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Orrefors

Swedish glassware manufacturer

orrefors.com

Headquarters: Kosta, Sweden
Founded year: 1742
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 125–200

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Latest news about Orrefors

In short: Orrefors has launched new glassware collections and partnerships, while facing environmental and financial challenges.

Company announcements

May 18 Orrefors

Orrefors announces new international art prize Snowball Award

The award, produced by Kosta Boda and presented by Ann Wolff Foundation, will support primarily female Nordic and international artists.

2 September 2024 Orrefors

Orrefors launches Orrefors x Björn Frantzén glassware

The collection debuted at an exclusive event at Frantzén in Stockholm, featuring six glasses designed with sommeliers. Guests tasted beverages in the glasses and received red wine glasses as gifts.

27 October 2023 Orrefors

Orrefors launches Intermezzo Gold series

The new edition features a gold-filled blue drop in Erika Lagerbielke's iconic design, coinciding with three anniversaries: 125 years in Sweden, 100 in the US, and 40 years of collaboration.

10 November 2022 Orrefors

Orrefors celebrates Erika Lagerbielke's 40-year career

The exhibition 'Ljus - Skugga' at Kosta Art Gallery runs from October 22, 2022, to March 19, 2023, featuring her classic and new glass designs.

Media coverage

May 23 Barometern-OT

Liability investigation opens the way for decontamination in Orrefors

Nybro municipality has approved a liability investigation into the contamination at the Orrefors glassworks. - It is a step forward for us. Now we can apply for funding for...

May 18 SVT Nyheter

Vida closes down sawmills in Urshult and Orrefors

The sawmills in Urshult and Orrefors are to be closed, the sawmill group Vida writes in a press release. Around a hundred people are affected.

April 7 Sveriges Radio

Lawyer suspected of business money laundering in Orrefors deal

A lawyer is suspected of having helped with money laundering when the closed glassworks in Orrefors changed owners in 2019. A real estate deal where Ekot and P4 Kalmar previously...

March 26 Dagens industri

New Wave's CEO regrets the purchase of the glass group: "Extremely tough"

What New Wave's CEO and major owner Torsten Jansson regrets the most during the 29 years that the retail company has been listed on the stock exchange is the investment in...

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