January 28, 2010 – 4:44 pm
2009 was an interesting year to have a start-up business. I have had an interesting time meeting interesting people in the same boat…
Not least, the lovely Nathan Brown, founder of one-year-old Lodger bespoke mens shoes… a new company which recently won Brand of Tomorrow from the Walpole committee (well done!). Nathan is a breath of fresh, [...]
January 28, 2010 – 1:41 pm
Sometimes a new customer will contact me with concern over how to look after vegetable tanned leather. The most common question is: I’ve got a scratch on the leather.. what should do?!
Well, surface scratches are very easy to rub away on vegetable tanned leather. Technically, all it takes is gently massaging the displaced oil [...]
They say it’s going to be a hot one…
not as hot as us taking a last minute decision to do the newly-launched Spirit of Summer Fair, screeching out of Glastonbury and up the M4.
If you’re in London, and would like to see our collection up close, then please pop along to Stand D33 (right next [...]
February 13, 2009 – 11:30 am
Two of our designs have been featured in the Financial Times in an article about women’s bags that ‘work, rest and play’. They were looking for bags that work in tandem to deliver function, flexibility and a certain fabulousness.
The FT chose our Amelia (packed with pockets and lots of room while remaining elegant and sleek) [...]
February 3, 2009 – 12:08 pm
Wow, what a year it’s been (and what a year to come, for sure). Definitely a time of change, and a chance to revisit what’s important.
We started that early last year, with the biggest change being a move out of Bath down the road to Glastonbury. Only an hour away, but a huge difference to [...]
January 15, 2008 – 11:23 am
Ever since we launched the business online last year I have been asked “When can we see Bown in London?”
So we are over the moon to be selected by one of the finest stores in the world, Selfridges, as our first London stockist.
You can find Bown designs in the Mens Accessories department, on the First [...]
December 17, 2007 – 5:05 pm
Tipped to be the bag for the year ahead, the clutch has made a welcome return as an antidote to the over-sized bags that have been around for the last few seasons.
I think something about a way a clutch is used, tucked under the arm or held in the hand, immediately lends a certain air [...]
December 14, 2007 – 12:21 am
Dan and I have just got back from a trip to Italy, where we visited the family business that hand-makes our solid brass hardware. Here’s a few shots of the experts at work; forming, welding, and polishing the brass into shape. We have some really beautiful new hardware coming through on new designs over the [...]
November 13, 2007 – 4:56 pm
We’d like to say a big “thank you” to all the visitors and customers who came to see us at the Spirit of Christmas Fair at Olympia last week…
Dan and I had a fantastic time meeting you, and your comments were truly wonderful. We are exhausted, but very happy!
If you are looking for our new [...]
October 15, 2007 – 10:48 am
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 [...]
