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

[@BusinessInsider]

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]

i didn't know that

[@Oxanaboyarsky]

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]

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

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

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

[@shelleycase7509]

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!

[@willcookmakeup]

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]

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]

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[@AnthonyScottGames]

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.

[@jmleeinla4025]

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. 🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@GUH_0-DTE]

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

[@kay-vo6cs]

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

[@janelleg597]

It looks very difficult to me..

[@trishhamilton2049]

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

[@bellenesatan]

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

[@anooseholay]

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

[@jaynepapadakisloo6787]

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.

[@SentinelPrimek]

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]

😂

[@radish6691]

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]

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

[@LaplacianFourier]

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

[@LaplacianFourier]

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

[@carmenblakestad9087]

I've loved handblown glass ornaments since I was a kid. When I was about 10, I started buying one or two every year. I've got ornaments that are over 50 yrs, old. They've been through countless moves and they've survived my brothers being around them when we hung them on my family's Christmas trees. Some of them didn't make it and that always makes me sad because I can never replace them. But I try to add a new one every year to keep my tradition alive. My love of these beautiful ornaments just keeps growing every year. I plan on collecting ornaments like this for the rest of my life.

[@curlsalot91]

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

[@humboldtharry1289]

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

[@gluteusmaximus1657]

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]

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.

[@noahsathletics]

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.

[@IsaDesOsiers]

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

[@CarmenSantana-jn3nb]

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

[@1jotun136]

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

[@lukehartman9386]

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!

[@masanthar]

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.

[@Lieschen_Mueller]

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

[@LanaNoHandle]

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.

[@dunkley7776]

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

[@lightofthejul]

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 ! ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁

[@kimlindseyOH]

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.

[@OokamiKaii]

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 😂

[@eileenfuhrmann6337]

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.

[@MrCheeesee]

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

[@caliinthevalley24681]

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]

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

[@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone]

Same! ☺️🙂

[@kittylozon2106]

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

[@jmgleckler]

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

[@yvonneprimeau5475]

I would also order from them

[@frankchiedo4109]

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

[@pmn2821]

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.

[@lyncressler2608]

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

[@chrisleigh485]

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

[@hannahrobertson4769]

Man, you can tell the difference in the shine of these and the plastic ornaments even through the screen! They're beautiful.

[@EEN63]

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! 😍🥰😍

[@mysteriousu5528]

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.

[@m.pearce3273]

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 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Lori-lp6uc]

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

[@zoftigbeatnik]

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.

[@ruperteverton5497]

0:54 ayyyy

[@soniatriana9091]

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!!❤

[@margui6224]

Each one is a piece of art. Beautifully made.

[@sourimabhattacharya7442]

Incredibly directed. Thanks for bringing this story on limelight.

[@concrazy09]

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.

[@MsTJPink]

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

[@broman113]

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

[@cherylsmith4826]

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

[@davidmanley9437]

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

[@m.b.9839]

Beautiful German craftsmanship - worth every penny!

[@rosalindfox7873]

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

[@sjwilloughby-greene8214]

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

[@rd9102]

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

[@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone]

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

[@maryzylema9699]

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

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

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

[@Eugeniadella]

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

[@brittanyison9789]

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. ♥️

[@levtieart3409]

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

[@steffengrossmann169]

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.

[@tall_lad]

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

[@tsunamis82]

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.

[@puppetstring55]

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

[@vivianclose5986]

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.

[@kristibbradshaw]

What beautiful work. Thank you for sharing your creations. The hand made ones are better, more beautiful and they make keepsakes.

[@carlosortiz6695]

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.

[@dawnyofthelight]

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

[@plakor6133]

My cat was very fascinated by this video.

[@parthc9085]

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

[@fullpulse2000]

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

[@juliehoffman6292]

Love glass ornaments! Thanks for this video.

[@purplecouch4767]

"A part of me exists in every piece."

[@geoffreyvasquez1]

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

[@diegojines-us9pc]

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.

[@sheilaflory2541]

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

[@azsnowbird]

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.

[@N.M.T.K]

Beautiful Art

[@brandysears3546]

I have the pickle ornament. Got it in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Sending support, love, and kindness from Lexington, Michigan, USA

[@amutofan45]

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 😊

[@Galactic_rats]

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]

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

[@marymarymillidweeb2661]

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!

[@menlynbautista2131]

I’ve seen this on How It’s Made, and yes, still the same methods!

[@SassyUnicorn86]

Ive got some ornaments from east germany. My uncle was a MP In germany in the 70s

[@Talus-hallux1]

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]

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

[@ibmimi2566]

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

[@Pbav8tor]

I have three of these ornaments. There is no real comparison.

[@marygrummer9189]

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

[@StephanieMontor]

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

[@marienz9555]

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

[@bryanparkhurst17]

It just goes to show that quality will always find a way to survive.

[@ushaiyer7851]

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️

[@beverlylumley4150]

Thank you, great video

[@olevaiti4302]

Beautiful and good quality as anything else made in Germany.

[@FruitBrute]

Oh my god the guy is carving a little clay Snufkin! I wonder if they have a whole Moomin line.

[@blakieee]

i tried looking for it!!!! if you find it anywhere let me know! (i'll do the same) :3

[@AlexandroMechina-yb3tf]

I hate plastic ornaments, i remember when my mother tree had only glass ones. so bright and beautiful.

[@ryuki8907]

I bet that old guy is an amazing and expert blower 😎

[@ryuki8907]

🤨

[@Nikola95inYT]

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[@henragurning1814]

God bless the Inge Glass Factory

[@davidarundel6187]

It's been so long since I've seen these real Christmas Decorations , and a joy to see how the items are made . Would be nice if 1 ) my flat could accommodate a tree , 2 ) afford to decorate it , in these baubles , which I prefer to the plastic stuff that's around . 3) if hand blown lights were still being made , those also would be used , even though they didn't flick on & off . Merry Christmas , to One & ALL , with Best Whishes to All , in the coming year . 🙏💖🎁💛

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

Yup, I live here. But Lauscha is way more famous for quality Christmas ornaments. That is where they were invented in 1847. But the original Inge Glas also come from there.

[@kathavb]

Thank you for this amazing video! One small hint: Since this factory is situated in Bavaria, Germans would say it’s located in southern or south eastern Germany. When we say “Eastern Germany” we usually think of ex GDR states.

[@5naf6]

it's especially confusing because Thuringia in east Germany also has a big traditional Christmas ornament culture

[@eljanrimsa5843]

They are talking about Lauscha in the beginning, where the company had originally been, that's why they say Eastern Germany. They never mention that glas industry in Lauscha still exists and sells under its own brand. Perhaps they don't like the competition.

[@3isaiah61]

the glass ornaments are my fav!!!!

[@michaelatchison7756]

Thank you. Fascinating.

[@annmalbrough9801]

thank you for sharing this story. merry christmas.

[@pattimiller9157]

Glass is best❤