Paul Edward Jessup
Paul Edward Jessup (born 17 March 1968) is a British artist, philanthropist, and founder of The Great British Teddy Bear Company.[1]
Career[edit]
Jessup attended Camberwell School of Art and The Royal College of Art before founding the Stone Jessup Design Consultancy in Covent Garden.[2][3][4]
In 2010, Jessup developed a philanthropic initiative for the International Nurses Foundation utilizing.[5]
In 2011 he was invited by the Royal Air Force to design the Official Bomber Command Teddy Bear to raise funds for the Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park.[3]
In 2015, he secured a contract with the Chinese Government worth £20m to build a 1,000-acre Great British Teddy Bear tourism town.[6][7] He signed a licensing contract with a Chinese state-owned food and beverage company worth £40m to open over 100 Great British Teddy Bear themed Cafes across 12 cities in China.[8]
Inspired by war, veteran Owen Scott Paul designed a Veteran Teddy Bear which was featured on the front cover of Teddy Bear and Friends[9][10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "China: Theme park devoted to British teddy bears". BBC News. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ↑ "Bobby Bear Helps Child Victims Of Crime | UK Police News - Police Oracle". www.policeoracle.com. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "'This memorial is about honouring those brave men who didn't come back'". Times Series. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ↑ "Bobby Bear Launched at Hamleys". www.soapboards.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ↑ "China Is Building A New Amusement Park Dedicated To British Teddy Bears". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ↑ Best, Jessica (2015-09-18). "Teddy bear town is sure to be a big surprise for visitors to China". mirror. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ↑ "They're in for a big surprise at British teddy town". The Times. Retrieved 2022-10-06. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Great British Teddy Bear Company to open over 100 cafes across China". ToyNews.
- ↑ "Great British Teddy Bear Company". teddybearandfriends.com. Retrieved 2022-09-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "War hero Owen Scott". ITV. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
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