Glassmaking in UNESCO.

Handmade glass production on the UNESCO list

The Jizera Mountains and glassmaking are inextricably linked. Glass production and glass history are closely intertwined with the history of our entire region. To this day in Jizerky you will come across companies with a long family tradition that is passed down from generation to generation. Local glass products are unique and known far beyond our borders. Listing handcrafted glass among UNESCO's intangible heritage only confirms that we have something to be proud of. Enrollment includes wide range of manual glass production, starting with the production of glass raw material and ending with processing using all manual techniques. Included are metallurgical glass blowing and the production of flat glass from hollow cylinders, glass processing at kahan, but also about all cold techniques. Thus, manufacturers of blown or drawn figurines, engravers, grinders and painters of glass, manufacturers of Christmas decorations, pressed jewellery stones or finished costume jewellery are also included in the list. The interesting thing about the Czech Republic is that we have all glass production techniques represented here.

Costume jewellery manufacturers include Perlex Bijoux Jablonec, BeadGame, Decor by Glassor, Crystal Paradise and Glassunicum - and many more can be found on the website www.crystalvalley.cz.