I am Melissa and I started Albion Design in 2019.  After searching high and low for a gemstone beaded necklace to spice up some of my white shirts I decided to design and make one instead, and so it began.  I had graduated from The Surrey Institute of Art and Design in 1999 and had a yearning to return to my creative roots, one necklace later and I was hooked. 

I now source beads from all over the world, and from the UK as much as possible.  I sketch my designs out first of all and then pair the beads up together, ensuring the tones of colour and the weight of the beads work well together.  

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