WCN Magazine Issue 22 A Radko Halloween

Each year Christopher Radko offers some of the most interesting Halloween Ornaments and for the past couple of years their web site has been one of the most interesting to view around the Witching Day. Pictured right is Crone Capades For the uninitiated Christoper Radko has been producing finely detailed glass ornaments since 1983. The company was founded when Christopher Radko attempted to replace his family's collection of 2000 hand-made, mouth-blown glass Christmas ornaments after an accident. Pictured left is Triple Trouble In an attempt to replace the lost collection, Christopher scoured the local shops for glass Chritstmas ornaments. It seemed that the traditional glass ornament had stopped being made, being replaced by mass produced plastic items. Pictured right is Spellbound In a trip to Poland the following year, Christopher planned to look for traditional glass ornaments. After being unsuccessful again he decided to see if he could find a glass blower to make some ornaments, based on his designs. Upon his return the ornaments proved a huge hit with his friends. Another trip to Europe, some new designs and success in selling to New York stores and the company was formed. Pictured left is Pirate Patch The ornaments are created using traditional glass blowing methods, silvered and then hand painted. The process means that each ornament is unique and that mass production is never an option. Since the first design there have been over 4,000 different ornaments created, the vast majority of these are now discontinued. Pictured right is Stack O' Lanterns The company now produces ornaments for all occassions, as well as exclusives for shops including Harrods, and and special editions for companies such as Disney and Warner Bros among others. The Official Radko Ornament Web Site Magazine Index | Previous Issues & Features