Grünhainichen Angels: 100 Years of Handmade Tradition

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Walt Disney adored them. The Swedish royal family still collects them. Discover why these handcrafted angels from Germany have captured hearts for over a century.

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00:00Walt Disney was a fan and the Swedish royal family still collects them today.

00:04But what makes these tiny angels so special?

00:07Each Grünheinischen Angel is hand-crafted in Germany,

00:10a tradition that has lasted for more than a century.

00:19Each Angel is made from at least 14 individual elements.

00:23They're instantly recognizable by the 11 dots on their wings.

00:26Creating a single Angel takes six workshops over six weeks.

00:30Crafting them is a specialized profession that requires vocational training.

00:43The company was founded in 1915 by Grete Wendt and Margarete Kühn.

00:48The iconic Angel first appeared in 1923 and achieved international fame in 1937,

00:56when it won a gold medal at the World's Fair in Paris.

00:58Their design has remained largely unchanged since then.

01:01Have you seen them before?

01:03bifor—

01:04i've talked to them before—

01:05i've talked to them before—

01:06i've learned the same way since they come before—

01:07that's what it requires at the C and array

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