David Morris Biography
David Morris is a well-known British luxury jeweler who designs, crafts, and sells fine jewelry and watches. Morris founded it in 1962, and it is still family-owned. Morris has created a number of notable works over its 50-year history, including the Miss World crown, jewelry for the James Bond film franchise, and various pieces commissioned by royal families.
David Morris Age
He is 59 years old as of 3 January 2023. He was born on 3 January 1964 in Bermuda.
David Morris Education
Having recently graduated from London’s Central School of Arts and Crafts as a goldsmith (now part of the Central Saint Martin School of Arts and Design)
David Morris Miss World crown
Miss World founder Eric Morley approached Morris in 1972 to redesign the existing crown. Morris designed a turquoise, lapis lazuli, and diamond piece that is still in use today.
David Morris Royal Connections
Morris’ first royal connection was a commission from the Government of Liechtenstein for a bespoke sapphire and diamond tiara, which Crown Prince Hans Adam presented to Countess Kinsky of Austria on the occasion of their marriage in July 1967.
More recently, a Morris creation was seen around the world on the bonnet of the vintage Aston Martin car driven by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge down the Mall in London on their wedding day. The Prince of Wales’ car was a gift from his mother, the Queen, and is adorned with a small dragon, a commission from Morris for the prince’s 21st birthday.
David Morris James Bond
According to a Country & Townhouse magazine interview, a friendship between producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli and Morris led to a long association with the James Bond films. Morris jewels were used in the title sequence of Diamonds Are Forever beginning in 1971, and Maud Adams appeared in Morris jewels on the set of The Man with the Golden Gun in 1974. Teri Hatcher wore a scalloped diamond “Bond” riviere necklace in 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies, while Denise Richards wore Morris jewels in 1999’s The World Is Not Enough. The jewels of Morris are now on display in the traveling exhibition “Designing 007 – Fifty Years of Bond Style,” which debuted in 2012 at the Barbican in London.
David Morris Mayfair
Morris moved to its first Mayfair location on Conduit Street in 1969 and to its current headquarters at 180 New Bond Street in 1996. Above the boutique, Morris has one of the last workshops on Bond Street.
The London flagship, a 1908 townhouse, is one of the few historically Grade II* listed buildings on Bond Street. William Flockhart, a Scots architect, designed it. Morris has boutiques in Harrods in London, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, and Hong Kong, in addition to the New Bond Street flagship. The brand is also represented in Baku, Riyadh, and Jeddah by partners.
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