Estonian design classics: langebraun and lorup

Photo: Estonian History Museum

About 70–80 years ago Nikolai Langebraun’s beautiful porcelain had found its way into almost every Estonian home. But who was the man behind the brand?…

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Glassmaking in Estonia is almost four hundred years old. The first recorded glassworks was founded by Jakob de la Gardie, of Swedish origin, at his own estate in the village of Hüti on the Island of Hiiumaa…