Venetian glassblowers break into jewelry designing business

Glassblowers from Venice, Italy, specifically from the island of Murano, are world famous for their exquisite glass designs.

Although glassblowing, glass designing by blowing air into a heated mass of glass through a tube, was developed not by Venetians but the Venetian artists mastered this craft.

Through time, products of Venetian glassblowers evolved from functional glassware to decorative glassware.

Particularly in the 16th and 17th centuries, the chief products of Venetian glassblowers were drinking glasses. The skillful and elaborate designs of the drinking glasses then make it impossible for one to drink from it. Later on, decorative designs such as chandeliers became much of the focus of the Venetian glassblowers. Some Venetian glassblowers have moved to crafting glass jewelries.

New York-based jewelry designer Allison Overbeke partners with some of the great Venetian glassblowers to produce exquisite glass jewelries.

Yummi Glass is the multi-line collection of jewelry designer Alison Overbeke. Yummy Glass' jewelries are designed in New York and hand-crafted in Murano, Venice.

To choose from the wide array of Yummi Glass jewelry designs, visit My Designer Jewelery. This website reviews Yummi Glass designs. In addition to Yummi Glass, My Designer Jewellery also features news and reviews of latest designs from jewelers such as Pippa Small, Jordan Schlanger, Lisa Stewart, Como Blonde, Philippa Holland, Selwood, Arunashi, Flora Astor, Luminesce, Nava Zahavi, Dana Kellin, Carolina Bucci, Monica Vinader, J Schlanger Diamonds, Missoma, Kimberley and Dara.

Materials used for jewelries—objects that adorned the body-- evolved through time. In the olden days jewelries were made from animal parts such as animal teeth. Organic substances such as pearls, shells and coral were used as materials for jewelries. Precious metals such as platinum, gold and silver later on became the popular materials for jewelries.

There was a time that jewelry became a symbol for religious rank. Later on, it became a symbol of high social rank. In Italy, during the Renaissance period, jewelry making attains the stature of a fine art.