de Villeneuve, Daisy (Bridgeman Studio)
Creator details
- Name
- de Villeneuve, Daisy
- Nationality
- British
- Biography
- Daisy de Villeneuve was born in London in 1975. She is half English and half American, and she grew up in the English countryside. She attended Parsons School of Design in both New York and Paris, studying Fashion Design and Fine Art, graduating with a BFA in Fine Arts. Daisy has been working in her signature style of felt-tip pens since the age of three. She has been commissioned by brands such as Moët & Chandon, Globetrotter, Nike, Zac Posen, Kate Spade, Clinique, Weleda, Habitat, Topshop and Missoni. She has illustrated for magazines such as British Vogue, Elle Decoration, Wallpaper*, The Sunday Times Style Magazine, Elephant Magazine, Nylon, The New York Times T Magazine and The Guardian. Daisy’s work has appeared in department stores and boutiques around the world, including Liberty’s London, Brown’s Focus in London, Shinsegae in South Korea, Colette in Paris and Fashion Illustration Gallery at The Shop at Bluebird in both the King's Road and Covent Garden, London. She has exhibited in numerous cities across the globe including Athens, Tokyo, Milan and New York. She has had solo shows at The Fashion and Textile Museum in London, The Laing Gallery in Newcastle and at ARTREPCO in Zurich. She wrote and illustrated the whimsical books, He Said She Said, and I Told You So, both published by Pocko Editions in the U.K. and Chronicle Books in the U.S.A. I Should Have Said was published by Hardie Grant in the U.K. and Rizzoli in the U.S.A. The V&A commissioned her to illustrate their paper doll book, Fashion Mash-Up, published by Penguin Random House, as well as attaining several of her illustrations for The Victoria and Albert Museum Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection. Her work has been acquired by Soho House, The Groucho Club and The House of KOKO, London, for their art collections. She is a regular contributor to the New York based podcast, Story + Rain. Daisy was awarded a D&AD pencil for Creative Excellence in Crafts For Advertising / Illustration For Advertising for #sohonotsoso
