Designer’s Diary

Monthly Archives: October 2007

Bown at House & Garden “Spirit of Christmas” Fair

We are very excited to be showing our collection at the Spirit of Christmas Fair at Olympia, London, from Wednesday 7th to Sunday 11th November.
With over 600 exhibitors hand picked by Conde Nast House & Garden magazine, the fair covers everything from food, wine, gifts, toys, furnishings, decorations and luxury items… definitely not to be […]

What is “vegetable” tanning, exactly?

Dan and I were in Milan, by the way, for the Leather Fair, Anteprima, to see what was new for AW08 and to introduce Dan to some of the tanners I use. He asked, how, out of so many tanneries, do I choose which leathers are the best?
Here’s how I tried to explain the […]

What’s brewing?

I’m delighted to announce that my brother, Dan, has recently joined me as Managing Director of Bown. (Here he is in Milan a few weeks ago, enjoying a piccolo and getting to know the business.)
Dan joins me after an illustrious career as Global Operations Director for DHL Express, a Sloane graduate of London Business School, […]