Manufacturer

P.H. Verbeek spent the following years refining the construction of the stars and in 1925 he applied a patent for a frameless Herrnhut Star. This still forms the basis of today's frameless star. The self-supporting construction made mass production, sales, and delivery much easier and was a vital feature for successful worldwide marketing. In the same year, Verbeek partnered with the Moravian Church Missions Department and the Abraham Dürninger & Co., founding the Star Company.

The stars enjoyed increasing popularity. However, they still remained a seasonal product. For full-year employment, supplementary goods such as candles, lamps, and lampshades were added.

In 1945 the Star company was expropriated by the Russian installed government an nationalized. Consequently, in 1951 it was renamed "VEB Oberlausitz Stern- und Lampenschirmfabrik". The production of Herrnhut Stars continued alongside that of other products and by the middle of the 1960’s they were again in production. When hand-production no longer fitted into the socialist ideal of industrial production, the Moravian Church was offered the renationalization and the return of the business - a very unusual action in those days. On the 1st of January 1969, the production began in the former Gasworks of the Moravian Church. It continued, however, to be required to reach the yearly production goals given by the State.

The reunification of Germany in 1989 brought another challenge for the company as it needed to create new marketing channels. In 1991 the Herrnhut Star Company registered itself with the Moravian Church as sole shareholder. Extensive investment in the improvement of production and quality became possible in the 1990´s. This also increased the range of products available, resulting in the growth of the Herrnhut Star Company into the thriving business you see today.  The laying of the foundation stone for a new building in July 2007 is a new milestone in the story of the Herrnhut Star company.