The history of jewelry is inextricably linked with the history of culture and development of mankind. In jewelry man expressed his understanding and representation of the world. About 4 th millennium BC, glassmaking was invented. Mankind got glassware and, of course, glass beads. The oldest bead was found during excavations in the city of Thebes. Centuries passed, technology improved, beads became smaller and smaller. So the world got smaller beads, called “bedazzler” and new fashion for beads. The first Egyptians learned making beads. They made necklaces of them, embroidered dresses with them. Following Egypt, beads appeared in Syria. The secrets of these people were taken over by Roman Empire. In the city of Alexandria, founded by Alexander the Great in the I century BC, they invented a new way of making beads.

Since I century AD beads are produced in many European countries - Italy, Greece, Germany. After the collapse of Roman Empire, Byzantium became the center of glassmaking and new fashion for beads. From this time there begins a genuine flowering of glassmaking. A small bead conquers the world!

For centuries, Venice was the center for production of beads. Trade with this fragile commodity brought good profit. Merchants transported it to all countries. European travelers took it with them. In the East, they were exchanged for spices and silk. Natives of Africa, America, residents of many islands liked these glass beads. They gladly exchanged them for gold. Europeans saw just drops of colored glass in glass beads, a cheap commodity exchange. The value of the object depends on its rarity. Before the coming of Europeans, Native Americans were familiar with colorful glass beads. Rare curios became valuable and very welcome for Native Americans. Beads participated in the ceremonies of dance, healing and sacrifice.

Indians decorated their homes with beads, plaited bands of beads in hair, embroidered their costumes. Beads decorated everything: ritual belts, frontlet, cribs for children, snuffs. For an Indian dress they took more than six kilograms of beads. The appearance of such a suit, features of the ornament could say about one’s residence and social status.

In Europe, beads embroidered icon’s, suspended as brushes, used in ornaments. In the XIX century, new fashion for beads attracts fair sex representatives of various sectors of society, including wealthy city women, and even ladies. Beaded garments again come into fashion. During this period, products from beads are more utilitarian: handbags, purses, curtains and even slippers are embroidered with beads.

Today we are again attracted by magic of colored drops. Again we can observe new fashion from leading couturiers of the world. Production of jewelry from beads reached an extraordinary prosperity in recent years. Bracelets, earrings and pendants from beads, belts and straps for watch again become very fashionable. Combination of beads with other techniques and new materials gives a fantastic result.

Perhaps, nothing can be compared with beads as for a rich variety of colors and shades. Jewelers offer a wide range of exquisite jewelry with beads. Shimmering drops create an openwork pattern on weightless necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Pay attention to latest new fashion collections with beads. Wearing beads, you will always look stylish and fashionable.