ABOUT US
ABOUT HONEY BE BRIGHT
GET TO KNOW DESIGNER AND FOUNDER MELISSA
MELISSA STUDIED DESIGN FOR TEXTILES FOR 4 YEARS AT HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY SPECIALISING IN PRINTED TEXTILE DESIGN. SHE GRADUATED JUNE 2018 WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN DESIGN FOR TEXTILES (FASHION, INTERIOR, ART) WITH HONOURS OF THE FIRST CLASS. UPON GRADUATING AT THE AGE OF 21 MELISSA WAS SELECTED TO EXHIBIT AT NEW DESIGNERS LONDON 2018 ALONGSIDE THE COUNTRIES UP INCOMING DESIGNERS AND GRADUATES. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT SHE REALISED THE FAST PACED CITY LIFE AWAY FROM HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS DID NOT COMPARE TO LIVING IN HER SCOTTISH HOMETOWN.MELISSA HAS ALWAYS LOVED DESIGNING AND SKETCHING [SHE DID HAVE AN ARTY FARTY BIRTHDAY PARTY AFTER ALL] AND DREAMED OF BEING AN ARTIST FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE. WHAT BETTER PLACE TO START HER OWN TEXTILE BRAND THAN THE SCOTTISH BORDERS, ONCE THE HEART OF THE TEXTILE TRADE. INITIALLY WORKING FROM HER PARENT'S SPARE ROOM, WITH A PASSION FOR DRAWING AND A DREAM TO STOCK HER OWN PRODUCTS MELISSA BEGAN DESIGNING HER FIRST EVER COLLECTION. INSPIRED BY BLOSSOMING BLOOMS AND A KALEIDESCOPE OF COLOURS, MELISSA HAS ALREADY LAUNCHED HER 4TH COLLECTION OF KITCHEN TEXTILES, COSMETICS BAGS AND GIFTING RANGE BASED HERE IN THE SCOTTISH BORDERS.ONLY LAST YEAR MELISSA TOOK THE PLUNGE AND OPENED HER VERY OWN SHOP IN GALASHIELS. NOT ONLY STOCKING HER OWN COLLECTIONS OUR NICKNAMED 'LITTLE BLUE SHOP' ALSO STOCKS A PLETHORA OF BEAUTIFULLY BRIGHT STOCK FROM MANY OTHER OTHER LUXURY BRANDS.
AS A BRAND WE LOVE TO SUPPORT UK BASED BUSINESSES AND WE USE ONLY THE BEST OF BRITISH MANUFACTURERS.
WE ENSURE ALL OUR PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED TO THE HIGHEST OF QUALITY.
EACH AND EVERYONE OF OUR PRINTS HAS BEEN ORIGINALLY HAND DRAWN BY MELISSA IN THE SCOTTISH BORDERS.
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A FAMILY RUN BUSINESS BLOSSOMING A BEAUTIFULLY BRIGHT HOME AND LIFESTYLE.
MELISSA ORIGINALLY BEGAN HER BUSINESS WORKING FROM HER PARENT'S SPARE ROOM, BUT VERY QUICKLY OUT GREW THIS SMALL SPACE. THE BUSINESS TRULY BLOSSOMED AND BLOOMED REQUIRING MUCH MORE SPACE. AFTER MOVING INTO HER OWN HOME, MELISSA'S PARENTS TRANSFORMED HER OLD BEDROOM INTO HER OWN BEAUTIFUL AND BLUE DESIGN SPACE. OUR BRAND TRULY WOULDN'T FUNCTION WITHOUT HER PARENT'S HELP EVERYDAY. YOU WILL FIND MERYL (MELISSA'S MUM) SERVING OUR LOVELY CUSTOMERS IN THE SHOP, POPPING UP AT TRADE EVENTS AND MARKETS TOO. SHE'S ALSO THE ORGANISATION QUEEN WHEN ADMIN IS CONCERNED. BRIAN (MELISSA'S DAD) DEALS WITH ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING, STOCK DELIVERIES AND SHOP RENOVATIONS. HOWEVER, HIS MOST IMPORTANT JOB IS PROVIDING THE CUP OF TEA AND CAKES FROM THE BAKERS EVERY SATURDAY MORNING FUELLING US FOR A BUSY DAY IN THE SHOP.
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MEET THE HONEY BE BRIGHT FAMILY
THE STORY BEHIND OUR BRAND NAME
ONE MORNING, WHILST HOLIDAYING IN THE GORGEOUS GREEK ISLANDS, A LOVELY WAITER APPROACHED LITTLE GIRL MELISSA AND HER FAMILY DURING BREAKFAST. HE HANDED HER A SMALL POT OF HONEY AND EXPLAINED THAT MELISSA IN GREEK TRANSLATION WAS IN FACT HONEY BEE. WITH A LOVE FOR DESIGN AND A PASSION FOR COLOUR, GALASHIELS TEXTILES GRADUATE MELISSA LAUNCHED HER FIRST HOMEWARE AND GIFT COLLECTION AS HONEY BE BRIGHT IN 2018.