efficiency in the production of packaging glass
• Jan Rabell, Janštejn Glass Group: BROKISGLASS
• Marcel Mochal, LLEV: From mushroom picking to design

Interactive glass installations: Examples of projects where glass reacts to touch, light and temperature – combined with sensors, LED technology and electronics.

• Pavel Čumpelík, AGC: Glass solutions "Wave by AGC"
• Lucie Karlová, PRECIOSA LIGHTING: Being IN is IN
• Pavel Sedlák, Petra Junová, LASVIT: Glass in motion – Lasvit's dynamic installations



Free admission, prior registration required at https://regform.spcr.cz/cs/sklarske-svitani-2025-220/register



The event is part of the Glassmakers' Week project under the auspices of the Czech UNESCO Commission.