- Helen David
Helen David was born in
Brighton . After her A-levels, she moved toLondon and gained a first-class honours degree at Camberwell School of Art and Crafts, where she studied textiles and fine art print-making. She then studied fashion as a post-graduate at the famous Central St. Martin’s College of Art.The design label
English Eccentrics was founded in 1983 by Helen, her sister Judy Purbeck and friend Claire Angel. This internationally renowned fashion house specialises in hand-printed and hand-embroidered eveningwear and scarves. In 2000 Helen won the Glamour Award during London Fashion Week.Her interest in fine art continued throughout her fashion career and in 2001 she took time out from her business in order to concentrate full-time on art. "Friends and Icons", Helen’s first one-woman art exhibition, opened at the Space Gallery in Belgravia, London in October 2003, the curator was Laura Parker-Bowles. "Immortals", her second show, opened in 2005. Her work is in the private collections of such people as
Simon Fuller andToyah Willcox .Going back to her first love, Helen reopened
English Eccentrics in 2006; adding an interior design line to her clothes and accessories ranges. She now works out of a studio in aKentish Town and online selling has become a major part of her business.Helen’s fashion/textile work is in permanent collections at the
Victoria & Albert Museum , theMuseum of London and theArt Institute of Chicago .Books
"English Eccentrics, the Textile Designs of Helen Littman" (Phaidon, 1994).
Links
[http://www.helendavid.co.uk Helen David's website]
[http://www.englisheccentrics.com English Eccentrics website]
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