Fulvia Notari lives in Dolo, near Venice, just down the road from the atelier where she makes her Murano glass jewellery. "I discovered my passion for design when I was studying at Milan's faculty of architecture. I was fortunate enought to study with the masters of international designing. The most exciting experience was when I met Bruno Munari, an eclectic artist and world-famous designer. Still today Munari remains my touchstone. The symbolic meaning of ornaments has always fascinated me. By working with Alessandro Lenarda, an architect who designs decorative glass objects, I was able to access Murano's furnaces. Then in 1995, I founded Antares Venezia. I was attracted by the thought of creating Murano glass ornaments - it's such an extraordinary material so full of personality and colour. I also liked the idea of helping to keep alive the ancient art of the island's glassblowers - it's an art on the verge of extinction. Since last spring a vaste selection of jewels is available on the web atelier shop.antaresvenezia.it