About Us

About Us

DOWSE is the studio & shop of Susannah Dowse. Offering a commitment to making carefully designed, thoughtfully made jewellery and lifestyle products and always made with care and consideration. 

Born in Berlin and having spent her childhood in Germany and the USA, Susannah Dowse gained a degree in Fine Art from the University of Brighton before indulging her childhood dream and becoming a fashion & print designer, working freelance in the industry for varied clients. Susannah was also head designer at the award-winning Remade clothing label. She also lectured in fashion and sustainable design at the University of Portsmouth and Winchester School of Art. 

She opened the first DOWSE in Hove in 2013. 

 

The Gardner St shop

Our main Brighton shop is a showcase for the DOWSE range alongside other independent designers, creative businesses & brands. Championing great quality, innovative and affordable design led gifts, jewellery, art prints and homewares. We support and promote independent & emerging designers alongside curated homeware by creative brands. 

 

Dinner. by Dowse

Our second Brighton shop dedicated to food & gifts for good hosts and good guests. 

Meeting House Lane in the South Lanes Brighton

 

Dowse Worthing

Here we bring the best from both our Brighton shops to Worthing. 

 

Designer Submissions

We are always interested in seeing the work of designers who feel their work fits our ethos and aesthetic. Feel free to contact us at hello@dowsedesign.co.uk with examples of your work with your wholesale information. Due to the high number of people who contact us it is however unfortunate that we're not always able to reply and give direct feedback.