”EVERY VISION NEEDS A PIONEER WHO BELIEVES IN IT AND IS STUBBORN ENOUGH TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.“ Johann Pomberger
Goisern in New York Most of our customers do not even know where Bad Goisern is. Given the hipness of our glasses, it is often assumed to be a cool neighbourhood in New York. For those who do not know Bad Goisern - it is a town on the shores of a lake in the heart of Austria‘s mountains.
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OUR SUCCESS STORY Johann Pomberger
Hans Peter Pomberger
Jürgen Pomberger
The beginning
From national health to wealth
Out into the great wide world
Ahead of the times
The establishment of the company three decades ago was preceded by many years of development in all areas of eyeglass manufacturing. As a qualified machinery maker, in 1984 Johann Pomberger decides to do his own thing. He starts making eyeglasses to meet the discerning demands of the free market and specialist opticians.
In 1992, the eldest son, Hans Peter Pomberger, brings a wind of change to the smooth-running operation with his vision: „We want to dare to strike out on new paths. We want to dare to be different.“ A more extravagant sub-brand takes shape - JOHANN VON GOISERN. In 1997, Hans Peter Pomberger takes over his father‘s business, which has since grown to 22 employees.
At the age of 28, Jürgen Pomberger takes over in 2009 to play a major role at Pomberger Goisern. The JOHANN VON GOISERN brand is already enjoying acclaim throughout Europe and thanks to Jürgen‘s visionary dedication has a secure foothold in the highly competitive eyeglasses market.
Pomberger is a forward-thinking company that is keen to stay a step ahead of the times. However, in one aspect the eyeglass manufacturer in Goisern has remained quite old-fashioned: at Pomberger it goes without saying that today, like in times past, their products are made in Austria - although that does not go without saying for many people today.
from craftsmanship to eyeglasses
from eyeglasses to brand
1984
from brand to cult
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We are researchers, inventors, discoverers, engineers and free-thinkers In everything we do, we leave nothing to chance. We believe you should plan everything that can be planned. Sometimes we simply follow a feeling because after thirty years we know that long-term that can work best.
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AN IDEA A wide range of models, shapes, colours and selected materials have become the trademarks of Pomberger Goisern. What started as a garage operation to produce national health glasses has become a highly-respected business. Pomberger Goisern has a strong team and now exports to more than 30 countries worldwide. Over the last thirty years, Pomberger Goisern has achieved a great deal and inspired many changes. Certain things have intentionally been left as they were - we are still a family-owned company manufacturing in Goisern, Austria. That is because the natural surroundings of the Salzkammergut lakes and mountains give the team the inspiration to produce the extraordinary.
30 YEARS Pomberger Goisern began manufacturing eyeglasses three decades ago and still continues to do so with the same passion. Some even claim that today the team put their hearts into the job more than ever before. Their ’Goisern stubbornness‘ has seen them through some difficult phases and their commitment has been rewarded. ’Being different‘ has become a mission statement at Pomberger Goisern. With our strong team we have managed to secure a foothold in the world of eyeglass manufacturers with character. ”Dare to be different. Follow your heart“ - that may sound corny, but it is great because it works and allows uniqueness to shine through.
Bröckl Elisabeth . Reiter Ulrike . ferstl manfred . ferstl miriam . Frosch Nadja . Grabner Christoph . Hager Margit . Pilz Roland
HanssoN Magnus Christian . Hofer Raphael . egger sarah . Moritz Aleksej . Mosig Doreen . Nöttling Philipp . Gschwendtner Meike
Rettenbacher David . Pomberger Jürgen . Pomberger Gerhard . Pomberger Gisela . Pomberger Julia . Pomberger Petra-Susanne
Pomberger ELisabeth . Putz Elisabeth . Kasberger Christa . Pomberger Daniel . Schilcher Elisabeth . Schilcher Toni . Walcher Harald
”I WANTED TO TURN MY IDEAS INTO REALITY AND CREATE SOMETHING NEW.“ Hans Peter Pomberger
No shift in vision Okay, we admit it, machinery is part of a manual craft workshop and as a company founded by a machinery builder, we are receptive to new technology. We are very proud of the fact that we do not work shifts. Every employee goes home in the evening for a well-earned rest while just a few machines work through the night. We believe that makes everybody happy.
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”WITH MY FATHER I GAINED A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE. WITH MY SON I EXPERIENCE A GREAT DEAL OF CREATIVITY.“ Hans Peter Pomberger
Now we are 30 years old As a large team, our employees make eyeglasses in more than 90 production steps. Each individual step is an unavoidable stage along the path the eyeglasses have to take before being released into the great wide world. Each individual in our team has the quality criteria of Pomberger Goisern pumping through their veins.
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”I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY THINGS, BUT I AM OVERWHELMED BY SO MUCH CREATIVE ENERGY.“ Hans Peter Pomberger
Our eyeglasses create personalities We are proud to be able to maintain that every pair of glasses that leaves our company has passed through the same hands and fulfils the same quality criteria. The countless visual assessments by our employees represent the toughest quality test. The human eye combined with many years of experience and the necessary feel is today, as in the past, our most important tool.
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”IT IS BEAUTIFUL WHEN TRADITION BLENDS WITH ZEITGEIST.“ JÜRGEN Pomberger
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