OUR STORY
What's the story Rory?
‘Darby Jones’ is new to the world, yet our founder has always been attracted to nifty, cool and pretty things. Admittedly a born fanatic of handbags, shoes, glossy magazines, and of course dogs, Laura gained invaluable experience at an early age working in her sister’s boutique. Having studied Design Communications at the College of Marketing and Design, Dublin, Ireland, she carved a career spanning 25+ years within the retail and wholesale industries to further satisfy this inherent love of personal and home accessories.
As a result, Darby Jones is delighted to share our collective love of all things fabulous; desirable nonessentials with you online and in our first physical location in June 2018 in the wonderful Deering Center neighborhood of Portland, Maine.
Each item is lovingly created or carefully curated to bring a smile to you (or your gift recipient!).
We’re committed to promoting shopping small and plan to include a brick and mortar location in the future. Offering jewelry, accessories, apparel, pet products, eco-friendly barware, stationery and hand painted decorations at present, we shall continue to broaden our carefully chosen collections along the way; so do follow along!
What's with the name?
Paying homage to our founder’s ancestors, Darby Jones is derivative of the surnames of each of Laura’s grandmothers! Catherine McDarby (second from right) and Bridget Jones (second from left). Both were, without doubt, two remarkable women of strength, and well ahead of their time!
What's with the logo?
We’re excited to reveal our official logo very soon! In the meantime, enjoy a sneak peek of a beloved childhood toy of Laura’s! Imagine he survived being played with and carried everywhere over forty years ago and since then traveled over 3,000 miles to be newly discovered by Laura’s children when they were little! Recently, Laura’s eldest son had the brilliant idea to incorporate this tiny, well-loved plastic dog into the Darby Jones logo and we all agreed, he is perfectly imperfect to hail as our icon.