A UNIQUE Beginning

Today, Trollbeads UNIQUES are a vital and cherished part of the extensive Trollbeads jewellery collection. These distinctive glass jewellery beads feature endless variations in colour, pattern, and expression, inspiring collectors and jewellery lovers across the globe. Many enthusiasts even travel far and wide in search of new UNIQUES beads to add to their personal collections.

Trollbeads UNIQUES glass beads can be styled in countless ways. They are designed to adorn Trollbeads bracelets, cuffs, necklaces, and selected rings, allowing you to create truly unique jewellery designs that evolve with your life and memories.

The Story Behind UNIQUES

Excerpt from the book:

“From time to time you hear stories of someone learning something that changed their life, and it can be hard to believe it is true – but that’s exactly what happened to me. A few lines in a magazine led to an unexpected journey that would take me and my family to three continents, a journey that ended up making a real difference to so many people’s lives, including our own.

Here are those lines I read in the members’ quarterly magazine of the small Danish Tibet Charity organisation:

‘If you really want to help people in third world countries to develop economically, you must teach them what it is that you are successfully doing.’

When I read those lines, an idea suddenly came to me: ‘We can do that.’ At Trollbeads, we know how to make glass beads. We know how to design them. We know how to sell them successfully – and we can teach others.

Working with the design of Trollbeads, losing myself in the mysterious depths of the spherical, planet‑like structures of glass beads, I often thought how one little glass bead seemed to contain an entire world. When we embarked on our first journey to Dharamsala to set up a glass bead workshop for exiled Tibetans, I had no idea how true this thought would become.

This project grew far beyond charity. It expanded across three continents and introduced me to extraordinary craftsmen and women from vastly different cultures. They embedded their symbols, colours, patterns, and heritage into every bead they created. These beads became UNIQUES, taking Trollbeads in an entirely new direction and bringing joy, meaning, and inspiration to thousands of people around the world.

This book is the story of the people who were taught how to make glass beads – and who, in doing so, created something truly unique.”

— Lise Aagaard

Discover Your UNIQUES Story

Each Trollbeads UNIQUES bead carries the mark of the artisan who made it and the culture that inspired it. With their rich colours, organic patterns, and handcrafted nature, UNIQUES glass beads invite you to create jewellery that is deeply personal and unmistakably yours.

Explore the UNIQUES collection and find the bead that tells your story.