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175Years Masters of lights Former Purveyor to the Courts ,,...and on October, 19th 1845 I entered, for the first time, my shop in the city, on the Hoher Markt 515, where, prais God, I have prospered to this day...“ Elias Bakalowits glassmaker and glass merchand How it all started... On October, 19th 1845 the young Elias Bakalowits open his own shop „Elias Bakalowits, Glassmaker and Glass Merchant “ Hoher Markt 515 on the Hoher Markt in Vienna 4 Before long Elias Bakalowits moves to more representative showrooms. Hoher Markt 5 Kärntnerstrasse 16 Kärntnerstraße 12 5 After his son Ludwig joined the company, E. Bakalowits & Sons grew and became one of the foremost crystal chandelier manufacturers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1892 Ludwig Bakalowits received the order to manufacture the chandeliers for the Neue Hofburg Palace in Vienna for Emperor Franz Joseph I and was appointed Imperial and Royal Purveyor to the Court. 6 1885 the company was exporting its products to America and Asia. In 1900, Bakalowits & Sons displayed their crystal chandeliers at the World Exposition in Paris. Other exhibitions in St. Petersburg, London, Geneva and Turin followed. 7 In 1955 Bakalowits was entrusted with the manufacture of new lighting fixtures for some of the Viennese buildings that had suffered damage during the Second World War. These included the Parliament, the State Opera House, the National Theatre, City Hall, St. Stephan’s Cathedral, and others. 8 Recognizing the increasing demand for luxury products in Asia and the Middle East in the 1960’s, Bakalowits extended its business to those regions through close cooperation with international architects and designers. It did so while continuing its growth in Europe, where Bakalowits manufactured the largest chandelier ever built for the Parliament in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.. 17 meter diameter, 19 tons total weight, 2200 spotlights à 500 Watt. Bakalowits enlightens the the whole world - designs a trail of light across all continents 9 Quality control - Certificate of origin CERTIFICATE of BAKALOWITS LICHT DESIGN GmbH AUSTRIA 20.. we guarantee with this certificate that our model Bakalowits F .... diam. ... cm, height ... cm ... lamps, E ... approx. weight ... kg all metal parts are made of brass galvanically gold plated and lacquered We certify that all of our light fixtures are pro- the reflector plate is high polished stainless steel duced in Austria under highest the glass is premium quality full cut quality standards and quality control. Each of crystal, Austria ___________________________ our chandeliers is delivered with a Prof. F. Bakalowits certificate of origin. Managing director / CEO Bakalowits Licht Design GmbH, Vienna, Austria chandelier manufacturer since 1845 10 New designs and reproductions Our designers are experienced in all design styles from various periods and cultures, including Classical, Baroque, Empire, Maria Theresia, Art Deco/Art Nouveau, Modern, Mediterranean/Murano, Arabic, and Asian. If requested, they also create designs for original products or reproductions of historical and modern fixtures. All designs are the sole property of Bakalowits Light Design and may be used only with special permission.. 12 Production – Crystallglas Our production staff manufactures these designs using the highest quality materials under the strictest quality control. We use premium quality full cut Austrian crystal glass. The client can select clear or colored crystal pendants. B CHOICE OF COLOURED TRIMMINGS YELLOW D023 YELLOW D241 HONEY D229 AMBER RED D032 ROSE D194 ROSE D193 ROSE57090 HONEY 57037 YELLOW D019 GREEN RED D022 VIOLET D035 LILA D177 CHOICE OF METAL COATED TRIMMINGS BLUE H069 BLUE D250 BLUE D237 BLUE D065 VITRAIL LIGHT SAHARA MAREA TOBACCO 32 • 1060 Vienna • Austria • T. +43 1 9202626 • [email protected] • +43 1 9202626 • [email protected] www.bakalowits.com T. • • Austria Vienna 32 • 1060 BLUE D030 BLACK H570 SMOKE HONEY AB CRYSTAL LABRADOR CHROMIUM Gumpendorferstrasse 13 Surface processing The metal surface of the chandelier frames can designed in any desired design be (for example gold, silver, bronze, hand leaf gold-plated or silver-plated, polished, with patina etc.) and of course in any color you request like black, brown, white, gold, rose gold etc. 14 Because of our extensive historical records and our specialists’ expertise, we are able to repair and restore chandeliers and other light fixtures of various styles and periods made by Bakalowits or other manufacturers. All work is done at our Vienna workshop. 