Sophie Conran

Delve in to the wonderful world of Sophie Conran. Offering a dash of elegance to every tablescape, her tableware range with Portmeiron has won many prestigious awards worldwide.

Sophie Conran is the daughter of designer and restaurateur Sir Terence Conran and food writer Caroline Conran, as well as the sister to fashion designer Jasper, restaurateurs Tom and Ned and product designer Sebastian.

Before becoming a tableware designer, she worked through a variety of different jobs including apprenticing for Stephen Jones the couture milliner, working in Jasper Conran'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.

She also 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 awards and is sold worldwide, with the range continuing to expand.

You can pick up some of Sophie Conran’s beautiful tableware at BrandAlley, including porcelain dinner plates, pasta bowls, mugs and roasting dishes, as well as steak knives and premium cutlery sets.