Why buy authentic Murano Glass Beads? Or rather, why buy anything else?
Many of our customers are designers who sell their Venetian Jewelry in the fairs and shows around the world. Sometimes they fall in love with Swarovski, but it is everywhere and hard to make a name for yourself with such a ubiquitous commodity; and in the words of Brenda “an accent” bead! Yes they are “perfetto” but they are machine made and in the words of one of our glass blowers in Murano ‘Non ha un cuore’ (It does not have a heart!).
The love of Murano glass is all about heart. Why else would our blowers and bead makers work in hot furnaces, in front of hot torches creating our little jewels?
- Certainly there are easier ways to make a living?
- Certainly there are occupations where everyone isn’t a critic of your labor of love?
- Each piece is a small work of art, never to be repeated again exactly, like snowflakes.
When you make jewelry with our genuine Murano Glass Beads, you aren’t just making jewelry, you are carrying on a tradition of centuries. When you sell this jewelry, you aren’t just selling pieces of jewelry, you are selling the Romance that is Venice, the history of centuries, the legends, the state secrets of making glass that could get you killed in the middle ages.
To our glass workers, the glass is alive, it reacts differently each day, and never tamed, some days it just allows you a little more control.
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