My name is Vanessa Herrera. As a Third Culture Kid (TCK), I am obsessed with exploring new places, country life, animals and natural landscapes both real and imagined. I love cooking with home-grown ingredients and sharing delicious food with friends and family. I love all things “slow luxury” that make me pause and appreciate beauty, craftsmanship, passion and the depths of life’s richness.
I am a natural-born storyteller, compulsive reader and imaginative writer. I am a collector of sentimental objects, inspiring people and vivid experiences. After 14 years in the auction business as a luxury watch specialist, 4 years in luxury real estate and fashion retail, I am an avid world traveller and foodie. Together with my adventure-seeking, good-life loving, auctioneer gavel-wielding soul-mate Tim Bourne, we are raising our 3 TCKs and fun-loving pups in the Devon countryside.
“Slow Luxury celebrates exceptional craftsmanship, local sourcing, curated exclusivity, genuine encounters and cultural richness. It cultivates a sense of time that allows for deeper connections: with cultures, with nature, with people, and with oneself.” — Belmond, part of the world’s leading luxury group, LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton).
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