As one of the official BAFTA Film Awards goodie bag providers, we couldn’t help but blog about the BAFTA awards show that aired last night…great films, great style and great achievements, particularly for us Brits!

Once again, the looks from the red carpet this year were stunning. Highlights included Audrey Tatou in a lovely pink number by Lanvin, Kate Winslet in a beautiful Stella McCartney gown, and Romola Garai in a cute Erdem cocktail dress. Best in show, however, absolutely goes to Carey Mulligan for a gorgeous black and white floral gown by French couture label Vionnet. Finishing off her look was the most adorable yet classic blonde pixie crop that will definitely become spring’s most-wanted hair style. Topping the men’s list of best dressed was, of course, Mr. Tom Ford in his own label, Colin Firth, also in Tom Ford, and Nowhere Boy actor Aaron Johnson.

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This year Knomo celebrated Valentine’s Day in an extra-specially romantic way; at the annual ‘Night for Love’ benefit, held in Dublin, to raise money for the Irish Autism Action and the Samuel L. Jackson Foundation.

As a big fan of our products, knomo were invited by Samuel L. Jackson to sponsor the event which was held at the O’Reilly Hall in Dublin on 13th February 2010.  370 of Ireland’s top business leader’s and celebrities including Ronan Keating and Keith Duffy were in attendance to help raise money and awareness for the 2 charities. Guests enjoyed a delicious menu created by Michelin star chef Richard Corrigan, while host Samuel L. Jackson welcomed musical legend Dionne Warwick, and electric string quartet Escala, to the stage for two amazing performances. Read more

Soraya took her knomo to Chad and here’s it is photographed with the UN Nepalese Contingent

We are excited to announce that we have won the United Kingdom Trade and Investment Award for London’s Creative Industries Exporter of the Year! The  UKTI is a government organization that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy by offering expertise, advice and contacts through a network of governmental and diplomatic offices around the world.

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Dust off your formal attire people because the BAFTA Film Awards 2010 have arrived. Ah yes, once again the British Academy of Film and Television are highlighting the best in British cinema with a star-studded event. To celebrate the awards, Knomo have teamed up with BAFTA to offer Harrods customers the chance to win a nominee gift bag just like the A-listers receive; plus a gorgeous Knomo Rubi ladies Laptop handbag in red patent.

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Valentine’s Day is finally here, and whether you are all loved-up, or single and proud, there’s plenty to do on V-day. We have chosen some of our favourites happening in and around the capital this weekend…beats dinner and a movie!

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As a bunch of entrepreneurs, originally designing bags for entrepreneurs, we have long since been fans of the fantastic ‘Dragons Den’ TV show, and one of its original investors, Doug Richard. Starting out in Silicone Valley building up a number of tech businesses, Doug now lives in the UK and works with numerous businesses to help them grow. As a no-nonsense, straight-talker, Doug helped many entrepreneurs through the TV show, and has since developed the School for Startups, now helping thousands of entrepreneurs nationwide. The School for Startups offers a wide range of services including face to face and online advice, educational conferences and a series of networking events across the UK covering topics like how to start a business, to finding investors, design, service, marketing, managing and scale. 

We met Doug through one of his fantastic talks and it turns out he is a knomo fan, choosing one of our Bungo Messenger bags as his day-to-day bag of choice. With a laptop and all his other tech-items to carry (Doug is big on techie gadgets as you can imagine!), a knomo is ideal for keeping his items ordered and safe from knocks or bumps. We are now working with Doug in other ways and have supported his recent School for Startups event on Albemarle St, London. (See pics below from the event) We also hosted a business card draw to win either a red Rubi or a black Bungo (just like Doug’s!) and the lucky winner, Russ Ennis, chose a Rubi for his wife – what a gent!

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Probably the most talked about unannounced devices in the tech sphere over the last few years, the iPad was finally unveiled in San Francisco, last night. Apple are proud to launch their most tactile hardware yet, that effectively looks like an oversized iPhone. Jobs described it as “So much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smart phone,” and it seems to be living up to the tremendous hype. Read more

Well Christmas is over and we are all looking forward to an exciting New Year – 2010 looks set to be the year that we come through the economic recession, wise up to climate change, and shake things up with a general election. In addition to all that change, there are some seriously cool new trends that are set to transform life as we know it . Here’s our top ten for 2010…

1) Video killed the camera star…

The next decade will be “video, video, video”, declares Zoe Lazarus, trend analyst at Lowe Worldwide. Prepare to do everything via moving image.

2) Intelligent shopping

In addition to your favourite websites knowing your shape, preferred brands and, of course, credit-card number, sites will have virtual fitting rooms (using webcams and motion sensors) and will post your image to Facebook for friends’ opinions. And with a smartphone and the ShopSavvy app, scan an item’s bar code to find cheaper versions.

3) People power

Already in prototype, forget Manolos, the best shoes will harvest energy as you walk, generating electrical power for charging your pods and mobs. Read more

On 27th November 2009, for the 4 year running, knomo supported the annual ‘Women in the City’ awards, held at Plaisterers Hall, next to the rather grand ’London Wall’ (that famously kept The Great Fire of London from eradicating London altogether). The venue is ideal for such an opulent event, catering for 370 of The City’s finest female workers, from bankers to accountants and insurance execs to property professionals. knomo provide prizes for the winners of the various awards and this year were invited to set-up shop at the event to discuss the attendees business bag needs… Read more