15 THEN NOW Designs& Epochs Modern 19 Laundrylight - Karin Binder by Bakalowits German design award winner 2020 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Chandelier of the year 2020 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Floral 39 40 41 42 43 Chanderlier of the year 1955 44 45 46 47 48 49 Retro Chandelier of the year 1964 51 52 53 54 Chandelier of the year 1956 55 56 57 58 Chandelier of the year 1964 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Art Deco Chandelier of the year 1904 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 Historicism 87 88 89 Chandelier of the year 1870 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Empire/ Biedermeier 101 102 103 Chandelier of the year 1806 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 Baroque Chandelier of the year 1892 & chandelier of the year1997 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 Gothic 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 Arabic 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 All photo images are small examples of our category Projects world wide Austria,Vienna - Intercontinental Hotel 163 Austria, Vienna - Raimundtheater 164 Austria, Vienna - Hofburg 165 Austria, Vienna - Staatsoper 166 Austria, Vienna - Burgtheater 167 Austria, Vienna - Private Villa 168 Germany - Castle Ludwigsburg 169 Germany, Dresden - Glockenspielpavillion 170 Germany, Stuttgart - Arcotel 171 Slovakia, Bratislava - Castle Bratislava 172 France, Paris - Palais Beauharnais 173 Great Britain - Jumairah Carlton Tower London 174 Switzerland, Zurich - Atlantis Hotel 175 Russia - Monastery Zaryzino 176 Hong Kong - Hotel Grand Hyatt 177 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur - Sogo Shopping Mall 178 Indonesia, Jakarta - Museum Yayasan Purna Bhakti Pertiwi 179 Qatar, Doha - Shangri-La 180 Bahrein - Al Fathe Grand Mosque 181 Qatar, Doha - Al Wajbah Palace 182 Qatar, Doha - Ritz Carlton 183 U.A.E. Dubai - Bluewater Hotel 184 Macao - Galaxy Hotel 185 Japan, Chibu - Trinity University Main Building 186 Singapore - Mandarin Oriental Hotel 187 Philippines, Manila - Shangri-la Hotel 188 Philippines, Manila - Malacanang Palast 189 Malaysia, Malakka - Hotel Ramada 190 Singapore - Shangri-La Hotel 191 USA - Illinois State Capitol in Springfield 192 SWEDISH EMBASSY, Vienna KONZERTHAUS, Klagenfurt SWISS EMBASSY AND RESIDENCE, Vienna STATE THEATRE, Klagenfurt BAKALOWITS® REFERENCE LIST SPANISH EMBASSY, Vienna MONASTERY KLOSTERNEUBURG, Klosterneuburg THAI EMBASSY, Vienna CHURCH KRAMSACH, Kramsach Austria OFFICERS CASINO HOERSCHING, Linz ST. GERTRUD CHURCH, Vienna CHURCH MUELLN, Muelln CITY HALL, Vienna ST. STEPHAN‘S CATHEDRAL, Vienna DISTRICT COURT, Neumarkt am Wallersee NATIONAL BANK, Vienna CENTRAL CEMETERY, Vienna ROTHSCHILD CASTLE, Reichenau NATIONAL LIBRARY, Vienna FRANCISCAN CHURCH, Vienna PARKHOTEL, Reichenau MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, Vienna BAROCKBAR, Salzburg MINISTRY OF FINANCE, Vienna EXPORT SOCIETY ST. PETERSBURG, Vienna CONGRESS CENTER, Salzburg MINISTRY OF SPORT, HOUSE OF SPORT, Vienna ÖIAV - AUSTRIAN ENGINEERS- & ARCHITECTS ORGANISATION, Vienna CASINO MIRABELL, Salzburg AUSTRIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, Vienna RAIFFEISEN HEADQUARTER, Vienna MOZARTEUM, Salzburg ADMINISTRATIVE COURT OF JUSTICE, Vienna PRESSECLUB CONCORDIA, Vienna FESTSPIELHAUS, Salzburg UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, Vienna AUDIT OFFICE, Vienna OESTERR. HOF HOTEL, Salzburg OEBB - GENERAL DIRECTION, Vienna AUERSPERG HOTEL, Salzburg AIRPORT, Vienna KEMPINSKI HOTEL, Vienna ALTKETTENHOF CASTLE, Schwechat CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Vienna KAISERWASSER HOTEL, Vienna OLYMPIA HOTEL, Seefeld OLD UNIVERSITY, Vienna ANA GRAND HOTEL, Vienna PORCIA CASTLE, Spittal / Drau CONFERENCE CENTRE, Vienna AMBASSADOR HOTEL, Vienna CHURCH ST. ANGATH, St. Angath AUSTRIA TABAK FACTORY, Vienna RADISSON SAS PALAIS HOTEL, Vienna SCHLOSSHOTEL, Velden BOARD OF EDUCATION, Vienna MODENA PARK HOTEL, Vienna PARKHOTEL, Villach STOCK EXCHANGE, Vienna THEATERHOTEL IN DER JOSEFSTADT, Vienna GENERAL POSTAL DIRECTORATE, Vienna BRISTOL HOTEL, Vienna Afghanistan PALAIS AUERSPERG, Vienna HILTON HOTEL, Vienna PALAIS WIENBACH, Vienna CAPRICORNO HOTEL, Vienna EMBASSY, Kabul PALAIS SCHOTTENRING, Vienna HILTON PLAZA HOTEL, Vienna PALAIS SCHWARZENBERG, Vienna INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, Vienna Antilles (Caribbean) SCHLOSSHOF NEAR VIENNA, Vienna IMPERIAL HOTEL, Vienna THERESIANUM (DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY), Vienna PARKHOTEL SCHOENBRUNN, Vienna MONASTERY SANTA ROSA, Aruba EXHIBITION CENTRE, Vienna MARRIOTT HOTEL, Vienna CASINO, Curacao HOFBURG - REDOUTENSAELE, Vienna SCHILD HOTEL, Vienna STATE PALACE, Curacao HOFBURG - AHNENSAELE, Vienna WIMBERGER HOTEL, Vienna SHERATON HOTEL, St. Maarten HOFBURG - GRAND BALLROOM, Vienna CASINO, St. Maarten HOFBURG - GRAND FOYER, Vienna CAFÉ TIROLERHOF, Vienna HOFBURG - WINTER GARDEN, Vienna COBENZL BAR, Vienna Argentina HOFBURG - CEREMONIAL HALL, Vienna SCHOENBRUNN SCHLOSSRESTAURANT, Vienna HOFBURG – CONGRESS CENTER, Vienna CAFÉ - RESTAURANT SIRK,Vienna THEATRO, La Plata SCHÖNBRUNN CASTLE, WEDDINGSUITE, Vienna CAFÉ WEIMAR, Vienna Australia LAUDON CASTLE, Vienna CAFÉ DEMEL, Vienna PARLIAMENT, Vienna CAFÉ AIDA, Vienna AUSTRIAN