How Millions Of Bangles Are Made Every Day In One City In India | Art Insider

glass Bangles are one of the most popular types of Jewelry in India [Music] the city of ferozabad is the largest manufacturer in the world [Music] thousands of people here work in the industry making decorating and selling bracelets it can take 16 hours to make one and they're extremely fragile so how do Artisans Mass produce millions of Bangles and keep them intact before customers buy them making process is family has produced glass Bangles for Generations he owns two factories in the city and he walked us through how they're made the glasses 1200 degrees Celsius the melted glass is pulled out using an iron rod it's beaten into shape while some pigment is mixed in then another Artisan whipped some of the melted glass onto a ruler is The Bangles need to be cut off the rod it is [Music] these workers use a flame to rejoin the unaligned sides foreign but the more intricate patterns are made at the workshop decorations but anshul says most customers have no idea how much effort goes into making each bangle is 200 articles after the Bangles are ready Craftsmen tie them into bundles that keeps them secure in transport a set of 12 Bangles can sell for one to thirteen dollars depending on the level of detail but before that this Craftsman runs one last test for quality um [Music] warehouse stores millions of Bangles a lot of his customers lived right here in firozabad where you can buy a set of Bangles from a high-end store or a tiny stall like this one [Music] simpler Bangles are worn every day fancier ones are worn by Brides in India [Music] Angela is proud of the Bangles his family has been producing for decades and he says firozabad also needs this historic industry to survive um

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Keywords: INSIDER, art, bangles, south asia

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Length: 5min 5sec (305 seconds)

Published: Sat Nov 05 2022