At first glance the tattooed, rebel hillybilly badboy image might throw you. That side of the country designer, stylist, collector and creator of the wildly hip site URBAN PRAIRIE does exit, but just begin talking to Chris and you'll find passion and a immediate soft side. Although his motto, THIS IS NOT YOUR AUNT MARY'S COUNTRY best describes his edgy, outside the box style, Brown envisions and creates designs, displays and vignettes with not only odd, rusted, cracked and faded items but with plenty of white roses, vintage lace and time loved photos. His Urban Prairie site has become a cult favorite with the "new generation" of designers and collectors. Chris's first book, "Crack Heads" is due out soon. The book features Chris's collection of cracked, faded and wore vintage doll heads and how they can be used in everyday displays - Just another way of symbolizing Chris's rebellion against the cookie-cutter aesthetic.
Quote from Chris: "I like to take things people don't see as beautiful, and somehow make them beautiful."
Quote from David Butler; contributing editor/Country Living magazine:
"Urban Prairie is an aesthetic and an attitude that embodies all that is cool about American country design. It encapsulates the keenest sensibilities of a uniquely middle-American vibe. In the same way that graphic, home decor and fashion "scenes" on the coasts have a certain character, Chris Brown captures the pure, fresh, raw energy of the heartlands. It's rockabilly for your eyes!"
