Murano Glass "Beads" Infuse Gabriel Scott's Newest Works The light fixtures, which will appear at Salone del Mobile's Euroluce exhibition, draw pertinent inspiration from Northern Italy By Carly Olson ...

The most prized or sought-after beads are probably the chevron Murano beads from Italy. They have different layers, and those with seven layers are the most valuable.

Courtesy of Robin Mills. 3. It Served as Currency Fine-art, blown Murano glass sucked up a lot of the island’s reputation among Grand Tour visitors, but Murano’s glass beads must not be ignored.

The Murano beads, entering North America sometime in the 1400s, predate the arrival of European contact there by centuries. Venetian beads found in northern Alaska. Image: Kunz & Mills / American ...

But I glimpsed the sheer fun of shaping glass into beads you might actually wear afterwards. And even if Murano’s artistic soul seems in crisis, these days glassblowing itself has found new fans.

Murano If you've ever owned a Pandora charm bracelet with Murano beads, you might recognize the name of this city. That's because Murano is known for its glassmaking industry.

In addition to using glass elements she makes, Ms. Benor scours eBay and Instagram for Murano glass beads, as well as Czech glass beads and Swarovski crystals, to incorporate into her pieces.