A sense of the past permeates much of what Moro Dabron creates. At the end of 2020, following four years of careful preparation, the brand released a set of candles that take their cues from the elegant sculptural vessels designed by 20th-century florist Constance Spry for The Fulham Pottery. Accompanying the candles was a range of heady perfumes with evocative names such as ‘Of Gardens’ – a nod to an essay of the same title that was published by Francis Bacon in 1625. Meanwhile on the Moro Dabron Instagram account, which has attracted a dedicated following of aesthetes, there are inspirational snapshots of everything from 1950s Parisian flower shops to time-worn terracotta jars that date back to the 3rd century BC.
It should come as no surprise, then, that the brand’s co-founder, Austin Moro, has paid homage to the past in every nook and cranny of his split-level apartment in Pimlico – including on the striking third floor landing, which has been draped in stripey blue ticking fabric in honour of “old-school English decor”. While for many, a landing is simply a means to reach other rooms in the home, for Austin it’s a space where he and fellow founder, Eliza Dabron, can regularly convene on weekends to muse on ideas, test products, or pour over their extensive range of reference books. Below, the pair elaborate further on the ways in which they use the landing and how it has come to contain a harmonious mix of their belongings.
