Dartington Crystal
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Based in Torrington in north Devon, England, Dartington Crystal manufactures beautiful crystal glassware using traditional Swedish glass blowing techniques.
[edit] History
The company was founded by the Dartington Hall Trust, a charity which aims to assist the economic regeneration of rural areas through business, education and the arts.
In the early sixties the trust had become concerned that north Devon was becoming depopulated as a lack of job opportunities forced people to move elsewhere to find work. The glass-making factory was intended to be a solution this problem, conceived as a centre of employment giving local people a reason to stay in the area.
To achieve this vision the trust recruited Eskil Vilhemson, a Swedish Glass manufacturer, to be the company's Managing Director. A team of Scandinavian glass blowers came with him to Torrington, and the factory opened in June 1967 under the name of Dartington Glass.
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