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IB.com Brand Story - British Brand, Aura Que : The Aura Que Collections are developed in collaboration between UK based designer Laura Queening and the small producer groups she works with in Asia. Aura Que look to use traditional skills and local materials as much as possible, with an aim to encourage empowerment through work for each individual producer who create their products. Each Aura Que product is brought to life in various charity handicraft units or WFTO producer groups, employing local people that may be affected by discrimination or disabilities. Thus providing an income for themselves and their families according to fairtrade principles. Aura Que designer Laura Queening is...

IB.com Brand Story - British Jewellery Designer, Alison Fern Jewellery : Alison Fern is a jewellery designer living and working in London.  All of her pieces are crafted individually by hand and she only makes limited quantities of each piece.  Alison studied Art and Design at University and started making jewellery as a creative outlet whilst working in the Art world. Alison is Inspired by the ever-changing and creative environment and started to make my own mini pieces of art to wear while hanging out with friends and at the office.   It was while working for TATE, as her friends and colleagues became her first and loyal...

Knitwear brand Mixter Maxter is a luxury knitwear collection designed and created in Orkney, situated in the very north of Scotland within a small group of islands. This stunning knitwear collection of cushions & throws and dresses are all made using 100% Scottish lambswool and come in a bold range of colours and graphic patterns. Taken from the Scottish phrase for ‘a bit of a jumble', Mixter Maxter is a cacophony of colour and pattern realised in knitted lambswool. This Scottish knitwear brands collections of interiors, clothing and accessories, from designer Kirsteen Stewart are a brilliant addition to the IB.com site. We will be introducing their accessories, including gloves,...

Welcoming Stanley Joseph Dowden to the world, born 16th March 2018 at St Michaels Hospital, Bristol weighing in at 7lbs 6oz.

The brilliant British jewellery brand Bug has just joined us at IndependentBoutique.com. We love this jewellery collection so much, we're so pleased to welcome Ellie the designer into the IB.com family.. so many beautiful and totally original pieces all handcrafted in her studio workshop in the famous Jewellery Quarter, in Birmingham, UK. From solid silver necklaces to cufflinks, earrings and bracelets in true Bug style. This Made in England collection has some of our favourite jewellery pieces we have ever seen... Below is her supercool video... enjoy!