Our Story

I originally trained as a silversmith at Loughborough College of Art and Design followed by an MA in industrial design at Birmingham Polytechnic. My first design post was in Germany with WMF and this influenced me enormously.

After gaining commercial design and lecturing experience in England, Germany, India and Hong Kong I spent seven years at the Design Council in London working with the manufacturing industry.

My original 'SCRIBBLER' 5.6mm clutch pencil has influenced many other companies to develop their own designs.

Working with engineers and many skilled craftsmen I use my product design and silversmithing experience to create the unique products you will find online and in my gallery in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

I established david hayward design in 1986 and moved to my present studio and workshop in 2000. If you require a one off design commission or have a design enquiry for quantity go to CONTACT where you will find an enquiry form.

I export my range of writing instruments to many parts of the world including the USA, Russia, Canada, Japan, Germany and Italy.