Here’s a picture of a Norwegian jumper my dad bought for skiing in 1950-something.
Back in the 80’s, I whimsically added it to my ‘young fogey’ student wardrobe.
Now I’m getting closer towards becoming a genuine fogey, and into gardening, would you believe. So the jumper has recently been ‘retired’ into my ‘weekend-on-the-allotment’ collection.
Over time it’s become [...]
If you have noted the recent furore over Sainsburys “I’m Not A Plastic Bag [but not a particularly ethical bag either]” designer bag, then you might want to shimmy along to Sally Walton’s website instead. Made near Brighton from locally-sourced recycled and vintage cottons, these really are both ethical, low-mile, made by grown-ups, and genuinely [...]
I can’t quite believe it has been a couple of months since I last posted an entry into the Diary. Brought to my attention by an increasing number of queries as to where I’ve got to, and one yesterday that wondered if I was still in business!
Crikey. YES! YES! YES! I’ve just been so, well, [...]
February 26, 2007 – 10:12 pm
A while ago I mentioned a visitor who I later found out was an artist living in Hawaii. We keep in touch every once in a while, and she updates me on the building of their dream home amongst acres of steamy tropical forest.
Well, I’ve recently had another lovely visitor on the diary.
Maryam dropped by [...]
January 26, 2007 – 10:20 pm
The upside of starting your own business is the freedom to do things your way. Every day is an adventure in possibility. There’s always an opportunity to follow or an improvement to be made or a new design to try out.
The downside is that you never find time to book a holiday and you rarely [...]
January 7, 2007 – 9:20 am
On Friday I had a customer ring in overjoyed with his Overnight Cabin Bag. Yes, he liked the style, and loved the leather, but here’s why he took the time to call:
He wanted to tell me that he’d driven from Bonn to London and on getting out at the other end, tired and in a [...]
December 18, 2006 – 3:26 pm
I’m getting quite a few questions about what colour to buy… people love the Rhubarb and Ginger colours, but are a bit new to goat skin and how it will wear.
To get an idea of how it looks with use, this is my Villa Tote and Extrovert’s Card Case, my original samples, which I’ve been [...]
December 15, 2006 – 12:40 pm
Sorry there hasn’t been a post for a while…
I won’t say things have got out of hand, but suddenly everyone seems to have realised it’s Christmas next weekend. We’re all hands on deck here at Bown wrapping and ribboning and boxing and couriering to get everything delivered in a timely fashion. We’re still taking orders [...]
November 22, 2006 – 2:28 am
A quick note to say that we are going to be showing our collection at Babington House Christmas Fair on Saturday 2nd December. Open to members of Babington House, Soho House and their guests.
NB. It’s OUTSIDE! mmmm…brrrr…. or should that be [...]
November 11, 2006 – 12:45 pm
I had a lovely comment posted on one of my entries at the begining of the week from someone called Pattie… I couldn’t resist clicking on her web address to find out more about her…
On a cold, drizzly, foggy November English evening her paintings blasted up onto my screen and gave me a real boost [...]
