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)

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1976 - 1981
Attended Alleyns School, Dulwich, London
1983
Attended Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts,
attained fine art honours degree in 1986

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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

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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

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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

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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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