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Perla Madre
Calle delle Botteghe, 3182, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
+39-340-844-9112
Working with transparent and opaque glass, the two craftswomen who run this charming shop create beautiful jewelry that is one-hundred-percent Venetian, but with a contemporary twist. Cased glass beading is a traditional technique in which an opaque glass bead is covered by a layer of transparent glass, the two colors luminescent and unexpected. Looks for the two-toned beads that reflect the colors of Venice: the green/blue ones that look like the Venetian laguna or mauve/purple that shimmer like antique velvet. The Perla Madre duo also host glass-making workshops for individuals or small groups.
Written by Simone Girner
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