Rautis, a.s.
Our firm produces traditional handmade Christmas ornaments using hollow glass beads. We managed to continue the long tradition of these ornaments in the village of Poniklá and its vicinity. We have preserved old technologies as well as forms for bead blowing. When assembling, we draw our inspiration from old patterns. Most work is done by hand in view of the specific handling of glass. Even today some steps are done like house work in the early 20th century – especially blowing and cutting beads, and assembling ornaments.
In the past most produced ornaments were exported. Today handmade traditional ornaments start to be cherished also at home.