Forever Friends   The Andrew Brownsword Collection was formed in 1975 when Andrew published his first range of Greetings Cards. Deborah Jones joined the company in 1980 after Andrew was shown some of her work. The first ForeverFriends bears were designed as part of a range called the Pioneers Collection, and were available in the shops in February 1987. Forever Friends were then included in our Young Edition range and quickly became very popular.            In 1989 The Gifts Collection was introduced and a wide range of items featuring Forever Friends was launched. During the same year other companies began producing more specialist products (such as clothes) under license fromAndrew Brownsword, and the characters became available on an even widerrange of goods.     In 1991 Forever Friends was one of the first images since Victorian times to appear on illustrated envelopes and Andrew Brownsword published the first Forever Friends book, entitled "Up The Wooden Hill". In 1993 The Andrew Brownsword Collection was acquired by the Hallmark Group,the largest greetings card company in the world! We have many new productsbeing developed all the time. This means that the Forever Friends bearsand bunnies can pop up in all sorts of unusual places - so make sure you keep your eyes open!                 <Home>