The enduring popularity of German Steiff teddy bears

(14 Dec 2006) SHOTLIST
Steiff Teddy workshop, Giengen an der Brenz, Germany - Recent
1. Mid of Steiff teddy bears
2. Mid of worker stuffing teddy bears body
3. Close of teddy bear
4. Mid of workers
5. Mid of worker stitching teddy bears nose
6. Close of worker sewing on teddy bears eye
7. Close of worker shaving teddy bears nose
8. Close of teddy bear
9. Exterior of Steiff museum
10. Mid of Magarete Steiff (founder of Steiff Bears) painting
11. Close of first Steiff stuffed elephant
12. Pan of Magarete Steiff and teddy bear
13. Mid of Steiff teddy bears
14. Wide of teddy bears at Steiff store
15. SOUNDBITE (German) Martin Frechen, Manager Steiff GmbH:
"Steiff founded the first animal (stuffed) in the world made of fabric in 1880 and later the teddy bear at 1902. We produce products which will accompany people through their entire life. Nearly everyone here in Germany can tell you a story about the Steiff product, an intimate contact is created a lovely relationship between the product and the owner of the product."
16. Pan of visitor looking at old teddy bears from 1900
17. Close of teddy bear's
18.SOUNDBITE (German) Martin Frechen, Manager Steiff GmbH:
"For us the most important thing is love. The costumes should fall in love with our products. It is the look into the teddy's eyes and everyone will find his own teddy bear, the teddy bear which fits to one."
19. close of 'Button In Ear' trademark on teddy bear
20. Close of teddy bear
21. Close up Steiff brand 'made in Germany by Steiff'
Berlin, Germany -12 November 2006
22. Wide interior of Steiff teddy bear shop
23. Renate Ernst opening display window
24. Close of teddy bear with 'I Love You' love heart
25. Renate Ernst picking up Steiff teddy bear
26. Close up teddy bear from 1915
27. SOUNDBITE (German) Renate Ernst, Bear collector and shop owner:
"Before I worked as a flight attendant. I often travelled to London were collecting teddy bears was in fashion. In London I had seen a little teddy bear. I bought him and was afterwards I was hit! Because everybody said "Oh how cute!". I thought he (the bear) was so alone that I had to buy a second one and that's how I started collecting teddy bears."
28. Pan of Renate Ernst and to the teddy bears in a display cabinets
29. Renate Ernst presenting holding her Steiff cat from 1926
30. Close up Steiff cat from 1926
31. SOUNDBITE (German) Renate Ernst, Bear collector and shop owner:
" My teddy bear is in such a good shape and so rare that I decided never to sell him."
32. Mid of costumers
33. Zoom in of Steiff teddy bear waving
LEAD IN:
It's hard to imagine a world without teddy bears.
The Steiff German teddy bear is over 100 years old, and remains the most sought after and highly prized bear by collectors' worldwide.
STORYLINE:
Today teddy bears come in all shapes, sizes and colours.
Unlike many modern teddy bear designs, early teddy bears were designed to look like real bears.
Highly collectable Steiff teddy bears still maintain the classic look.
The world renowned Steiff teddy bear company was founded in the early 1880's in the region Giengen-on-the-Brenz in Germany.
In the 1880's Margarete Steiff (confined to a wheelchair since childhood due to polio) made her first stuffed toy, a felt elephant for a friend.
Soon everyone seemed to want one of Margarete's felt animals, so a workshop was set up to cope with demand.
The family business employed five of Margarete's nephews, the most important one to us being Richard.
Richard Steiff had studied commercial art at Stuttgart.
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