Each one of our collectable lampwork beads has been designed and individually handmade using beautiful Effetre Murano glass. this glass is some of the most beautiful glass in the world, it has been manufactured on the island of Murano, Italy for centuries and is proven to hold its finish, lustre and colour with no special storage requirements.

Gidget aka Kathy Kohner was born in 1941 and spent much of her childhood on the beaches at Malibu. She hung out with such influential surfers as Miki Dora, Mickey Munoz, Dewey Weber, Tom Morey, Nat Young, Terry "Tubesteak" Tracy and Bill "Moondoggie" Jensen, who became the inspiration for the eponymous character in her father's novel.