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Historic Paint Specialist | Conservation Advocate | Founder, Brouns & Co | Partner, Brouns & Galloway

Michiel Brouns is a Dutch/British historic-building specialist, entrepreneur and author, best known for reviving and modernising the production of traditional linseed-oil paints and natural finishes.

Originally trained in historic building surveying in the Netherlands, he moved to the UK in 2006 and founded Histoglass Ltd, pioneering high-performance insulating glazing for historic and listed buildings. He later established Brouns & Co in the UK and North America to bring back historically accurate, environmentally responsible surface finishes for buildings of all periods.

Today, Michiel leads a trans-Atlantic operation supplying architects, conservators and institutions with natural paints and linseed oil paint manufactured using traditional methods and raw materials. His projects include work at historic houses, civic landmarks and major heritage estates across the UK, US and Europe. He serves as founder and CEO of Brouns & Co and co-founder of Brouns & Galloway, a specialist consultancy focused on conservation strategy and material authenticity.

He is the author of Linseed Paint & Oil – A Practical Guide to Traditional Production and Application and regularly lectures internationally on heritage materials, sustainability, and the future of historic trades.

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Preservationist | Project Manager | Partner, Brouns & Galloway

Peter Galloway, a Clemson University graduate is a Georgia-based preservationist with more than a decade of experience in the field of historic preservation. Galloway has led the restoration efforts of several notable projects completed in the historic districts of Savannah, GA. Most recent projects include the dismantling of an endangered circa 1693 Center Chimney house from East Hartford CT and its reassembly on a vacant lot near the famed Forsyth Park.  Galloway helped oversee every aspect of the project from dismantling to reassembly. Work performed in this project included extensive masonry, plaster, carpentry, timber framing to name a few.  Period details that were lost over time were extensively researched and replicated using 18th century pattern books, examples of these details were the front Portico and the Window Entablatures.