FRANCESCA MARTIN
BIOGRAPHY
Francesca Martin had a happy childhood growing up in Tanzania
in East Africa. Her family were often on the move and the
young Francesca lived in seven different houses, roaming
from Lake Victoria to Dar-es-Salaam on the coast. In her
late teens she moved to London, where she did a degree in
Design at Northern Polytechnic. She decided to stay and
embarked on a career in Design in the middle sixties.
Her affection for Africa endures and is a big influence
on her work today. Clever Tortoise was one of her favourites
from a book of African tales given to her by the Ngoni people
of Southern Tanzania. The Honey Hunters, shortlisted for
the 1992 Kate Greenaway Medal, was also inspired by her
African childhood.
Francesca is married with one daughter and lives in North
West London
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