sophie conran
Wroughton
Sophie Conran is the only daughter of designer and restaurateur Sir Terence
Conran and food writer Caroline Conran. Sister to fashion designer Jasper,
restaurateurs Tom and Ned and product designer Sebastian, Sophie has two
wonderful grown-up children. Sophie left school early and worked through a
variety of different jobs including apprenticing for Stephen Jones the couture
milliner, working in Jasper's fashion empire, running a supper club which
evolved into a catering company, working in a small business making boxer shorts
and another hand-making lollipops. She delved into the world of interior design
with various show homes, private homes and retail projects. She has worked as a
buyer for both The Conran Shop and The Design Museum shop and also set up her
own 'corner shop of the world' Wong Singh Jones in Notting Hill. Sophie moved to
Melbourne, Australia for a couple of years where she worked for clothing and
homeware brand Country Road and was a contributing writer for The Age newspaper
and Belle magazine, as well as having her son Felix. On her return to the UK,
Sophie had her daughter Coco. While raising her young children, she collaborated
with her father on several of his restaurant interiors and worked again with
Jasper on colour predictions and his range with Debenhams. Sophie launched
Sophie Conran Pies - a gourmet collection of top quality, handmade pies, which
won 4 medals at the Great Taste Awards. She supplied racecourses with her brand
Great British Pies, which led to her debut cookbook Pies, published in November
2006. This was followed by Easy Pies for Marks and Spencer and later Soups and
Stews, published in 2008. Sophie has been a contributing editor for the
magazines Junior, House Beautiful, In Style and Country Living. Sophie regularly
writes and develops recipes for her blog, newsletters, catalogues and
publications. March 2006 saw the launch of Sophie’s hugely successful range with
Portmeirion. The range has won many prestigious awards and is sold worldwide,
with the range continuing to expand. Sophie now works with many amazing
companies creating stunning, well-known ranges. She partnered with Arthouse in
2008 to develop a range of wallpapers for B&Q and luxury design pattern books,
and in 2010 she began her relationship with Burgon & Ball - creating an
ever-growing range of garden tools and accessories. In the same year, Sophie
joined forces with the British Cutlers to the Queen, Arthur Price, and has 2
extremely successful cutlery ranges with them. Sophieconran.com was launched in
2013 and is the culmination of all Sophie’s passions and previous work.
Alongside her license ranges, she develops exclusive collections and curates
from a wealth of exceptional suppliers and manufacturers all over the world.
Sophieconran.com has become a beloved and inspirational shop for the whole home
and garden, with exciting new collections launching seasonally and sent out into
the world in four beautiful catalogues each year.
