Xavier Roberts Florida in 1978. Going into business as Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc., Roberts hired local seamstresses and started producing his dolls in a converted medical clinic in his hometown of Cleveland. "Babyland General Hospital" still exists today in a new location and is a popular destination for Cabbage Patch kid enthusiasts. By 1982 the Little People had evolved into Cabbage Patch Kids, licensed to a company called Coleco. The Cabbage Patch Kids were a huge hit, quickly becoming a major toy fad. In 1984 alone 20 million were bought, and by 1999, 95 million dolls had been sold worldwide. Roberts never
David Roberts Art Foundation David Roberts Art Foundation David Roberts Art Foundation (DRAF) is a non-profit centre for contemporary art in central London. DRAF produces art works, exhibitions, performances and events open free to the public. Over the last seven years, DRAF has collaborated with over 680 emerging and established artists and curators, including Phyllida Barlow, Bruce McLean, Danh Vo, Benoit Maire, Nina Beier and Sarah Lucas. Founded in 2007 by British collector David Roberts and directed by curator Vincent Honoré, DRAF originally occupied a gallery space on Great Titchfield Street in Fitzrovia. It moved in 2012 to its current headquarters in Mornington Crescent,