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Unser erstes Firmenlogo 1947.
1947
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A FOUNDATION FOR
GENERATIONS
Hans Strätz (left) and Franz Fremuth (right) founded the Optische Werke Passau.
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1950
A FLOURISHING
COMPANY
The optical plants already employ more than 150 people and deliver their eyewear as far away as Sudan.
1954
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VICTIMS OF
MOTHER NATURE
The great flood of July 1954 flooded the Optische Werke buildings.
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1956
FIRE,
FIRE!
The elements strike again: A large fire destroyed the factory buildings, leaving no glasses behind.
1959
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GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
FOR TOMORROW
The new OWP plant in Spitalhofstraße was built: At ground level and safe from the Danube.
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1960
ANYTHING
GOES
In the 1960s, extravagant glasses made of celluloid were created, reflecting the zeitgeist of a generation.
1972
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AT HOME IN THE WORLD
Subsidiaries in France and the Netherlands were founded.
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1981
OWP DESIGN,
MY CHOICE.
The “OWP design” collection allows for development within the premium segment.
1988
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NEW IDEAS
In the eighties, glasses experienced a revolution: The visual aid becomes a fashion accessory.
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1990
OWP HAS
ARRIVED
OWP established itself as one of the leading brands of high-quality eyewear fashion worldwide.
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2002
SPACE FOR
PASSION
The new OWP competence center creates the perfect environment for our enthusiasm for eyewear.
2006
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STRENESSE BY GABRIELE STREHLE
Straightforward, high quality and noble: OWP launched the licensed collection Strenesse and equipped the national football team with sunglasses for the World Cup.
2008
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OWP GOES
WEST
The subsidiary OWP USA Inc., based in Boston, is founded and opens up access to the largest optics market in the world.
2012
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INTERNATIONAL
DESIGN CONTEST
OWP organizes a design competition for students for the first time: A number of entries from 27 countries produced three creative prize winners.
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2013
66 YEARS
OLD
OWP’s birthday -
this calls for a celebration!
Read our anniversary brochure.
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2016
LOGISTICS?
LOGICALLY!
A modern logistics center and warehouse for the OWP Group was built in Passau-Heining.