Since 1878, the most beautiful glass objets d´art and ornamental pieces have been produced in the traditional way - which means made by hand and blown by mouth - in Leerdam in the Netherlands. The work involved requires skill, creativity and years of experience. Fortunately, the (master) glass-blowers at Royal Leerdam Crystal have all these characteristics and they ensure the exceptional quality of the company´s products that, for good reason, are used by the Dutch royal family. The raw material with which they work is clear “Cristal Supérieur”, Europe’s purest type of crystal. At Royal Leerdam, design has been regarded as being vitally important for more than 100 years. After the first initiatives in this respect were taken by artists such as Berlage and De Bazel, it was mainly the Royal Leerdam house designers A.D. Copier, F. Meydam and W. Heesen who further established the name and fame of the company. Guilded glasses that were originally designed by A.D. Copier in 1930 are still being used all over the world. Today, under the inspired leadership of chief designer Siem van der Marel, well-known designers like Menno Jonker and rising stars like Marcel Wanders are responsible for the wonderfully crafted Leerdam Unica® and Leerdam Serica®. The common denominator is still an original, almost simplistic design that will keep its quality for hundreds of years.