A San Francisco Bay area native, Melissa Joy Manning has been designing and creating beautiful jewellery since 1997. Melissa studied traditional silversmithing at the Instituto de Allende in San Miguel Allende, Mexico, and European design principles at the University of Barcelona. Prior to studying abroad she received her degree in jewellery design and sculpture from San Francisco State University. Each piece of her jewellery is handmade to order in her Oakland, California studio and can be found in over 250 high-end boutiques and specialty stores worldwide. Melissa’s clients include Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock, Sheryl Crow, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Debra Messing and Catherine Zeta-Jones to name a few.
