Meet David Van De Kamp

I was born in a small town up in the old mountains, south west of Serbia. I grew up surrounded by rather crafty family members, especially my grandmama to whom I give all the credit for how I turned out to be. She was a master Weaver, and thus first thing I learned was how to weave. At this point I was around 5 years of age, and can vividly remember how monumental granny's weaving loom seemed. A few years passed and I became curious about crochet, aond simply had to try. It's safe to say this has turned into a new obsession of mine. After crocheting for a year or two, I then discovered the art of knitting, and simply fell in love. I of course knew I couldn't possibly pick one craft and stick to it, so I decide that I shall become a textile artist and embrace all manner of hand crafts. I started studying history of dress and textile, mostly focusing my studies on the Victorian era. I then spent years knitting and studying, quietly in my home, when I decided to move to China. Ancient China is something I truly wanted to learn about and thus I went. It is there that I have rediscovered myself, studied silk weaving and embroidery, costume, poetry and architecture. This is also when I started taking pictures of what I made and publishing on social media. After some years in China, covid happened and I once again found myself back home, and unable to leave. At that point I met my now best friend Irina Shaar through Instagram, who encouraged me to publish my first ever desig