girlwithbeads specialises in creating clothing, bags and accessories from recycled materials.

'Making the ordinary beautiful, the ugly desirable and the unwanted wanted.'

girlwithbeads aka Rebecca Alderman started making little bags & things from found objects, recycled materials, plastic bags, old clothes, etc during her 3D Design degree. Recycling became a an ethos in her work and gwb trys to stick to it as much as possible. This passion became an obsession and has developed into the range of bags you see on this website.

There is a gallery of one-off creations that have been made over the last few years and the shop from which you can purchase the most recent designs.

girlwithbeads now supplies a few shops in London & the UK, has taken part in several eco design events and continues to sell weekly from her market stall at the Truman Brewery's (Up) Market every Sunday.

flat cap bag as displayed at [re]design 06

girlwithbeads stall at Sunday (Up) Market, Old Truman Brewery, East London

• New Designers: July 2003, Business Design Centre, Islington, London
  
• Pop The Cracker: December 2003, The Phoenix Arts Centre, Exeter, Devon
  
• Re:fuse - Recycled Fashion & Accessories: February 2005, Old Truman Brewery, London
• Recycling Awareness Event: July 2005, Cambridgeshire County Council
• [re]design @ Potassium: July 2006, Marble Arch, London
• [re]design 06 - Good & Gorgeous: September 2006, London Design Festival, Old Truman Brewery, London
• Eco Design Xmas Fair: December 2006, Camden, London

About the website:

Ordering:
Please contact me at girl@girlwithbeads.co.uk to place an order, making sure you specify colour, size and style, and I will e-mail you an invoice.