The second major exhibition of the Institut Français d’Autriche marched proudly under the banner of the decorative arts. The extensive and brilliantly colorful selection of the international glass art center of Meisenthal included exhibits that are exemplary for the collaboration of traditional industries with contemporary designers. It showed how pooling competences can enable new paths to be trodden and new markets opened up. In focus were new materials, production processes and areas of application.