Profile

I’m an architecturally trained designer working on a broad range of visual and spatial creative projects. My grounding in architecture has set me up well to adapt to multiple roles across art direction, set design, exhibitions and interiors.

Employment History

Film & TV

2023 - Assistant Art Director, Slow Horses (TV), SeeSaw Films for Apple TV, Production Designer - Choi Ho Man

2022 - Set Dresser, Lollipop (feature film), Parkville Pictures, Production Designer - Dale Slater

2022 - Buyer, Lollipop (feature film), Parkville Pictures, Production Designer - Dale Slater

2022 - Stand-By Art Department, Femme (feature film), BBC films + Agile Films, Production Designer - Christopher Melgram

2022 - Art Director, Femme (feature film), BBC films + Agile Films, Production Designer - Christopher Melgram

2022 - Assistant Art Director / draughting (dailies) , Femme (feature film), BBC films + Agile Films, Production Designer - Christopher Melgram

2022 - Assistant Art Director, ‘The Great Smog’, Darlow Smithson Productions for Channel 5

2021 - Draughtsman, Pre-vis and Tech-vis survey at Kennington Studios, BBC’s ‘Ear for Eye’ short film, Production Designer - Christopher Melgram

2019 - Art Department Assistant, ITV’s ‘Love Island’ in South Africa, Production Designer - Mathieu Weekes

Short Film

2023 - Production Designer, Bluff, Silver Salt Films, written and directed by Naomi Wright and Georgie Morrell

2022 - Standby Art Director, Nearly Never, You Boy Films, Directed by Peter Banks, Production Designer - Christopher Melgram

2022 - Art Director/Designer, Linda, written and directed by Joe Lycett, Knock Knock Productions

2022 - Assistant Art Director, Stone, Nico Productions, Production Designer - Dale Slater

2022 - Art Director, Call Me Back with Lindsay Duncan, I am Jack Films, Production Designer - Mark Harriott

Commercial & Fashion

2023 - Draughting/Surveying, ‘If I aint got you’ Alicia Keys promo for Netflix’s Queen Charlotte, Noir Productions, Production Designer - Christopher Melgram

2023 - Draughting and rendering, Tresemmé Ad, with Great Guns and Quite Brilliant, Production Designer - Ben Clark

2022 - Set Assistant, Jaeger-Le Coultre watch shoot, YOOX NET-A-PORTER Group, Designer - Jess Morgan JAM Studio

2022 - Assisting and draughting, Emilia Wickstead runway show, Designer - Stefania Lucchesi

2022 - Set Design Assistant, Bowers & Wilkins Ad, for GREY Agency, Designer - Dragonfly Scenery

2022 - Assistant Art Director, Hello Fresh Commercial, Pink Banana Studios, Designer - Alice Colfox

2021 - Art Department Assistant and Draughtsman, Apple Commercial, Production Designer - Christopher Melgram

Events

2022 - Set Assistant, ‘Club Shy’ launch for ShyGirl at Metropolis, Designer - Stefania Lucchesi

2022 - Design, draughting and install for the premiere event of Amazon Prime’s ‘Rings of Power’ at the British Museum, Designers - Forever Kind

Other

2022 - Set Build Assistance, National Student Pride main stage

2022 - Lead Designer, construction coordination, delivery and sourcing for interior fit out for industry exhibition at the NEC, Roca Ltd.  

2021 - Draughting, Surveying and 3D modelling of a Georgian house for Photoshoot, Christopher Melgram Design

2021 - Exhibition Design, curation and delivery for Architecture LGBT+ ‘Designing Out’ exhibition, Roca London Gallery

2020 - Design Assistance and Draughting, Shop fit out for ‘H-Town’ fashion brand, Christopher Melgram Design

2020 - Production Assistant for Artist Alexander Mourant, laser cutting and set manufacture for temporal installation

2019 - Architectural Assistant at Minifie Architects

2018 - Assistant Curator with Alexander Mourant for ‘Aomori’ Exhibition at Truman Brewery 

2017 - 2018 - Architectural Assistant at Tim Ronalds Architects

2016 - Art Department work experience, BBC’s Merlin, making props, 3D modelling   

Training

2022 - Talking Point Film Art Department Overview sessions

2021 - Screen Skills/Talking Point course ‘How to succeed in the art department using SketchUp for film’ with Luke Whitelock

2021 - ScreenSkills - Addressing unconscious bias

2021- Luke Whitelock - Set Design for Film, TV and Commercial - How to produce construction drawings using SketchUp and LayOut

Relevant Skills

Fluent in - 

SketchUp, V-Ray, Adobe softwares (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro), hand drawing and sketching, physical modelling and sculpting, Mac and Windows proficient, graphic design, experience with digital and film photography as well as film processing and dark room printing, laser cutting, wood and metal working.

Knowledge of - 

Vectorworks, Rhino, AutoCAD, CNC, 3D printing.

Full UK driving licence (experience driving cars and transits)

First Aid for work trained

Education

-University of Westminster: Masters of Architecture, Distinction. Graduated July 2021

-University of Westminster: Architecture BA(Hons) First class honours. Graduated July 2016

-CAFA (China Central Academy of Fine Art): attended for 1 month on Architecture department exchange.

A Levels - Biology (AS level only B), Geography (B), Art (A*), Chemistry (C). Achieved July 2013 

GCSE’s - Biology (A*), Chemistry (A*), Physics (A*) , Maths (A), English Language (A), English Literature (B), Art (A), Design & Technology (A*), Geography (A*), Spanish (B)