Saint-Louis, which is based in Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche, France, currently has 400 employees, up from 250 in 2010. Out of this 400, 250 of Saint-Louis' workforce are glassmakers.

Crystal chandeliers are back in the spotlight. Modern crystal lighting is light-years away from the granny styles of the past, but it really never lost its hold on certain segments of the market.

Tubes of hand-blown crystal with tiny sparkling air bubbles are combined into clusters to form the Crystal Grid modular pendant light by Preciosa Lighting.