Throughout the whole year visits are organized. From Monday till Thursdat at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM. Friday at 10:30 AM. There is a possibility to organize a visit with a professional guide: supplement 42 € per guide. He takes +/- 25 persons in a group. Every second weekend of the month, except in August, visits are organized every hour from 10:30 AM till 3:30 PM. The showroom stays open throughout the year from 9 AM till 5 PM, except on 25/12 and 01/01.
Practicalities: There is a restaurant, rooms for groups from 10 till 150 persons in the crystl factory, castle, abbey...

The workshops in operation

The master glassmaker The fused material is collected at the end of a hollow rod. The glass-blower blows air down, little by little, through the rod. When the air comes in contact with the hot glass it expands and the ball of crystal grows. To keep the ball in spherical form, the glass blower maintains a constant rotation on the rod. The final shape will be obtained by blowing in a mould.



The cutter
The guidelines help the cutter to form the basic shape. The cutting and trimming are done with a diamond grinding wheel spinning at high speed.


The art of the engraver
Some pieces will be engraved, using either a wheel or a jet of sand. Whether for true decoration or simply for personalisation, engraving requires the right technique, precision and dexterity, which can only be acquired through experience built on innate artistic ability.

The polisher
Cutting out has made the pieces mat, so they need to be polished to give them sparkle and brilliance.The items are polished by hand on large felt buffing wheels, over which flows a mixture of water and abrasive.

Special decoration
After engraving, some pieces will be gilded with pure gold (24 carat). Using a very fine brush, the artist will apply the decoration in gold or platinum with remarkable precision. The gilding will then be polished to give it brilliance and sparkle.




The showroom
Everything we produce at Val Saint-Lambert is on display here …you'll be spoilt for choice!

Some Challenges
These men and women use their talent and experience to produce more than 1000 different items. We often make unique and exceptional items that are not available through our catalogue and are virtually impossible to recreate… Here is one of the 80 seats created by the architect Frans Van Praet for the Belgian pavilion at the Seville world exhibition of 1992. The stool is red, is made of double cut crystal, and even has its own air conditioning system!




This vase depicts the 9 provinces that made up Belgium until 1960. It is made of 60 pieces engraved with the arms of the provinces, and weighs 180 kg. This monumental work was made of clear crystal for the Antwerp World Exhibition in 1894. It represents over 2,000 hours' work.










The Crystal Chateau brings to life a chateau that figured in the legends of the famous Han Caves (in Belgium), illustrated by Paul Geerts in a comic strip album entitled "The Crystal Chateau". A unique piece, it has been exhibited in the Han Caves and has been seen by over 500,000 visitors. More recently it has been displayed in New York and Frankfort for clients of Val Saint-Lambert.



Numerous artists from countries all round the world are attracted to Val Saint-Lambert. Each one brings fresh ideas, a new inspiration that changes with the generations. Thus we have Philippe Starck, Robin Winters, Leo Copers, Martin Szekely, Borek Sipek, Katharine de Sousa who add their talent to that of our resident artists and designers.