Victoria Whitbread

Victoria Whitbread

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  • About me

    Founder at Designed in Colour Ltd / British Colour Standard©

  • Education

    • Kingston University

      1989 - 1992
      BA Hons Product Design

      1991 Selected by Kingston to attend international workshops in FInland where I met Jackie Piper my business partner - she was also chosen to attend the conference, decided then to create W2, the business we had prior to launching Designed in Colour / British Colour Standard©

  • Experience

    • Victoria Whitbread Catering

      Jul 1992 - Jul 2000
      Owner

      Corporate and private catering company.

    • British Colour Standard© / Designed in Colour Ltd

      Aug 2000 - now

      British Colour Standard© / Designed in Colour - launched in 2015 developing, designing and selling homewares and interior products mainly B to B with our focus directed at colour in the home.Responsibilities include brand & business development, production, logistics, communications, marketing.We offer design and supply for bespoke projects and consultancy projects as well as establishing colour trends.2016 we introduced British Colour Standard© est 1931. The re-birth of the standard for British Colour. Launching with Homewares we add our luxury paint to the portfolio for the near future Show less Running the business side of the company, we designed, manufactured and sold our design-led gifts at wholesale globally. Our ranges included our iconic Pantone® mug and which utilised the many of the colours of the Pantone® palette. In 2010 Whitbread Wilkinson added one of the most important design-led brands of the 20th C - Eames to their portfolio, followed by licenses from National Gallery and Disney, working with the iconic 'It's a Small World' collection selling within the EMA territory. Show less

      • Founder

        Aug 2015 - now
      • Founder

        Aug 2015 - now
      • Founder / Director

        Aug 2000 - Aug 2015
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • BAHons

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Victoria Whitbread
      Design Plus+ Ambiente, Frankfurt. Feb 2014 Awarded prestigious gong for It's a Small World children's stacking meal set.
    • Awarded to Victoria Whitbread
      Gift of the Year 2014 Winner of best product in the ECO section Feb 2014 Best Eco gift for 2014 awarded to our Disney It's a Small World stacking meal sets. See website.
    • Awarded to Victoria Whitbread
      Gift of the Year 2013 Highly Commended The G-A Feb 2013 Highly Commended in the Giftware Industry Oscars for the 'Eames Espresso Gift Set'.