About us

Glassmakers since 1957

Ecoglassworks is the brand of the Ładna glassworks near Tarnów, Poland: hand-formed glass made from recycled glass cullet, by a family now in its third generation at the furnace.

Hand-formed glass from our own furnace

We specialise in glass for floristry: vases, terrarium glass and pots, alongside household glassware. Every piece is shaped by hand, so each has its own character.

We work with businesses of every size, from a single shop to a wholesaler, and adapt products to what they need.

family glassmaking since: 1957
products in stock: 600+
of warehouse: 6,000 m²
of production exported: 95%+

Availability

Over 600 products in stock

Our 6,000 m² warehouse keeps more than 600 products on the shelf, so most orders leave without waiting for a production run. The full catalogue has over 1,900 items, and what is not in stock we make to order.

In stockdispatched within 24 hours
Catalogue items beyond our stock5 working days longer
Made to your own design2 to 6 weeks

Working days, counted from the accepted and paid order. Transport time comes on top. Full terms: Shipping policy

Pallet racking inside the Ecoglassworks warehouse

Our history

The Fisteks, one of Tarnów's oldest families

From a shop on Krakowska Street to a glassworks that sells on four continents.

Pre-war
A shop on Krakowska Street
Grandparents Władysław and Wiktoria Fistek ran a colonial goods shop at 37 Krakowska Street in Tarnów, helped by their eight sons, who later ran it themselves. For its merits in trade the family received a medal from the Kraków Merchants' Congregation. The godfather of the eighth brother was the President of Poland, Ignacy Mościcki.

Krakowska Street in Tarnów, on a period postcard.
1957
The first private glassworks in Tarnów
Their mother had died, and their father died in Auschwitz in 1943. The eight brothers decided to build a family business together. In 1957 it took shape on Ujejskiego Street, behind the family home: first glass tubing and packaging glass, later crystal and lighting glass. Raw materials were scarce in Poland, so production ran mainly on recycled glass.

The Fisteks.
1970s–80s
Four family glassworks
The brothers opened three more family glassworks in Tarnów. They drove their handmade glass in small cars to shops all over Poland, among them on Floriańska Street in Kraków and Piotrkowska Street in Łódź.
1986
Huta Szkła „Ładna”
Janusz Fistek, son of Stanisław, founded the Ładna glassworks in the village of Ładna near Tarnów, as the second generation of the family trade.
1990–2000
Hard years
The economic changes of the decade were difficult for the family glassworks, and the other plants closed. Ładna carried the tradition on.
2003
The third generation
Łukasz Fistek, Janusz's son, joined the company.
2004
New markets
Poland joined the European Union, which helped us enter new foreign markets.
Today
Over 95% exported
Hand-shaped glass from Ładna is sold in Europe, the USA, Australia and Asia. The third generation keeps developing the business through glassmaking skill, design and investment in production.

A tree behind a heap of green glass cullet

Material

Made from recycled glass

All glass cullet used as the glass source in our batch comes from recycled glass. The melting process also requires additional mineral raw materials, such as soda and potash.

This describes the glass itself. Corks, lids, wood, paint, metal fittings and packaging are separate materials.

Craft

Shaped by hand

The glass is shaped by hand, by glassblowers who have spent their working lives at the furnace. Decorating, painting, sandblasting and the made-up arrangements are done at the plant as well, which is why we can change a colour or a finish without sending the work somewhere else.

Because every piece is formed by hand, shape, size and small air bubbles can vary slightly from piece to piece.