What we do
Furnish.co.uk is a one-stop-shop for quality home furnishings. Shop across the finest home furnishing designers and stores, find tips and advice from our magazine, get inspired by delicious interiors and network with like-minded home-a-holics.
Furnish differs from our competitors, because we're selective with the products and suppliers we list. We're a tat-free zone. We focus on quality, not volume and partner only with stores and designers you'll immediately fall in love with. Everything we show is someone's perfect find.
We also believe that some things need to be tried before purchase - and a conversation with a knowledgeable store goes a long way - so we list the beautiful things that you can't buy online as well as those you can.
Why we're doing it
With so many shops, websites, brochures and magazines to trawl, it can be painful finding the perfect things for your home. It's difficult to tell the good stuff from the bad, or pick up the really great finds when everyone seems to be promoting the same stuff as everyone else. We know - we've been there, and that's why we founded furnish.co.uk.
Who we are
The management team are:
Simon Hill, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Simon is a specialist in web sociology, user behaviour and interaction design, with a passionate interest in high-end interior design. The concept of furnish.co.uk was conceived by his wife Lisa back in 2005, after they had spent a frustrating three years trying to source great products for their newly renovated home.
When Simon is not working, he can be found spending time with his wife and son, listening to Rufus Wainwright, eating marmite and twittering.
Alan Bradburne, Chief Technical Officer
Alan is a respected expert in Ruby on Rails, the platform behind furnish.co.uk. He's worked and consulted for numerous large and small corporates and is author of the book 'Practical Rails Social Networking Sites' published by Apress.
When Alan is not working he enjoys travelling with his wife in search of great food, the occasional video game, growing vegetables at his allotment and twittering.
Alexandra Toso, Features Editor
Alex Toso has more than seven years experience as an interiors journalist working for titles such as Real Homes, Ideal Home, greenmystyle.com, 25 Kitchens and Grand Designs. Her passion is high-end furnishings but she also has a keen eye for a bargain.
When she isn’t blogging about chairs, rugs and cushions, Alex can be found trawling vintage shops, websites and fairs for great one-off pieces and her particular passion, which is furniture from the 50s and 60s.
Paul Birch, Advisor
Paul is a serial internet entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Bebo (sold to AOL for $850M), co-founder of Birthday Alarms (a social network with 50 million subscribers) and is involved with several other successful internet ventures.
Brendan McLoughlin, Advisor
Brendan is Managing Director of Fubra, a network of over 100 web sites with 250,000 UK visitors per day and 2.4 million subscribers.
Brendan started his career memorising all the barcodes in the Tesco meat department; shelf stacking was too boring. He loves skiing, analysing data and worrying about the economy. Read his blog here.
Paul Maunders, Advisor
Paul is Operations Director of Fubra, and works with Brendan.
Obsessed with gadgets, he is a self-confessed web geek who loves to rollerblade in the summer and snowboard when it's cold. Read his blog here.
Catherine Gregg, Features Writer (intern)
Catherine graduated with an MA in Design History from the Royal College of Art in 2009 and has a market stall in London selling 20th century pieces for the home.
Emma Foale, Features Writer (intern)
Emma enjoys writing and getting inspiration from quirky, modern designs, and all things that create visual impact.
