About Us

HISTORY OF “THE BRAND”

Megan: “My earliest, most happy memories were family holidays and exploring new destinations.

From a young age, me, my twin sister Carla, and my parents would choose a new country every year to travel to (sometimes 2 if we were very lucky!). You can imagine, at such a young age, embarking upon on these adventures and delving into different cultures at such a young age, myself and my twin found ourselves mesmerised.

The excitement of exploring new territories, meeting people from all walks of life and being surrounded by captivating scenery and wildlife was where we found true happiness. I also had a fascination with animals. Again, from such a young age, our family home was filled with scaly, feathery, and furry creatures. Travelling abroad and meeting all the fascinating creatures in their natural habitats, just enhanced my love for nature. These exiting and wonderful experiences over my younger years, made me come to the realization I wanted to work with animals in the future. I enrolled onto an Animal Welfare Course at the age of 18 and studied to gain a degree. Upon completing this course, job prospects were bleak. My ambition was to become a conservationist, which is a very tough career to embark upon, given there are so few job opportunities available.

A couple of years passed and during this time, I attempted different jobs with animals such as dog walking and working in an exotic pet shop, but I still didn’t find the thrill I was desperately searching for. I completed part time IT courses and became tech savvy and even began selling clothes and jewellery I had handpicked at markets and on online selling platforms. I enjoyed these experiences, but still, something was missing.

I decided to take a year out. In this time, I decided to go travelling. My twin sister was already bag packing around the world, and I decided to join her. Upon our journey, we met so many fascinating people along the way. We visited markets and met local manufacturers and tradesmen selling high quality, unique items which were not accessible in the UK market.

This is when I had an epiphany . . ... and Floral Fawna began.

I talked with my twin sister, and we came up with the concept of making contacts with the local artisans we had met on our travels and offering to sell their products online. She agreed that this was an excellent idea, and not only an exciting opportunity for us, but something that would also help the lovely, hardworking, local sellers advertise their products to a larger online audience.”

 

MEET CARLA, CO-FOUNDER of Floral Fawna

 

Carla: “Hello, I am Carla. Nice to meet you!

Even though me and my twin are different in many ways, we have always shared one thing in common, and that is our passion for travelling. When Megan decided to travel abroad to visit me, I was delighted. I was so excited to rekindle old memories and do what we love to do best.

Little did I know, we were about to embark on the next big and exciting chapter of our lives. “

 

CHOOSING SUPPLIERS

Carla: “Whilst visiting marketplaces, warehouses and contacting suppliers, we were the most impressed by the jewellery. We observed first hand, the skill, effort and hard work which went into creating such unique, high-quality pieces. This direct observation consolidated our new thinking and we knew we wanted to offer jewellery as a starting point.

We chose to hand pick products which inspired us in what we loved most – nature.”

The challenges we faced along the way…

Carla: “Next came the hard part. The language barrier between ourselves and the suppliers. This was most challenging because most artisans spoke little English. We were currently in mainland China. I had been living here for a few months so had picked up some basic mandarin, but it was still difficult trying to translate our ideas to the suppliers. With much frustration and the overuse of google translate together with an assortment of language books, we managed to gather a good selection of artisans and their contact details. This was the first step in our creation of Floral Fawna.”

 

THE NAME

Carla: “Before the design and finalisation of launching the website, we needed to think of a name that fully captured the elegance of the products we were going to offer to our customers.

One of my most vivid memories was camping in a forest in Scotland with our parents in the summer of 2011. I stepped foot outside the tent at dawn and I was astounded to see a deer standing looking straight at me. As the sun was rising and the light glowed through the trees, I was spellbound by the grace and beauty of this animal. The enchanting forest and the sense of calmness and wellbeing I felt, was one of the most magical memories that I will always treasure.”

We decided, upon much discussion, we wanted our logo and name to feature this magical creature but also portray the products we were going to offer. This is where the name Floral Fawna was born.“

 

Megan: “At this point, we decided to travel for another year to gather contact details from different suppliers so we could offer a wide range of different products. We visited Hong Kong first, followed by Thailand, Indonesia and then India. We then embarked on a journey across the globe to South America and then the States, before returning to the UK to begin the development of the website.

I am quite tech savvy so decided to take the lead on web design. After months of development, we finally launched our website in November 2019.

Since then, we have gained many loyal customers who return to our shop and are impressed by the individuality and quality of our products.”

 

HOMEWARE

Carla: “After selling jewellery pieces and seeing the appreciation for our products, we wanted to branch out and offer a new range of products. I had recently moved into a new house with my boyfriend and became preoccupied with filling our house full of products inspired by nature. It was then, after consulting with my twin sister, we chose to offer homeware products.

Luckily for us, some of the supplier contacts we had gained over the few years we went travelling, also sold homeware products. We spent hours exchanging emails with suppliers to find the right products which depicted our brand message. “

 

NOW

Megan: As Floral Fawna grows, we are continuously looking for new high quality products to offer our customers. We are planning many more adventures in the future, to meet more suppliers offering unique products which aren’t easily accessible to western consumers. We have grown our team and now have 6 lovely employees working for us. 

 

MEET THE TEAM

 

We are delighted with the support we have received over the past few years, and we can’t wait to see what the future looks like for Floral Fawna.

To keep up to date with our story, new products being launched, and exclusive offers please follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

 

 FEEDBACK

Your positive feedback means the world to us and motivates us to continually improve the experience you have with us.