Estonia is gripped by the boom of products of the Tarbeklaas glass factory

Lying in the far corner of the vases, dishes and utensils produced by the Estonian glass factory Tarbeklaas, overnight became objects of worship.

If you look at the statistics of the auction portal Osta.ee, you can see a sharp increase in demand for the products of the Tarbeklaas plant, said Kristiana Põld, Head of Marketing at Osta.ee.

“A year ago, Tarbeklaas had about 1,500-2,000 requests per month, but now 25,000 searches are coming in. It's incredible. People are crazy about these glass products,” she said.

In just one month, 6,000 transactions in this category are made on the Osta.ee trading platform. At the same time, prices can reach incredible heights. "Everything that is most difficult, exclusive and rarely seen costs several hundred euros," the marketer explained, adding that the record price of the product at the moment is 460 euros.

Põld noted that the products of the 60s are the most in demand, since little has survived since then.

The most commonly auctioned items are those made by Eino Mäält, who has worked at Tarbeklaas since the late 1950s. At the time, he was a glass grinder. After graduating from the Estonian Academy of Arts, he became a glassblower and glass designer. In total, Mäelt has worked at Tarbeklaas for 35 years.

Mäelt noted that Tarbeklaas products can be written with any name to raise their value and significance. He added that such actions are upsetting, but there is nothing to be done about it.

He said that working with glass is very hard, especially blowing out large objects like 15 liter cans, juice flasks, etc.

Mäelt, who turned 80 last year, continues to work as an artist. Thanks to the wave of popularity of the products of the Tarbeklaas factory, his name was recognized even by those who are not versed in the art of glasswork.

Source: https://rus.err.ee/