Neugablonz (aka New Jablonec) is a town that was entirely built after the end of WWII to house the German glassmakers that were expelled from the Czech town of Jablonec. It is a complicated history, and an impressive one. Most beadmakers in Jablonec were from German descent, and after the Germans lost WWII, they were forced to leave their fancy homes, their workshops and their factories. With their knowledge, they set up in Germany again. Currently, the industry in Neugablonz is struggling.
This is a picture I took two years ago: glass pressing rods (about an inch wide) that were ready to be made into molded glass beads. This workshop has since finished.
The impressive array of glass beads and cabs made by the Blaschke family, who originally came from Jablonec, and started up again in Neugablonz.
Another impressive chimney, this time of the Kugler glass factory in Neugablonz. It has changed names a few times, and is now known as Kugler colors, previously Friedrich farbglashuette. This where the glass is made for 'beadmaking 104' for lampworkers.
Next stop: Jablonec!