Leblon Delienne Joins LEXON at BOW to Expand Its Global Reach

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 8, 2026--

BOW (Brands of Wonder), the international brand group behind French design brand LEXON, today announced the acquisition of Leblon Delienne, the French sculpture atelier known for transforming pop culture icons into collectible art and design objects. The move pairs the atelier’s distinctive French craftsmanship and licensed collections with BOW’s international reach and digital expertise.

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Juliette de Blegiers, who acquired the company in 2018, will remain a minority shareholder in Leblon Delienne and continue working alongside BOW founder Boris Brault and the atelier’s teams.

For more than 40 years, Leblon Delienne has brought iconic characters to life through sculptures, figurines, furniture, and art and design objects, primarily in limited, numbered editions. Its licensed collections feature characters from Disney, Warner Bros., Peanuts, Playmobil, and Sanrio. The atelier also collaborates with artists, designers, interior designers, and luxury brands on exceptional custom commissions.

Its artisans craft sculptures at the atelier in Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Normandy. Leblon Delienne holds France’s Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (EPV, or “Living Heritage Company”) designation, an official distinction overseen by the French Ministry of the Economy and awarded to businesses with rare and exceptional know-how.

“Leblon Delienne is a truly distinctive atelier, transforming universally recognized characters into objects of desire,” said Boris Brault, founder and president of BOW. “It brings together everything that inspires me: history, emotion, craftsmanship, and a vision at the intersection of art, design, and pop culture.

With the global collectibles market flourishing, driven by a growing adult audience, Leblon Delienne and BOW are a natural creative and strategic fit. This marks a new step in our ambition to build a group of complementary design and art brands for the home, each with its own distinctive identity. Through LEXON, we have developed recognized expertise in creating licensed collections and collaborations with renowned partners around everyday design objects. With Leblon Delienne, we are now extending that approach to collectible art objects and strengthening our licensing portfolio.

Our aim is not to change Leblon Delienne, but to preserve its soul and give it the resources to go further: developing new collections, creating compelling collaborations, accelerating its digital growth, and expanding its international reach. I am especially pleased that Juliette will remain by my side as we begin this new chapter with our teams.”

Since joining BOW in 2018, LEXON has grown its global product sales nearly fivefold. International markets now account for 80% of its business, and the United States is its largest e-commerce market. LEXON has earned more than 250 international design awards and is sold in 90 countries through more than 9,000 retail locations, selling millions of products each year.

LEXON’s Balloon Dog collaboration with Jeff Koons, imagined with The Broad in Los Angeles, illustrates that combination of creative ambition and global reach. Its first edition attracted thousands of collectors worldwide in less than a year.

Leblon Delienne’s creative collaborators include Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Eugeni Quitllet, and José Lévy. Both Quitllet and Lévy have also designed for LEXON, reflecting the two brands’ shared interest in design, emotional connection, and fresh interpretations of familiar objects and cultural icons.

BOW will support Leblon Delienne with its digital platforms and expertise in selling art and collectibles online, bringing its creations to new audiences and deepening relationships with collectors.

The group plans to develop new art licensing partnerships and exclusive sculptures while expanding international distribution. The ambition is to make Leblon Delienne a destination for collectors and a leading global name in collectible sculpture. Its Normandy atelier, artisans, and teams will remain at the heart of its creative work.

“Since 2018, we have worked with our teams to preserve and pass on our atelier’s craftsmanship while giving our creations a distinctly contemporary voice,” said Juliette de Blegiers, Chief Brands & Collaborations Officer at BOW. “We have maintained our expertise in the classic comic-book figurines that made Leblon Delienne’s name in the 1980s, while creating new collectible objects that reflect today’s culture.

What connects us with BOW is a shared commitment to artistic creation and to making timeless, increasingly sought-after objects. Leblon Delienne has enormous potential. The group will bring a product-focused approach, digital capabilities, and global distribution that complement our own strengths. I am proud of this partnership, which allows us to continue our brand’s story by drawing on each other’s strengths and a shared ambition.

