David Collins

David Collins (1 March 1955 – 17 July 2013) was an Irish architect who specialised in designing the interiors of bars and restaurants in London. He studied architecture at the Bolton Street School of Architecture in Dublin.

Career He established the David Collins Studio, an interior design firm based in London, in 1985. He was a close friend of Madonna: he designed her London and New York apartments and she used a poem that he wrote as the basis of her 1998 song "Drowned World/Substitute for Love", for which he received a co-writing credit.

Influence David Collins's design and aesthetic has had a huge impact, which was part of what led him to be named to the 2012 AD100 list. Simon Mills of Wallpaper* magazine said that "It is no exaggeration to say that the restaurant and hotel revolution in London of the last two decades would not have been the same without him."

Death Collins died in London on 17 July 2013 from melanoma only three weeks after being diagnosed.

Legacy A book that Collins had been working on was published posthumously in May 2014 and the Studio celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2020.