FRANCESCA BARROW
Francesca Barrow is the founder of Façonner. She is a renowned design curator, creative director and songwriter renowned for her brand storytelling.
In the words of Anthony-James Armstrong for Belgravia Journal:
'She's an aesthete. She seeks beauty in every aspect of her life, and, importantly, in other people's lives too. The culmination of those desires is Façonner' .
Francesca has worked with the most pronounced luxury brands and emerging designers on the planet and is pioneer of the concept of 'design curation'. Founding Façonner at just 21 years old, she conceptualised the idea for a company that would effectively convey the creative vision of a brand and champion true artisanal skill through powerful cross-networks and collaborative imagery. She is responsible for taking some of the worlds' leading fashion houses and lifestyle brands - from Dior to Hermès - and coveted pieces to 'luxury publications' where previously they would only lend for mainstream titles; and curating them to target non-competitive alliances in front of their consumer. She became known for her stunning editorial imagery and narrative.
She went on to found the 'Façonner Townhouse' in Belgravia and is widely recognised as amongst the first to pioneer the concept of the 'London Townhouse' as a beautiful exhibition space for such brands; where the company hosted a number of successful gatherings.
Having graduated early with distinction from Regent's University (Webster) in Media Communications and English Literature, Barrow went on to work in luxury publishing. Here, she immersed herself within the fashion and interior design spheres and noted the disparity between what brands were trying to convey and their message.
Barrow has since worked with almost every major luxury fashion house as well as an array of key players in the luxury magazine world such as Zurich Deluxe, Bespoke & Runwild Media publications - and is reputed for her artistic direction and styling of editorial published internationally. She, her own brands and her work has been featured in the likes of Vogue, Tatler, Country & Townhouse and many more. She is dedicated to the championing of artisanal beauty that her company is known for. 'One of beauty over a mass of fast fashion,' she noted in her launch speech for Façonner's official British Fashion Council event at London Fashion Week in 2011.
In 2020, Barrow launched her second company: 'Clean Luxury' Beauty brand Ches Editions; further dedicated to the marriage between luxury aesthetic, quality and sustainability she's so empowered by. It has won multiple awards for its formulations and been featured in Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Harpers Bazaar, as well as of course, an array of her beloved luxury titles she so believes in.
Francesca pursued her other love of music more recently under her artist name 'Ches Barrow' with her first EP; having written the song for the national TV campaign for CHES Editions, 'Wild'; mixed by Grammy award winning Carl Glanville and mastered by Chris Gehringer - adding a sonic layer to her media universe. Her title track to 'Girl Who Ruled The World' and fashion-inspired sound reached wide acclaim dubbed 'everything that makes people fall in love with music', featured in Wonderland Magazine.