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14/01/2008
Bouf.com founder shortlisted for Lambeth Business Award
Bouf's founder, Alex Griffin, has been shortlisted for the Lambeth Young
Entrepeneur of the Year. The winner will be announced at the finals, which
will take place on 28th February 2008.
01/11/2007
Couvoisier The Future 500 lists Bouf in the Top 10 for Fashion & Retail
Bouf.com has won a top 10 place in the Fashion and Retail category
of Couvoisier's
Future 500 - a new online network
developed to identify and support UK innovation and talent.
18/10/2007
It's been a busy few months...
What can we say, other than sorry we've been rubbish updating this blog! Time has run away with us, but we promise from now on to keep you much more up-to-date with everything happening in the world of Bouf.
06/06/2007
Bouf.com founder interviewed on LBC Radio 97.3fm
Alex Griffin, founder of Bouf.com, was today interviewed live on LBC Radio
by presenter James Max, best-known for his participation in the first series
of the BBC's The Apprentice. James Max will be presenting the Best Elevator
Pitch Award at the UK finals of the Shell liveWIRE awards next week.
01/05/2007
Shell liveWIRE Young Entrepeneur of the Year 2007 - London Winner!
Today we beat off some stiff competition to win the London heats. Alex (pictured
in the middle) picked up the Shell liveWIRE Entrepeneur of the Year
award for London and a £3000
prize for Bouf, and will be attending the UK finals in June. We exhibiting
a selection of products available at Bouf, including Vitamin's
Urban Gnome,
Hulger's Phone Range , Zoe
Stanton's Fairshare Champagne Fountain and Charlie
Davidson's Wheeler Stools.
Thanks for everyone's support!
19/04/2007
Shell liveWIRE Lambeth and Southwark Winner!
Alex headed straight back from Milan to the
Shell liveWIRE awards
where he won the Lambeth
and Southwark Young Entrepeneur of the Year award, giving us
the chance to win the London round in May. "It's
a great honour to be recognised for our hard work," Alex
said, "especially when up against such strong
opposition". You
can read Lambeth's
press release here.
19/04/2007
Fiera Milano
It was great to meet the designers exhibiting in Milan this year, where we
witnessed a fantastic selection of innovative home accessories, furniture
and lighting. The show, was held at the impressive new Fiera Milano
grounds (pictured above).
17/04/2007
See you in Milan!
It's that time of year to jet off to the Milan
Furnishings Fair and find the next wave of products and designers. We'll
be flying in this evening, and may just have time to stop into the Designersblock launch party. Thank you to all the designers who have invited us to your
private-viewings - we will do our very best to make it to all of them.
02/04/2007
Bouf proceeds to the next round of the
Shell LiveWIRE Awards
Great news from Shell
LiveWIRE today; we are through to the next
round of their awards selection process, so we're keeping our fingers crossed!
You can find our more about Shell LiveWIRE here.
20/03/2007
Transition Tradition partner with Bouf
Fellow Nesta Pioneers, Transition
Tradition,
who offer a portal for creative students and graduates have partnered with
us. The online magazine publishes new creative writing, photography, articles
and interviews with academics and established practitioners across the creative
industries. Transition Tradition help put students and graduates in touch
with opportunities and communities nationwide.
19/03/2007
Bouf.com is Born
Bouf.com - the much-anticipated Superboutique - is now open for business!
Thank you to everyone for being so patient, we hope you agree
it was worth the wait. Since
we specialise in one-offs and limited edition items, remember to check
back regularly for new surprises. This is just the
beginning...
26/11/2006
Calling all talented designer-makers, artists, boutiques and niche brands
Bouf.com is now accepting
applications for their ground-breaking Seller Acccount. We are looking
particularly for luxury and individual
products, from designers, artists and innovative brands. With no listing
fees and no subscription fees, just a small sales fee each time you sell
an item, you have nothing to loose and everything to gain. To get started,
just complete our simple application
form here.
20/10/2006
Bouf.com shortlisted for Startups Business Plan of the Year
Bouf has been shortlisted for
the Startups'
Business Plan of the Year, giving us a shot at Business of the Year award
too. Sponsored by Natwest and
endorsed by the DTI, this
is a great recognition of the hard work already invested into the business,
so thanks very much Startups. |
