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156  SWEDEN AREA B Y AREA

w A Tour through the Kingdom of Crystal

Växjö, home to the Swedish Glass Museum, is an ideal starting
point for a tour of at least nine of the famous glassworks set in
the beautiful countryside between Växjö and Nybro. Access to
timber and water accounts for the concentration of glassworks
in this area of Småland, where forest, lakes and waterways
dominate the landscape. The glassworks are mostly only
20–30 km (12–20 miles) apart, and many have shops offering
discounted items and displays of the designers’ latest creations.

1 Bergdala 3 Kosta
Bergdala’s signature is The oldest glassworks, Kosta
blue-edged glass, but (1742), like Boda and Åfors, has
designers are pushing attracted some of Sweden’s
the boundaries when it foremost contemporary
comes to colour and designers. Shown here is the
shape. The temperature entrance to the original office.
of the smelting oven is
a constant 1,150° C Vetlanda
(2,102° F).

Herråkra •
Ljungby 30
E4 •Växjö

Furuby •
23 Kosta
Bergdala

Hovmantorp •
Strömbergshyttan

Lessebo • Läen
2 Strömbergshyttan • Ingelstad
Studioglas was established Rottnen Åfors
in 1987 by three master
glassblowers, who work with
young designers to create
ground-breaking works of art. Skruv •
Key
Suggested route
Other roads

Tips for Drivers
Tour length: Växjö–Nybro, road
25, approx. 85 km (53 miles).
Well signposted. 4 Åfors
Places to eat: Many glassworks Bertil Vallien, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien and
have a café/restaurant and some upcoming artist Ludvig Löfgren work for 0 kilometres 10
of the larger ones hold herring the glassworks in Fina Stugan, one of the 5
evenings. Check opening times. area’s most exciting galleries. Glass eggs 0 miles
are by Ulrica Hydman-Vallien.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp285–6 and pp296–7

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