How 1.5 Million Christmas Ornaments Are Made By Hand Each Year At A Factory In Germany

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The Inge-Glas company is one of the oldest in the world still making Christmas ornaments the traditional way. It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany, blowing glass ornaments and painting them by hand. But today, most Christmas decorations are mass-produced in China.
00:00 - Intro
01:04 - Drawing and Molding Design
01:36 - Glassblowing Ornaments
02:47 - Silvering Ornaments
03:30 - Dipping and Painting Ornaments
05:00 - Adding Star Crown
05:20 - Final Decorations
05:49 - Molds
06:23 - History
08:49 - A New Market
09:26 - Packing Ornaments
10:00 - Ornament Stores
10:31 - Credits
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How 1.5 Million Christmas Ornaments Are Made By Hand Each Year At A Factory In Germany

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@BusinessInsider 5 ай бұрын

Sticking to the tradition of hiding pickles in Christmas trees, we hid 5 pickles in the video for our viewers to find. Can you spot them all? 🥒

@frommarkham424 5 ай бұрын

i didn't know that

@Oxanaboyarsky 5 ай бұрын

I found them all! This one is obvious but I decided to count it anyway: 3:42 You can see one on the left at 6:37, Hiding in the tree at 7:02, One falling at 7:14 On the table at 7:42, And maybe one behind the guy's arm at 0:11?

@MakeupMobster 5 ай бұрын

7:15 one falls at the bottom of the screen 7:43 one on the bottom right

@TabeaSerenety 5 ай бұрын

Weird American Tradition 😅

@DecrepitBiden 5 ай бұрын

Kinda like Mr Ballen's channel, where he hides something in his video. Though he stopped doing it awhile now.

@SentinelPrimek 5 ай бұрын

Every year I still search to no avail for the ornament I broke when I was a kid. Seriously thinking of hiring a glass blower to make one

@LaplacianFourier 5 ай бұрын

😂

@radish6691 5 ай бұрын

Do you have pictures with the ornament in it? There’s probably a subreddit dedicated to ornaments that you could post to. It would take more than a glassblower to recreate the ornament (unless it’s a sphere). The process in the video was artist/sculptor -> mold maker -> glassblower so you’d have to hire a team to recreate it.

@Stoffmonster467 5 ай бұрын

Maybe Inge Glas can find it under the molds if you sent them a photo or drawing?

@LaplacianFourier 5 ай бұрын

@@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus1 you belong in a mental asylum

@LaplacianFourier 5 ай бұрын

@@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus1 get help

@willcookmakeup 5 ай бұрын

Ugh this brought back so many memories. My grandparents collected Inge glas ornaments over their lifetyle and passed them down to us. So our trees growing up year after year were almost entirly glass ornaments from this company. They shined and sparkled unlike anything you'd find on trees today. Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship. Gonna have to see which of my siblings got those from my mom and make a deal hahaha

@trishhamilton2049 5 ай бұрын

I sure hope you do get some, I find them all over in second hand shops and antique shops. I did not get any passed down from family unfortunately so I have built me collection over 30 years. Russia and Germany really do make some beautiful glass. Also the American coast lines usually have hand blown ornaments from local vendors.

@gregholl5011 4 ай бұрын

@@trishhamilton2049 8⁸8888888⁸9

@caliinthevalley24681 5 ай бұрын

Please never let this company die. I wish you guys would provide links to their website so we could purchase directly to support their business. ❤❤❤

@artfx9 5 ай бұрын

Would you be durprised it costs a LOT more than the "made in china" trash you see everywhere?

@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone 5 ай бұрын

Same! ☺️🙂

@kittylozon2106 5 ай бұрын

Yes, I would also like to purchase them directly as well.

@jmgleckler 5 ай бұрын

Inge-glas is the company name. Google it for places to buy

@yvonneprimeau5475 5 ай бұрын

I would also order from them

@shelleycase7509 5 ай бұрын

I’ve been collecting Inge Glas ornaments for 25 years and now I’ve started a collection for 2 of my grandchildren. We love them!

@AnthonyScottGames 5 ай бұрын

I had an uncle who spent time in Germany in the 80s he gave my mother 4 of those birds. I always wondered about them because they were so different, and I could tell my mom cared about them.

@GUH_0-DTE 5 ай бұрын

as a glassblower /lampworker myself, I love seeing other people working with glass. Its harder than it looks

@kay-vo6cs 5 ай бұрын

Glassblowing is a true art so you are an ARTIST! I'd love to see your work

@janelleg597 5 ай бұрын

It looks very difficult to me..

