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Michael Howells
Born(1957-01-13)13 January 1957
Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts
OccupationDesigner
A bust of Michael Howells

Michael Dennis Howells (13 January 1957 – 19 July 2018[1]) was an English art designer who worked across film, fashion, theatre and television.

Early life

Michael Dennis Howells was born in

Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts.[2]

Career

Howells began his career stencilling floors for the Laura Ashley company before becoming a floral designer for parties and a set designer for magazine photoshoots.[2] He entered the film industry as an Assistant Art Director on The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, where he worked with fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier.[2] Known particularly for his work in fashion with John Galliano, his work was seen in the films Orlando (1992), Emma (1995), and Nanny McPhee (2005).[2] He was the production designer for the first two series of ITV's Victoria (2016–2017).[2]

Howells collaborated with Galliano on his own label and at

V&A
exhibition 'Hat's An Anthology by Stephen Jones' in 2009.

Film credits include

Shackleton, About Time Too, and Miss Julie
. Howells' theatre design credits include Ed Hall's acclaimed ‘Chariots of Fire’ [costumes], MSM/DV8 Physical Theatre at The Royal Court, 'Towards Poetry' for The Royal Ballet, 'Derdemon' for the Statsoper, Berlin, 'Julius Tomb’ for Mark Baldwin Company, and 'Constant Speed', celebrating Einstein's Centenary, for the Rambert Ballet, 2005, where he was made Associate Designer at Rambert in 2009.

Howells was the Creative Director behind the iconic Christmas trees at

Jony Ives and Marc Newson, and in 2017 for Karl Lagerfeld
.

Until 2017, Howells was the creative director of the Port Eliot Festival.[4]

He received a

BAFTA nomination for his work on Shackleton.[5][6][7][8]

Personal life and death

Howells was in a relationship with composer David von Richthofen until von Richthofen's death in 1993.[2]

Howells had Marfan syndrome, which contributed to his tall height of 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m).[2] He died from a heart condition related to Marfan syndrome on 19 July 2018, at Hammersmith Hospital in London.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ Pedersen, Erik (20 July 2018). "Michael Howells Dies: Production Designer & Fashion Show Veteran Was 61". Deadline. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^
    doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380514. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  3. ^ Germans, Cathy St (20 July 2018). "A Tribute To Michael Howells".
  4. ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (24 July 2018). "Michael Howells, production designer – obituary". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  5. ^ a b Horwell, Veronica (26 July 2018). "Michael Howells obituary". the Guardian.
  6. ^ "Michael Howells obituary". www.thetimes.co.uk. 26 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Michael Howells, art director, 1957–2018". Financial Times. 27 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Michael Howells". BAFTA. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

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