Born
11th March 1965, in London
Father
Orthopaedic surgeon (died 1974)
Mother
Teacher (died 2002)
Married
To Jackie (since 1989)
Daughters
Cecile (born 1995) and Hermione (born 1998)
- 1976 - 1981
- Attended Alleyns School, Dulwich, London
- 1983
- Attended Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts,
attained fine art honours degree in 1986
- Oct 2007
- To The Manor Bowen Follow the Llewelyn-Bowens to the country!
- Look out for: Late Aug 2007
- Blackpool Illuminations Laurence re-designs the Blackpool Illuminations!
- April 2006
- BBC ONE - Host Her Majesty the Queen Royal Walkabout, Windsor (official birthday celebrations)
- June 2007
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition BBC TWO Laurence hosts the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition for 2nd year running on BBC2
- Oct 2006 - March 2007
- BBC One Holiday Main presenter of Holiday 007 - Laurence travels the world at his most James Bondish
- Nov 2006
- Pinch of Posh Jackie & Laurence publish 'A Pinch of Posh', Harper Collins to dignified applause
- October 2005 & 2006
- Holiday, BBC ONE, main presenter
- BBC Radio 4, including 'Dream On' (October 2003), and 'House of the Future' (March 2005)
- June 2005
- Hidden Talent: Locked Away, BBC TWO, presenter
- June 2006
- Summer Exhibition, BBC TWO, main presenter First-ever televised coverage of the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy
- March 2005
- Vote for Laurence - subject of BBC's mock documentary
- December 2004
- It Wouldn't be Christmas Without... Co-presented (with wife, Jackie) for Living TV
- 2003
- Changing Rooms Presenter
- 2002 - 2007
- Chelsea Flower Show Presenter for BBC coverage
- 1999 - 2002
- Home Front Co-presented (with garden designer Diarmuid Gavin) on BBC2
- September 1996
- Appeared in the very first episode of Changing Rooms broadcast on BBC2 (transferred to BBC1 in 1997)
- Patron of:
- Scope, CLIC Sargent and an ambassador for The Prince's Trust. With Jackie - Shooting Star, Simon & Us
- January 2002
- Taste on BBC2, Presenter
- Books:
- Decorative Stenciling (Merehurst Fairfax, co-written with Katrina Hall); Fantasy Rooms (Boxtree Macmillan), to accompany the series; Display in October 2002; Homefront Inside and Out, written with Diarmuid to accompany the series and most recently Design Rules
- 1999
- Fantasy Rooms on BBC2, Presenter
- Designs Collections for: Arthur Price (cutlery), Brinton's (carpets), Graham & Brown (wallcoverings), RAK Ceramics (bathroomware), DeMontfort Fine Art (limited edition fine art prints), Simplicity (patterns for soft furnishings), David Wilson Homes (interiors for show homes and architectural design consultant) and a specially selected collection for Past Times.
- 1999 - 2003
- Columnist for the Saturday and Sunday Express
- Est 2003
- LB&A Interior Design Associates
Projects:
Inc Bar, Greenwich; Greenwich Park Bar & Grill, Powder Monkey, plus residential clients
- 1989
- LLB design consultancy
Projects:
Projects: Refurbishment of the Richmond and Criterion Theatres; hotel interiors in Thailand; The Opera Terrace, Covent Garden (1994), Sous Sol at the Oriel Cafe, Sloane Square (1994), Floyd's Inn for TV chef Keith Floyd (1993); Christies (1992)
- 1988
- Head of Marketing at Peter Leonard Associates
Projects:
Projects: Virgin Megastore, Paris
- Designer for the Harefield Group of Companies (a specialist manufacturer of industrial flooring and doors)
Projects:
Royal Albert Hall, Buckingham Palace, Lord's Cricket Ground and most tube carriages
- January 2005
- 'Rococo Rules OK' The Wallace Collection
- January 2005
- 'Blokoko - the Return of the Dandy Highwayman', Victoria & Albert Museum
- 2004
- 'The Pull of Palladianism', The Vyne, National Trust
- 2004
- 'Building Idol', Festival Hall, National Trust
- 2003
- 'Classicism, The Posh (and Becks) of Style', Greenwich Society
- March 2003
- 'Design Democracy', Royal Festival Hall, for the National Trust
- April 2002
- 'From Satin to Vinyl: High Design in 20th Century British Interiors', Courtauld Institute of Art
- 1999
- 'Sacred Spaces', Victoria & Albert Museum
- March 2005
- Bulbmania installation, Designer of the centerpiece of The Eden Project (Cornwall)
- September 2003
- ITV1's 'Test the Nation', Celebrity guest winner
- 2002
- Cameo role in the 'The League of Gentlemen' , BBC2
- January 2003
- Designed costumes for Peter Pan, Royal Festival Hall, London starring Richard Wilson
- 2002
- Appearance on 'The Royle Family' , BBC1
- 2002
- Carried the Commonwealth Games torch during the Golden Jubilee celebrations at the Greenwich, London leg of the journey
- 2000
- Voted 81st 'sexiest man on the planet', by readers of Cosmopolitan magazine
- (Currently, Laurence does not have a rose, or indeed any other flower, named after him!)
- 2001
- Design consultant, for the gold medal winning 'Help the Aged' garden, Chelsea Flower Show
- Cameo role in 'Little Britain' (series one) , BBC2
- 2004, 2005 & 2006 ~ 3 years running!
- 'Favourite Home TV Celebrity' House Beautiful Awards, voted for by readers
- 2004 - 2005
- House Beautiful Awards, 'Best Flooring' (Brintons Collection)
- 2002
- Your Home Awards
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