@trishhamilton2049 5 ай бұрын

Nice...... Literally the only "as a....." comment I have ever liked. That is a really useful and cool art form, skill.

@bellenesatan 5 ай бұрын

@@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus1Glory to Mohammed! Or whatever.

@anooseholay 5 ай бұрын

It looks incredibly hard so my hat goes off to all who have learned this skill.

@eileenfuhrmann6337 5 ай бұрын

I actually live only a 15min drive away from the Inge Glass factory. We have so many beautfiul ornaments from them we never bought or will buy cheap plastic ones. They just don't compare to these masterpieces. Living close to the factory we can buy them for a very affordable price in the outlet though so that's a bonus.

@jmleeinla4025 5 ай бұрын

This is remarkable!! 15 generations??? That is incredible. I’m so glad Steffi is keeping her family tradition alive. I want an ornament for myself. Now I have to find them. 🎄🎄🎄🎄

@jaynepapadakisloo6787 5 ай бұрын

I started collecting Inge-Glas in the 1990’s. I fell in love with the story of how the company started and continued after WWII. These are treasures.

@curlsalot91 5 ай бұрын

A business model that is not structured for efficiency. The rhythm and frequency is just so calm, beautiful

@humboldtharry1289 5 ай бұрын

Reminds me of polish pottery production in a way. Not the soulless feeling of most industries.

@gluteusmaximus1657 5 ай бұрын

The glass is very thin and delicate. The crafts/women/men need to be calm! As one of the blowers said: i learned through destruction and pain. Have a nice and prosperous 2024.

@oldschoolman9878 5 ай бұрын

My mom has 2 or 3 of the bird ornaments, which have been passed down from 4 plus generations. Even after 100 plus years they are still beautiful.

@pmn2821 5 ай бұрын

In our house there are NO plastic ornaments, NO ornaments from China. I add new ones every year. Call me old fashioned but I'll be so bold as to say, it's beautiful.

@IsaDesOsiers 5 ай бұрын

What an incredible report! I just love watching it and really hope this family will always be making these beautiful ornaments forever!

@lukehartman9386 5 ай бұрын

All of my ornaments are glass, I don’t want plastic on my tree. I’m so glad to see this tradition continue. Great video, thanks for sharing!

@noahsathletics 5 ай бұрын

If I could. I would love to work in a factory like this. I have always been self employed and owned my own businesses but I love Xmas so much I think I could do it if I lived in that country. Look like peaceful work. Y’all are lucky to work there imo.

@dunkley7776 5 ай бұрын

beautiful ornaments! Had no idea of the detail that goes into making these

@CarmenSantana-jn3nb 5 ай бұрын

I love their ornaments I have been collecting for 50 years it's not Christmas without them merry Christmas ❤️

@kimlindseyOH 5 ай бұрын

What a wonderful video! Growing up, my family had this type of ornaments on our tree. I wanted the same style, and over the years I've collected over 120 unique ornaments - all blown and painted glass, and all from somewhere in Germany or eastern Europe. Some of mine do have the star-shaped top, but I'm not sure they are authentic from this manufacturer. This year I added a gingerbread man. Such a fun thing to collect! Next year, I'm going to try and find one from Inge-Glas.

@Lieschen_Mueller 5 ай бұрын

My grandma and grandpa worked in Lauscha making Christmas ornaments 🥰 the ornaments are a real treasure and the birds were my favourite.

@OokamiKaii 5 ай бұрын

So I am German who is living in the west of Germany. I didn't hear from inge before but I started my own tradition by buying one handcrafted Christmas Glas ornament from another brand called "Käthe Wohlfahrt" which looks pretty similar. It's so nice to have these special pieces in my Christmas tree. ❤ And I love my Christmas tree birds as well 😂

@1jotun136 5 ай бұрын

It's always a joy when we unwrap my great grandparents German Christmas ornaments.

@masanthar 5 ай бұрын

Even though plastic ones have become better over the years, glass ones are unparalleled in how special thet look. Glad to still have ornaments between 30 and 60 years old, every christmas is like meeting old friends seeing these again. Keep that factory running.

@lightofthejul 5 ай бұрын

True art , true skill , true tradition !!! How glorious in a world that seems to have lost all sense of tradition , history and true excellence and quality and pride ! Thank goodness ! Don’t ever let this company or those who make the magic go away ! ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁

@broman113 5 ай бұрын

I understand why we keep the tag on from the year I was born on now from this company. holy moly

@LanaNoHandle 2 ай бұрын

Growing up, my grandparents has these incredibly delicate, beautiful, mesmerising, glass Christmas tree ornaments. One could stare at the tree and fantasise about them for hours, it seems each piece had a story to tell. They were handled with so much caution and wrapped carefully in a lot of tissue and then placed in individual sections of cardboard boxes. I miss those days. Now, 30 years later I'm seeing a freaking plastic avocado ornament which is somehow meant to tell me it's Christmas time. Absolute tat.

