Portrait of a woman with long dark hair, glittery gold eye makeup, red lipstick, and red nails wearing a black sweater

Margaret Alba Portland, Oregon

The Studio

Meet Margaret

I make jewelry and small objects by hand, and teach other people to do the same.

I'm a multidisciplinary designer with more than nine years in the design industry. My own practice brings together metalsmithing, wax carving and fiber arts. Mixing those mediums lets me build things with a lot of play in them and a real purpose behind them.

Everything is made to order in my studio. The first collection, Edition 01, releases in spring 2027.

At the Bench

Inside the Studio

Smiling person in a home workshop beside a workbench, seated in a white chair with a dog on a rug nearby
Red gift box with a gold monogram ribbon on a wooden table
Woman in a brown satin jacket working at a desk with electronic equipment, tools, and a lamp
Woman in a brown satin jacket working at a desk with electronic equipment, tools, and a lamp
Woman with glitter eye makeup and horn-shaped headband operating a professional video camera
Woman with glitter eye makeup and horn-shaped headband operating a professional video camera
Close-up of a musician adjusting a violin bridge and strings with a tuning tool.

Teaching

Wax carving workshops

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As Seen In

Press

Portland Monthly

Interview

Shoutout LA

Elsewhere

Let’s Work Together

Marketing Work

Campaigns, brand and product design from my career in the design industry.

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Digital Garden

Working notes, references and half-finished ideas

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Say Hello

Commissions, collaborations, press and anything else

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