Overview

• Llewelyn-Bowen transferred his family’s Cotswolds estate, known as “Chateau LLB,” to his sons-in-law under his “commonwealth” concept of shared resources
• He confesses that even after stepping back from estate duties his “retirement is going very badly” as his personal plans collide with new projects
• The designer is leading the renovation of 11 Bibury, a community centre, restaurant and shop positioned as an inclusive alternative to exclusive rural clubs
• He intends to pass ownership of his design business to daughters Hermione and Cecile as part of a formal succession plan
• Llewelyn-Bowen has criticized Soho Farmhouse’s “patronising” countryside veneer and contrasts it with his community-focused vision