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Volume 18

25 Years of CoolBrands®

Since 2001, CoolBrands has documented the brands that have shaped British culture, edition by edition. Seventeen volumes have been published in that time.

Volume 18 marks the 25th anniversary with a dedicated section: 25 Years of CoolBrands.

Read together, those volumes tell the story of modern British life. Cool is hard to earn and harder to keep. Sitting alongside the 2026/27 cohort, these Original Icons are proof that influence can last.

The section is by invitation only.Eligibility does not guarantee an invitation.

CoolBrands 25 Years seal

The archive

Selected brands profiled within the CoolBrands books.

Brands cannot apply, nominate themselves or pay to be considered.

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1Rebel

Listed 2021

A

The AA

CoolBrands 2026

Abel & Cole
adidas
Adnams Southwold
Affordable Art Fair

Volume 17

Airbnb
Alexander McQueen
Alternative Flooring
Apple
Aromatherapy Associates

Volume 17

Aspall Cyder
Autoglass

CoolBrands 2026

Aveda

B

Balthazar
Barbican
Belu
Benefit
Bisque
Bolin Webb
Boots

CoolBrands 2026

British Heart Foundation

CoolBrands 2026

Brooklyn Brewery
The Business Show London

CoolBrands 2026

Buster + Punch

C

Cambridge Audio
Camp Bestival

Volume 17

Campari

Listed 2021

CanO Water

Listed 2021

Carousel Lights
Casamigos Tequila
Cawston Press
CEWE

CoolBrands 2026

Chapel Down
Charlotte Olympia
Courvoisier
Cream & Country
Crosta & Mollica

Volume 17

Crussh
Crystal Head Vodka

D

Daylesford
De Vere Hotels

CoolBrands 2026

Dermalogica
Destinology
Dishoom

E

eBay

Volume 17

Equinox
Eve

F

Fairline

Volume 17

Finastra International Ltd

CoolBrands 2026

Firefly
First Direct
Five Guys
Form Nutrition

Volume 17

Fred & Ginger
The French Bedroom Company

G

Garmin
Gaucho
ghd
Gilpin's Gin
Graham & Brown
Green & Black's
Grey Goose
GYMBOX

H

Havaianas
Heal's
Hive
Holland & Barrett

CoolBrands 2026

Home Grown Club

Volume 17

Home House
Hoover

CoolBrands 2026

Hotel Café Royal
Hotel Du Vin
The House of St Barnabas
HUM Nutrition

Volume 17

I

Isle of Wight Festival
itsu

J

Jaguar

Listed 2021

Jo Loves

Volumes 13, 15 and 17

Jude's

Volume 17

K

Kirk & Kirk
Kopparberg
Krispy Kreme

L

Lascivious
Laurent-Perrier
Lavazza
Liberty
Linda Farrow
LoveRaw

Volume 17

LSA International

M

Malmaison
The May Fair
McLaren Automotive
Mercedes-Benz
Moleskine

Volume 17 · CoolBrands 2026

Mondrian London at Sea Containers
Movenpick

N

NARS
Neff
Net-a-Porter
Nicholas Kirkwood
No.1 Lounges
Now TV

O

The O2
Olivia von Halle
onefinestay

Volume 17

Only Fingers and Toes
& Other Stories

P

Paddy Power

CoolBrands 2026

Patagonia
Pedlars
Philip Kingsley
Picturehouse Cinemas
Polestar

Volume 17

Polpo
Pret A Manger

R

Rapha
Rekorderlig
Rentokil Initial

CoolBrands 2026

Righteous
Rock Rose

Volume 17

Rockett St George
Rosewood London

Volumes 14, 15 and 17

S

S'WELL

Volume 17

Sage by Heston Blumenthal
Salty Dog
The Saucy Fish Co
Savage X Fenty

Volume 17

Savills (UK) Ltd

CoolBrands 2026

Secret Cinema

Listed 2021

Shackleton

Volume 17

Shaun Leane
Shred-It UK

CoolBrands 2026

Sipsmith
Slumberdown

CoolBrands 2026

Sonos
Sony Music
Sophia Webster
Spotify
Staedtler (UK) Ltd

CoolBrands 2026

Stella McCartney
Stephen Webster
Stokes Sauces
Storm
Superga

T

Tangle Teezer
Tata Consultancy Services

CoolBrands 2026

Thinking Traveller

Volume 17

Tommee Tippee

CoolBrands 2026

Toni & Guy
Tony's Chocolonely

Listed 2021

Trinity Leeds
Triumph

U

Urbanears

V

Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Money
Vivienne Westwood

Volume 17

W

Wild Nutrition

Volume 17

Z

The Zetter Townhouse
Zoffany