Period: 1834 -
Region: Germany
Glassmaker Michael Nachtmann founds the company F.X. Nachtmann in 1834. Initially, the company manufaacutes its products at its Unterhütte site near Herzogau in the Bavarian Forest, Ödhütte near Furth im Wald and Seebachhütte near Eisenstein, in Bavaria.
In 1900, Zacharias Frank takes over the company and moves the head quarters to Neustadt an der Waldnaab, the present company headquarters.
In 1945, Nachtmann rebuilds the partially-destroyed production facilities and restarts lead crystal production in Neustadt and Riedlhütte.
In 1983, the foundations are laid for the new, state-of-the-art crystal facility in Weiden.
Respecting its past, Nachtmann actively shape its future. With an artisan heritage stretching back over 175 years, it is pioneering environmental technology at among one of Europe’s most modern plants. In the best German tradition, Nachtmann combine craftsmanship with rigid quality control, new technology and a passion for perfection.
In 1995, Nachtmann takes over the Amberg factory from Rosenthal in order to increase its own production facilities of machine made crystal stemware.
On September 17th 2004, Riedel takes over 100% of the shares of the Nachtmann Crystal AG.