@lyncressler2608 5 ай бұрын

Wow .. just wow ... the hand painters ! They are so beautiful. Please do not let this ever end. ❤

@zoftigbeatnik 5 ай бұрын

I would love to work in a place like that. I love the art of glass blowing. What a tradition. Plastic doesn't compare to glass.

@m.pearce3273 5 ай бұрын

I really love there videos the BI puts out and this one touched me as I used to have and incredible collection of glass ornaments and now I know where to go to find them. A Seasonal Blessing this is 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@mysteriousu5528 5 ай бұрын

I can easily distinguish the European ornaments from Chinese ones! The attention to details in the European ornaments is impeccable. I have only glass ornaments that are made in Germany, Poland, Italy and mercury ornaments made in India. I love those glass ornaments. They are expensive but worth every penny. Its sad plastic crap has taken over in everything by compromising the quality. I would love to visit Lauscha. Thank you for visiting Germany and sharing this video.

@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone 5 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie, I’d LOVE to own some of these ornaments!! They’re BEAUTIFUL!! 🥰🥰🥰

@chrisleigh485 5 ай бұрын

What a beautiful craft. I wish the world still worked this way.

@m.b.9839 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful German craftsmanship - worth every penny!

@MsTJPink 5 ай бұрын

Oh I'd so love to have a try at this, blowing, painting, whatever, I just want to go there! So beautiful!

@EEN63 5 ай бұрын

So happy the passion is still alive and well for hand blown ornaments! Thank you for keeping this craftsmanship and tradition going! I believe the world is more beautiful for it! 😍🥰😍

@ChrisTamayo 5 ай бұрын

I know who I'm buying my ornaments from for 2024. This was awesome, thank you!

@Lori-lp6uc 5 ай бұрын

I didn't know these ornaments were still being made❤ I love them ❤ So delicate

@margui6224 5 ай бұрын

Each one is a piece of art. Beautifully made.

@davidmanley9437 5 ай бұрын

This is one of the best videos I have ever seen It was very informative and entertaining. I never knew of this process and I am very glad to have found it .Keep up the wonderful work Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

@levtieart3409 5 ай бұрын

I was in one in silesia as a kid and have 3 of those A ladybug a pheasant with real feathers And a owl The factory looked almost same

@sourimabhattacharya7442 5 ай бұрын

Incredibly directed. Thanks for bringing this story on limelight.

@steffengrossmann169 3 ай бұрын

This is close to my heart. As an east German living now in down under, my mother has given me some of those glas ornaments including a set of birds. I would love to see consumer behavior changing away from mass production and consumption, back to that one special piece, where the price is secondary.

@Eugeniadella 5 ай бұрын

In our home we had this type of glass ornsments as kids.... And a garland that was not made of plastics but metal

@tsunamis82 5 ай бұрын

I love glass baubles but the cats smash them so we moved to plastic. No longer have Christmas tree climbing cats so can use the glass ones again.

@rosalindfox7873 5 ай бұрын

Would love to visit their factory ,or if they have a museum. Love the glass decorations truly wonderful.❤😊

@sjwilloughby-greene8214 5 ай бұрын

I love Christmas, and I hope to have a tree filled with these beautiful ornaments. Thank you so much for sharing the history. 🌲♥️🌲💚🌲♥️🌲

@purplecouch4767 5 ай бұрын

"A part of me exists in every piece."

@plakor6133 5 ай бұрын

My cat was very fascinated by this video.

@adrianghandtchi1562 5 ай бұрын

These crafts will always live, because there is little competition in that small sector. Majority might purchase mass produced items, but there’s still a select view that will want to have some of those lovely little handmade glass ornaments

@dawnyofthelight 5 ай бұрын

I like the glass ornaments more than I do the plastic ones when growing up we had glass ornaments on our tree glass ornamental special to me

@amutofan45 5 ай бұрын

After i saw the trademark star they put in the ornament I immediately recognized it from one of the ornaments from my grandma, the pickle 🥒. I've never been happier to own an ornament until now 😊

@puppetstring55 5 ай бұрын

I have a few of their ornaments and they are the best in our collection.

@parthc9085 5 ай бұрын

Neustadt bei Coburg is like an hour from me. Totally gonna give a visit at this factory.

