What is the Preciosa brand known for: what kind of manufacturer, interesting facts

Preciosa is a Czech company that has made beads particularly popular, suitable for decorating exquisite things of premium quality. What is unusual about their products? Let's consider the features of this brand and interesting facts about it.

What is the Preciosa brand known for

The formation of Preciosa began back in the 16th century. Then masters began to process precious stones. Then they began to create beads, and later beads. Modern specialists refined the technology. This resulted in lead-free crystal and premium quality beads.

One of the glass processing companies in the Crystal Valley in the Czech Republic, was Preciosa. It was founded in 1948 and the brand name has been around since 1915. Over time, Preciosa began to expand, opening more workshops and factories. The brand became the largest in the Czech Republic.

What Preciosa produces:

• Beads.
• Rhinestones, costume jewelry stones, pearls.
• Cubic zirconia and treated gemstones.
• Jewelry.
• Chandeliers and lamps made of glass and Bohemian crystal.
• Glass stoppers that fit most wine bottles, stoppers for oil and water bottles.

The Preciosa brand is particularly famous for beads. At first it was made by hand. With the development of technology, they began to use machine crushing. This accelerated production and made it cheaper. The company created a special division Preciosa Ornela, which is engaged in improving the methods of production of beads and other products.

Features of beads from Preciosa:

• Beads of perfect, regular shape. Each item in the same batch is the same size as the others.
• There are 800 variations of product colors available.
• Preciosa beads are suitable for all types of needlework. The beads perfectly become in a row from, during weaving they do not move away.
• This brand creates beads of different shapes: classic and round, drop-shaped, cylindrical, glass beads.

Interesting facts about Preciosa

What remarkable things Preciosa has achieved:

• Thanks to the improvement of production lines, the masters of this company have produced the world's smallest cut stone - cubic zirconia. Its size is only 0.5 mm. A computerized technique applied 33 facets to it.
• Preciosa invented a special technology for processing stones and beads. It is called Hi-Pure Crystal. Beads acquire a special luster with a sparkle effect, brightness. At the same time toxic lead is not used in the composition of products. The products are environmentally friendly.
• Preciosa chandeliers are used in luxury hotels, palaces and yachts in different countries of the world.
• Preciosa factories process 40 tons of glass every day.
• Every year this brand participates in 50 international exhibitions.
• Preciosa beads can be bought in 150 countries.
• Preciosa rhinestones decorate costumes for dancing, leotards for figure skating and rhythmic gymnastics.

The Preciosa brand is called the treasure of the Czech Republic. And indeed, this large company has a prominent role in the world market of jewelry, accessories and interior items made of crystal and Bohemian glass. These are expensive products, but they are of high quality of the Premium level.