Peachy the Magazine August September 2014 | Page 14

Alina de Albergaria
Designs by Alina

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While visiting Santa Barbara on a
recent research trip, I had the pleasure
of meeting talented jewelry designer
Alina de Albergaria. After a tour of
her lovely home and garden, she
shared the inspiration behind her
passion for jewelry making. Showing
us pictures of her mother and grandmother, Alina explained, “ my
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grandmother taught my mother and
my mother passed on to me, an article
of clothing is only as good as the fabric
and level of workmanship involved in
its construction. My obsession with all
things creative began at a very young
age when I made purses and scarves
with my weaving set and my mother's
sewing machine.”