Daum Verrerie de Nancy

The glass manufacturers of Daum Verrerie de Nancy (sometimes referred to as Daum Brothers) was founded by two brothers - Antonin Daum (1864-1909) and Auguste Daum (1864-1930). Art glass wares began to be produced by Antonin Daum in the emerging Art Nouveau style during the last decade of the 19th century. Using progressive techniques of the time, Antonin designed many of the pieces himself such as blown and cased glass, cameo glass, cutting & engraving and painting & enamelling. This styling was introduced by the brothers to their father’s glass works alongside a new discovered technique called pate-de-verre, a literal translation meaning ‘glass paste’. In 1906 Almeric Walter join the company to concentrate on glass production using this method.

The works of Emille Galle highly influenced Antonin Daum who was in fact vice-president of Ecole de Nancy (School of Nancy), which was founded in 1901 by Galle promoting creative art media, including of course, glass. The Daum company’s success was built on strategic marketing and success was ensured during the nineteen and twenties and thirties with the adoption of bold, geometric designs in the Art Deco style.