@marygrummer9189 5 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed watching this! Thank you, and Merry Christmas! 🎄

@premiumcopywriter 5 ай бұрын

self made system like this got me going as well.. super cool video

@rd9102 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. I love to see how this is done and that it's all still done by hand and with real materials.

@juliehoffman6292 5 ай бұрын

Love glass ornaments! Thanks for this video.

@beverlylumley4150 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, great video

@fullpulse2000 5 ай бұрын

This is a great art and glad it is still done. Saw some of the product in Rodenberg Germany.

@tall_lad 5 ай бұрын

Glass cristmas ornaments are just plain better than plastic ones. They are more vibrant and are often more detailed.

@N.M.T.K 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful Art

@soniatriana9091 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for highlighting the beautiful craftsmanship of this family’s legacy & success story! I never knew the history of these glass ornaments was the result of a of food/fruit shortage that lead to the creation of these glass ornaments!! Their glistening beauty always brings a smile!!❤

@cherylsmith4826 5 ай бұрын

I have my family's glass old glass ornaments & i search for them everywhere - i have found some gems that people put out for the garbage! My favorite are my glass garland, small fruit strung in a row. Lovely

@frankchiedo4109 5 ай бұрын

i love watching BI. and the voice of the narrator i soothing to say the least

@brittanyison9789 5 ай бұрын

We own several ornaments from this company, including 3 different sized pickles. They are amazing and we love choosing new ones to add to our collection every couple of years. ♥️

@Talushallux1 5 ай бұрын

When she said, "They made 87% of glass Christmas gifts...once, and nowadays they're made of plastic...I knew what was coming next...China😂😜

@Syae22 5 ай бұрын

And also interesting how they said the only way this German traditional company could survive was selling products to China and using some of their methods

@carlosortiz6695 5 ай бұрын

Carlos desde Panamá, el plástico jamás podrá sustituir la belleza y hermosura de los ornamentos de vidrio navideño, u otros que se fabriquen con vidrio. Felicitaciones por mantener viva esta creatividad.

@sheilaflory2541 5 ай бұрын

The food scarcity now explains some of the odd ornament options I’ve seen in recent years - cauliflower, pineapple, asparagus.

@maryzylema9699 5 ай бұрын

Blown glass ornaments are my favorites . I love to find unique ornaments from all over.😊😍💖

@ibmimi2566 5 ай бұрын

Wow! I will definitely treat mine with even more kid gloves than I do now!

@marymarymillidweeb2661 5 ай бұрын

amazing video! I went right away to their web page and there are so many ornaments. One for everyone on your Christmas list for next year!

@diegojines-us9pc 5 ай бұрын

the first Christmas oranments was sold in the us by now gone store. no one wanted to ship them afraid of all the breakage. but with the price they sold them for , even after breakage they made a mint every year. making it one of largest chain stores at the time.

@sylviarodrigues957 5 ай бұрын

Amazing. Keep up the amazing work❤❤❤

@marienz9555 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this I now have a new appreciation for this type of art.

@michaelatchison7756 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Fascinating.

@Galactic_rats 5 ай бұрын

I replaced all my plastic ornaments when they broke with glass ones. I would like to find some of these beautiful ones to add to my collection.

@terrygrabosch4882 5 ай бұрын

The German Heritage museum in Davenport, iowa, USA carries these. I purchase one every year.

@ushaiyer7851 5 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️

@user-ot3xl6zo8l 5 ай бұрын

So happy to have come across this video. Keep that beautiful business going! Beautiful

@Smee86 5 ай бұрын

Thank-you to the people who make these ornaments. 😊❤👍🏻

@vivianclose5986 5 ай бұрын

I only buy my ornaments from websites that sell German made glass ornaments or buy them from German Christmas shops. There is nothing like them. I hate plastic ornaments. The difference is obvious.

@Engelhafen 5 ай бұрын

Great job and beautiful ornaments 👍🏼

@annmalbrough9801 5 ай бұрын

thank you for sharing this story. merry christmas.

@johncameron4194 5 ай бұрын

Amazing

@concrazy09 3 ай бұрын

It's amazing to see this beautiful handicraft still standing. I love glas ornaments for christmas! @businessinsider Actually, it's not true that there was no more glasblowing in Lauscha after WW2. They started again in 1948 and through the whole time of the former GDR they where organized as a collective. Until today Lauscha is known as the "glas-capital" of the eastern part of Germany.

@azsnowbird 5 ай бұрын

Thirty years ago, I could find the most beautiful hand made ornaments, now, very sadly, 99% of the ornaments I see for sale, are junk. I treasure my trees, full of amazing hand made ornaments.