Masters of Lights
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.
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