I am also delighted to continue this journey alongside Boris Brault and write this next chapter together.”

ABOUT LEBLON DELIENNE
Founded in 1985, Leblon Delienne is a French sculpture atelier that reinterprets pop culture icons through figurines, sculptures, furniture, and design objects. Recognized with France’s Living Heritage Company designation, the atelier designs its collections in Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Normandy, France.
www.leblon-delienne.com

ABOUT BOW
Founded by Boris Brault, BOW (Brands of Wonder) is an entrepreneur-led international group that develops brands at the intersection of design, art, innovation, and emotional connection. Its brands include French design brand LEXON. The group combines expertise in product development, international distribution, and e-commerce.
www.group-bow.com

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Leblon Delienne Joins LEXON at BOW

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government said Tuesday that France and Canada will join it in banning goods from Israeli West Bank settlements.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said that the countries are part of an international coalition. He said that Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Portugal and Sweden have pledged to “support further action.”

The Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Spain and Norway have either banned goods from settlements or are in the process of doing so, he said.

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LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government said Tuesday that it's banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says “settler terrorists” are carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said that the U.K. will ban imports of all goods from the settlements, and some services including financing, construction, infrastructure, real estate and advertising for settlements.

It’s a significant toughening of Britain’s stance towards Israel, whose conduct towards the Palestinians under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has increasingly been criticized by the U.K. and other Israeli allies.

Under Netanyahu’s ultranationalist government, settlement construction in the West Bank has surged. The international community overwhelmingly considers such construction to be illegal and an obstacle to peace.

”The British government agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank, perpetrated by settler terrorists,” Miliband said. He said there had been “houses bulldozed, roads and public infrastructure destroyed, families displaced from their homes.”

He said that he feels “a deep sense of shame about what has unfolded in Palestine under the eyes of the international community.”

The United Kingdom, a longtime ally of Israel, recognized Palestinian statehood last year in an attempt to revive dwindling efforts to achieve a two-state solution.

The center-left Labour Party government has previously sanctioned some Israeli settlers and illegal outposts over violence against Palestinians and illegal development in the West Bank.

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has voiced concerns about the E1 settlement project approved by Israel, which would effectively cut the territory in two. Palestinians and rights groups say it could destroy hopes for a future Palestinian state.

A tougher line on settlements is likely to be welcomed by many Labour voters and lawmakers, who have urged the government to go further in sanctioning Israel and supporting the Palestinians.

But some Labour members expressed concern that the move could boost support for Netanyahu, who is facing a tough battle for reelection in October, or lead to attacks on British Jews.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that the ban would be “a grave miscalculation, a decision that will fall on the wrong side of history.

“In the current context, it would be a gross interference in the democratic elections of a sovereign nation,” he said.

Senior Israeli ministers condemned the U.K. government’s impending announcement. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar warned that “if Britain acts against Israel, Israel will act against Britain.”

Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s hard-line public security minister, called on Netanyahu to recognize Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic known in Argentina as Islas Malvinas.

The move was also criticized by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said that it was “discrimination against the Jewish people.” He said that the U.K. could face “repercussions or retaliations” from the U.S. if it imposed the sanctions.

Several U.S. states have laws banning contracts or investments with businesses that boycott Israeli firms, including those based in the West Bank. U.S. Rep. Randy Fines, a Florida Republican, said in a post on social media that the U.K. ban could put at risk “billions of dollars” in trade between British businesses and Florida.

Burnham’s office said that the prime minister spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday and set out “the U.K.’s commitment to working toward peace and security in the region” and achieving a two-state solution. There was no word on how Trump responded.

Israel seized the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast war and which would make up the main part of a future Palestinian state.

Netanyahu’s government views the West Bank as the biblical and historical homeland of the Jewish people and is opposed to the creation of a Palestinian state.

Megan Mineiro contributed to this report from Jerusalem.

FILE - Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks during a press conference in Madrid, Spain, on July 29, 2026. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP, File)