Polish firm makes world-known glass Christmas tree ornaments

(30 Nov 2017) POLAND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
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Jozefow, Poland - 28 November 2017
1. Various of blown-glass Christmas tree decorations in a showroom
2. Tilt left of showroom with on blown-glass Christmas tree decorations
3. Various of men blowing glass
4. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Ryszard Baran, Glass blower
" It does not matter, there are so many designs that it's hard to determine which is cool, all of them are cool, the new ones are the best, because they're interesting, difficult to blow, you have to do patterns, you know, the first pieces are the coolest."
5. Various of glassmith Ryszard Baran shaping Christmas decorations
6. Close of formed glass bulbs
7. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Ryszard Baran, Glass blower
" After half of million I stopped to count, because I certainly have blown so many."
8. Various of woman adding silver colour layer to glass bulbs
9. Close of painting of blown-glass Christmas tree decorations
10. Various of women painting blown-glass Christmas tree decorations
11. Various of blown-glass Christmas tree decorations in a showroom
12. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Magdalena Jaroszynska-Slodyczka, Silverado's co-owner and artistic director.
"This is really a bit of a magical story, that is why they are so popular in the US, I think that because they have their own, unique character. I think that because in Poland there is a very strong tradition, people are very attracted to Christmas and put in this work - because it is all hand made work - they put not only the physical effort but also some spiritual part, I would say."
13. Mid of dog lying in a showroom
14. Close up dog
15. Close up glass Santa Clauses
16. Mid of Christmas tree decorations in a showroom
17. Tilt right of Christmas tree decorations in a showroom
18. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Magdalena Jaroszynska-Slodyczka, desighner of decorations :
" Well, the coolest thing is that our decorations are hanging in the White House every year, from almost twenty years. It also happens that during important political meetings they are given as gifts".
19. Various of White House shaped blown-glass Christmas tree decoration
20. Close up American White eagle on blown-glass Christmas tree decoration
21. Close to Capitol on blown-glass Christmas tree decoration
22. Close to the image of the British Queen Elizabeth II printed on Christmas tree decoration
23. Mid of three different blown-glass with the image of the British Queen Elizabeth II
24. Wide of Christmas tree decorations in a showroom
25. Various of blown-glass Christmas tree decorations in a showroom
LEADIN :
From the White House and the Eiffel Tower to Britain's Queen Elizabeth, a Polish company is making traditional blown-glass Christmas tree baubles with modern appeal.
The fragile ornaments, called "bombki," are a fixture of Christmas in Poland, where they are made in many forms and designs.
STORYLINE:
Intricate designs decorate traditional blown-glass baubles known as "bombki".
Silverado, based in Jozefow, near Warsaw, employs some 50 people and works with another 150.
It sells about 1 million decorations a year, primarily in the United States and Europe, in an astonishing variety of forms and designs.
Its showroom is filled with hundreds of different, unusual Christmas tree decorations, ranging from glittering traditional bulbs to famous buildings like the White House, Britain's old red phone booths, vintage cars and flowers and vegetables.
The hand production is laborious. The glass shapes are blown by experienced specialists from glass tubes.
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