David Morrish Make it at Market Age, Wiki, Wife, Family, Partner, Website, Instagram

David Morrish Biography – David Morrish Wiki

David Morrish is a two-time winner of the Hand & Lock, Wilcom Digital Embroiderer of the Year award, and an Embroiderers Guild Scholar. Having created pieces for celebrities and well-known designers, David is keen to see where he can take his brand, Kingfly.

He is a senior fashion academic at Sheffield Hallam University. His role is to educate and inspire others in the realms of fashion, art & design, nurturing and encouraging the next generation of creatives.

According to his website, for the last two years, he has been studying for a postgraduate degree in Fashion & Textiles at Nottingham Trent University. His work is centralized around men’s tailoring, embroidery, and collaborative, participatory design approaches.

In 2019 he was awarded the Wilcom Digital Embroiderer of the Year award. It was part of the Hand & Lock annual embroidery competition and for 2020/21, he was honoured to have been selected as an Embroiderers’ Guild Scholar.

He is currently working in collaboration with the members from the Sheffield branch of the Embroiderers Guild to produce a Bayeux Tapestry-inspired embroidery art piece that highlights a global issue while also promoting embroidery as a craft. The piece is inspired by the physical format and storytelling concept of the Bayeux Tapestry involving multilayers of meanings and many contributors working together to capture a period in time.

David Morrish Make it at Market

David Morrish appears as a budding entrepreneur in the first series of the BBC 1 show Make it at Market. The show is hosted by Dominic Chinea from The Repair Shop.

Announcing his appearance on the show he wrote on Instagram: “Earlier this year I was filmed for a new craft to business TV series… giving me the opportunity to show digital embroidery in a different light to a big audience! 📺.

“I am delighted to tell you that my episode will be aired ….
.BBC 1- 4.30 pm.. Monday 16th January 2023.. 😊 Also BBC 2 – 7-15 am Tuesday 17th January.

“You will get to see how I work, perhaps pick up some tips, and see some art pieces I create for certain challenges…

“The series takes 30 different craft artists and helps them turn a hobby into a business opportunity… see how I get on and hopefully it may inspire you to turn your hobby into a business 😊

“I am so delighted to get embroidery on tv… it’s an art form that I feel has been neglected from our screens in recent times… hoping I can change that 🙏

David Morrish Wife

David Morrish is married to his wife, Alison Morrish. Alison also appears on BBC Make It At Market Series 2. She is an upholsterer And Print Designer. She also does colorful Furniture and Soft Furnishings.

David Morrish Instagram

David Morrish’s Instagram handle is @kingfly_embroidery.