A glassblower (center) is shaping molten glass at the end of a blowpipe.
A second person (right) assists by blowing air through the blowpipe.
Jiří Pačinek is a world-renowned glassblower and artist. He is known
for his craftsmanship and unique, original products, ranging from
traditional vases and lamps to large-scale glass sculptures of, for example,
horses and plants. He founded his first glassworks in Lindava in 2007 and later
expanded with a second in Kunratice u Cvikova, known for its artistic glass artifacts.
His glassworks employ traditional Czech glassblowing and hand-forming techniques,
often experimenting with different methods and materials. In addition to the
glass-blowing workshop, the complex also includes a cutting room, a sales gallery,
the unique Crystal Garden with glass plants and the Glass Temple
(a church with Pačinek's glass installations).