Cathedral glass beads like this 10x8mm lantern mint bead, are named after the stained glass windows of churches and were first manufactured in the 1950’s.
They are pressed and cut, in a way which gives them high light refraction and colour saturation. The North Bohemian region, with its centuries-old glass-making traditions, was become the cradle of machine cutting & polishing.

“Making good jewellery is made up of three basics…good materials, good tools, and good techniques.”