How did you get into printing?
I was working as a graphic designer for one of the first digital printers in London. I thought I could do more with the technology than was on offer, so I jumped over to the dark side
What would be your dream job?
My current job plus a decent Christmas bonus
Who would play you in a movie about your life?
Idris Elba (The Wire/Luther)… Oh, okay, Martin Clunes
What is your dream bit of kit?
My iPad, when my three-year-old lets me use it
Who or what do you hate the most?
Spam. Mindless reality TV. Premiership football
Who do you admire most in the industry?
Gary Mahoney at Charterhouse. He didn’t understand what I do, but gave me a job anyway
What is your favourite phrase or saying?
‘I could do that’. It’s usually followed by my wife saying: ‘No, you can’t’
What is your greatest luxury in life?
My children (followed by my wife)
What is the strangest job you’ve ever done?
Picking stones on a kibbutz
What is your greatest ambition?
To have a lie-in
Most embarrassing moment?
Blind date. Keys. Boot. Tow truck
What’s your worst fashion disaster?
I was an art student in the late 1970s. Need I say any more than that?
Q&A: David Hyams, managing director, Print Fair
David Hyams, managing director of Print Fair, is 52 years old and has two young children. He says he used to do cultural things, but is now more often than not found watching CBeebies with the kids. That said, he does still manage to support Watford FC, although how different that is to watching CBeebies we wouldn't like to say...
