Simona Iacovazzi is a 'perlera': she makes glass beads at the lamp (a torch, not a furnace) in her Dorsoduro workshop and turns them into jewellery. She came to Venice from Salento as a stone and papier-mâché restorer, learned lampworking and spent two years in a Murano furnace. The art of Venetian glass beads has been UNESCO intangible heritage since 2020; this is where you see it being made, not just sold.
- Address
- Calle del Fabro, Dorsoduro 3282, 30123 Venezia
- Hours
- Mon-Sat 10:30-13:00, 15:30-18:30; Sun 11:00-13:00, 15:30-18:30 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 20 min
- Price
- Free to visit the shop
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Venezia da Vivere has described one-day 'perlera' sessions at her torch; ask whether she still runs them.
- Each necklace is a one-off; she also works with old glass rescued from furnaces.