Introduction

Contemporary globalization is renewing the old processes of competition between Nothern and Southern working classes as well as the competition between workers and machines. The networks of decoration glass are an excellent illustration of these phenomana and of their complexity. The following exhibitiexplores these phenomena using the  example of bangles and christmas balls industries both in India and France.

N.B: Special thnaks to Floor Kaspers for having highlighted the origins of the Czech glass bangles and the existence of Albert Sachse.