Picture of David Lennie and Akira Isogawa
David Lennie working
with Akira Isogawa
at the Signature Prints print studio



 

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David Lennie currently serves as CEO of Signature Prints. He was born and schooled in New Zealand and studied accountancy at Auckland University in the 1960s. David Lennie now lives in Paddington, Sydney, Australia, with his wife Helen.

With an interest and talent in the fast and furious sporting arena, David channeled his talents into sports such as snow ski racing and keel boating racing. From 1967 to 1969 David Lennie travelled through Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to attend motor industry sales and management courses, while spending two months at Chrysler in Detroit.

Prior to returning to New Zealand in 1969 to pursue his career in the motor industry, David lived in London, hanging out in the bohemian district of Chelsea with artists and assorted colourful riff-raff. This is the cornerstone of his love and appreciation for art.

In 1977, David became involved in a small hand-printed wallpaper company in New Zealand. In 1988 he moved to Sydney, Australia and his involvement with Florence Broadhurst began through his acquisition of Signature Prints. In 1999 Signature Prints began the long road of internationalising the excellence of the Florence Broadhurst design library and today, Signature Prints manufacturers and exports (to 23 countries) textiles, wallpaper, limited edition art, lifestyle and homeware products.

David Lennie loves art and especially has a passion for discovering new artists that Signature Prints can take under its wing and promote. He is also heavily focused on education and is committed to providing students with work experience at the print studio and giving talks to educational institutions. With his enthusiasm for design and the visual arts he strongly believes that being a thriving business, Signature Prints also has a duty to preserve and archive artists' work for future generations.

Picture of David Lennie and Helen Lennie Picture of David Lennie and Helen Lennie


       
       
       
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