| Christopher Radko has been making, designing and | | | | own childhood favorites. New designs were also |
| producing keepsake ornaments for almost two | | | | made from imagination. Various ornaments were |
| decades now. Apart from ornaments he also | | | | produced but they never made it to the family |
| makes gifts and home décor for various | | | | tree. Christopher's friends in New York purchased |
| occasions and seasons. His specialty is the | | | | all of them. When he went abroad again he |
| hand-made, brightly colored and glittering | | | | brought back more ornaments. This time they |
| ornaments and holiday decorations. His lovely | | | | made it to the family tree and the extras were |
| decorations decorate millions of homes including | | | | sold out as well. His first collection of 65 |
| celebrities and collectors to your neighbors and | | | | ornaments was in 1986. Today Christopher |
| maybe your house too. His unique and sparkling | | | | proudly displays more than 10,000 unique glass |
| creations have become popular gifts and they will | | | | designs in his home for the holidays and various |
| last for generations. Radko's creations are usually | | | | occasions. His company now has more than 3,000 |
| associated with keeping in touch and making a | | | | people who work in cottage workshops in Poland, |
| lasting relationship with friends and families. | | | | Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic. |
| Christopher Radko is considered to be one of the | | | | Christopher Radko makes his ornaments from |
| best creators of holiday decorations for homes. | | | | European glass in the old method, hand made. |
| In 1984, Christopher Radko replaced a rusty old | | | | Generally each ornament takes 7 days to |
| Christmas tree stand with a new gleaming new | | | | complete. They are hand painted Christmas |
| aluminum model. But a week before Christmas | | | | ornaments with the finest detail. His ornaments still |
| the new stand gave way. The tree crashed to | | | | brighten the world of many families and stay with |
| the floor and shattered most of the decorated | | | | them for generations. Christopher Radko |
| ornaments. The decoration ornaments sold that | | | | successfully revived an art form which would |
| time in the United States were made of plastic | | | | have been lost otherwise in the world of |
| and Styrofoam. The glass ornaments that had | | | | computers and machinery. His personal touch to |
| shattered were handmade treasures collected | | | | the product makes it more special for the person |
| over generations. Once when Christopher was in | | | | who gives or receives it as a gift. The sentimental |
| Poland he looked glass ornaments to replace the | | | | values of these decorations last for generations |
| one's which were broken because of him. He | | | | to come and they will be brought out to cherish |
| could not find the glass ornaments but he found a | | | | each year for the holidays. Though these hand |
| man who was interested in making the same. | | | | made ornaments are more time consuming to |
| With Christopher's support and encouragement | | | | create, they are also different and unique from |
| the man was able to recover antique ornament | | | | the regular ornaments sold today, and therefore |
| molds. Radko also gave the man sketches of his | | | | demand a higher price. |