About BROKIS

A synthesis of exquisite design, superior quality, and the skill of master artisans continuing the centuries-old Bohemian glassmaking tradition.

Family run company

The Rabell family has devoted 26 years to the Bohemian glassmaking tradition. Together, they present their remarkable handmade glass products to the entire world.

Rabell family in smart-casual attire pose against a textured concrete wall, exuding modern and understated professionalism.

Jan Rabell – a passion for preservation

BROKIS is the brainchild of successful Czech entrepreneur Jan Rabell. In 2006, he founded the brand as a platform to revitalize and elevate Bohemian glassmaking to new heights and preserve generations of knowledge and craftsmanship.

Jan Rabell holds a Brokis Muffins lamp in a smoky, industrial space with looming metal machinery.

Saving a centuries-old craft

Nearly ten years prior, in 1997, Jan Rabell acquired the ailing Janštejn Glassworks, which was established at the start of the 19th century approximately 140 kilometres southeast of Prague.

A brick furnace radiates orange light amid industrial pipes and steam, reflecting on the wet floor of a Brokis factory.

Tradition, refined

With BROKIS, Jan Rabell created a lighting brand offering entirely different products than those previously produced at Janštejn Glassworks. Several new Italian-style furnaces were built, and production techniques were refined. Some, such as grinding and glass painting, were discontinued, and others were revived, like glassblowing using optic moulds and traditional hotshop techniques.

The pursuit of excellence

BROKIS has firmly established itself as a leading innovator in glass lighting. For example, the complex technology applied in manufacturing the Night Birds collection, which consists of imposing yet elegant curved glass silhouettes of birds in various phases of flight, required two years of experimentation to perfect.

A luxurious dusk balcony with a cushioned sofa, wicker chair, and Brokis Night Bird lights overlooks serene blue mountains.
Brokis pendant solution with handblown brown glass cylinder with brass cap and black cord, on white backdrop.

Innovation as standard

BROKIS is constantly developing new technologies for its lights in order to offer consistent industry-leading quality and innovation throughout its global product portfolio, such as with a special original connector, the sustainable material called BROKISGLASS, and TRIMLESS, a sleek new system for hanging pendent lights from lowered drywall ceilings.

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Bohemian precision guarantee

Precision in craft demands precision in delivery. Every BROKIS piece ordered through EDC ships within ten weeks of order confirmation. Should we exceed this commitment, we refund 5% of your net order value for each week of delay, to a 20% maximum. Not a promise of speed. A promise of certainty.

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