About Me
A freelance production buyer and set decorator based in London, I have a particular passion for period productions and am enthralled by the history of objects, objecthood and the potential for props as an extension of character. I love working within close teams to create the imagined worlds of directors and designers alike, always paying the highest attention to detail.
My prior work and educational experiences have developed my strong observational, research and analytical skills; are integral to my approach to creative problem solving; and have given me a firm underpinning in the history of art and design that I believe to be indispensable within set decoration roles.
Education
AMUSF Stage 1 Upholstery, Intermediate Craft Certificate - Distinction
Shoreditch Design Rooms, 2021
First Class Hons BA Fine Art and History of Art (International)
University of Leeds | L’Ecole Supérieure d’Art de Grenoble-Valence
Alan Mohun Memorial Prize for particularly gifted student, University of Leeds, 2010
Key Skills & Training
Sourcing action & dressing props from auctions, fairs, clearances, car boots and the side of the road to prop houses
Commissioning and coordinating special makes and repairs
Experienced in accounts tracking & budget management from £1000 to £1 million
Paperless PO software including DPO and EzyPO
Script and action prop breakdowns
PC and Mac literate
Microsoft Office suite incl. Excel
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign & Premier Pro
Prop making including sewing, basic woodwork and upholstery
Spoken and written French
MPV & Full Clean UK Driving Licence
Features & TV Drama
'THE GALLOW'S POLE' | Aug - Sep 2021 | Production Buyer
6-part Period Drama | Element Pictures Ltd | Set Decorator: Marian Murray | Production Designer: Sarah Finley | Director: Shane Meadows
'A VERY BRITISH SCANDAL: THE DUCHESS OF ARGYLL' | Feb - March 2021 | Action Prop Buyer
3-part Period drama | BBC / Amazon | Set Decorator: Philippa Hart | Production Designer: Christina Moore | Director: Anne Sewitzky
'MOTHERING SUNDAY' | Aug - Oct 2020 | Production Buyer
Period Feature Film | Number 9 Films | Set Decorator: Hannah Spice | Production Designer: Helen Scott | Director: Eva Husson
'SMALL AXE' | June - Dec 2019 | March - July 2020 (reshoots) | Production Buyer
6-part Period Drama | Bluebeat Productions | Set Decorator: Hannah Spice | Production Designer: Helen Scott | Director: Sir Steve McQueen
'SHANTARAM' | Jan - Feb 2020 | Set Decoration Buyer (India)
10-part Period Drama | Apple TV / Paramount | Set Decorator: Michelle 'Meesh' Day | Production Designer: Mark Digby | Director: Justin Kurzel
'DEVS' | July 2018 - Feb 2018 | Production Buyer
8-part Sci-fi Drama Thriller | Minim UK Productions | Set Decorator: Michelle 'Meesh' Day | Production Designer: Mark Digby | Director: Alex Garland
'ITV: STRANGERS' | Oct 2017 - May 2018 | Production Buyer
8-part Drama Thriller | Two Brothers Pictures | Set Decorator: Clare Andrade | Production Designer: Max Gottleib
'ITV: THE DURRELLS 3' | April - Sept 2017 | Production Buyer
8-part Period TV Comedy Drama | Sid Gentle Films | Set Decorator: Clare Andrade | Production Designer: Stevie Herbert
'POSTCARDS FROM LONDON' | Nov - Dec 2016 | Props Buyer
Feature Film | Diablo Films and BFI | Set Decorator: Fiona Albrow | Production Designer: Ollie Tiong
'DOUBLE DATE' | Aug - Oct 2016 | Set Decorator
Feature Film | Double Date Film Co Ltd | Production Designer: Jabez Bartlett
'CHURCHILL' | May - June 2016 | Additional Props Buyer (dailies)
Period Feature Film | Salon Pictures | Set Decorator: Neesh Ruben | Production Designer: Chris Roope
'BBC 1: SS-GB' | Aug 2015 - Jan 2016 | Action Prop Buyer
5-part Period TV Drama | Sid Gentle Films | Set Decorator: Adrian Greenwood | Production Designer: Lisa Marie Hall
‘BBC 2: LONDON SPY’ | Sept 2014 - June 2015 | Action Prop Buyer (stepping up to Production buyer for second block and reshoots Jan-Feb and June 2015)
5-part TV Drama | Working Title TV | Set Decorator: Gordon Grant | Production Designer: Lisa Marie Hall
'ITV: ENDEAVOUR 3 - Episode 3' | May - June 2015 | Assistant Buyer
Period TV Drama | Mammoth Screen | Set Decorator: Claire Levinson-Gendler | Production Designer: Anna Pritchard
‘ITV: WHITECHAPEL 3’ | 2011 | Art Department Trainee
TV Drama | Carnival Film & Television Ltd | Production Designer: Tom Brown
Theatre & Live Events
‘SECRET CINEMA: CASINO ROYALE’ | March - June 2019 | Set Decorator
Live Film Event | Future Cinema | Production Designer: Rob Innes-Hopkins
‘ALICE'S ADVENTURES UNDERGROUND - SHANGHAI’ | June 2018 | Associate Designer (China)
Theater Event | Les Enfants Terribles | Production Designer: Sam Wyer
‘SECRET CINEMA: MOULIN ROUGE’ | Jan - Feb 2017 | Set Decorator
Live Film Event | Future Cinema | Production Designer: Tim McQuillen-Wright
'DINNER AT THE TWITS' | Aug 2016 | Props Buyer
Immersive Dining Event | The Vaults | Les Enfants Terribles | Production Designer: Sam Wyer
'THE SHERLOCK HOLMES EXPERIENCE' | May - July 2016 | Set Decorator and Props Manager
Theatre Event and Permanent Attraction | Madame Tussauds | Production Designer: Sam Wyer
'SWINGERS - THE CRAZY GOLF CLUB' | May 2016 | Senior Set Dresser
Venue | Super Glue Events | Art Director: Jemma J Skidmore
‘THE CLOCKWORK GARDEN’ | April 2016 | Props Buyer
Exhibition | House of Fairytales | Designer: Darling & Edge
‘SECRET CINEMA: 28 DAYS LATER’ | April 2016 | Additional Props Buyer (dailies)
Live Film Event | Future Cinema | Production Designer: Tim McQuillen-Wright
‘GOOSEBUMPS ALIVE’ | March - April 2016 | Props Buyer
Theatre Event | The Vaults | Production Designer: Sam Wyer
‘SECRET CINEMA: DR STRANGELOVE’ | Jan - Feb 2016 | Set Decorator
Live Film Event | Future Cinema | Production Designer: Alexandria Da Silva
‘SECRET CINEMA: STAR WARS’ | April - May 2015 | Props Buyer
Live Film Event | Future Cinema | Production Designer: Ollie Tiong
‘ALICE'S ADVENTURES UNDERGROUND’ | March - April 2015 | Props Buyer
Theater Event | Les Enfants Terribles | Production Designer: Sam Wyer
‘SECRET CINEMA: BACK TO THE FUTURE’ | July 2014 | Set Dresser
Live Film Event | Future Cinema | Production Designers: Ollie Tiong & Simon Walker
‘AUTO ITALIA LIVE’ | 2011 | Production Manager
Artist TV Series | Auto Italia South East | Producer: Auto Italia South East
‘MATMOS’ | 2011 | Production Manager
Live Music Event | Auto Italia South East | Producer: Auto Italia South East & Upset the Rhythm
‘FROM LUCKYPDF TV THIS IS AUTOITALIA LIVE’ | 2010 | Project Manager
Artist TV Series | Auto Italia South East | Producer: Auto Italia South East & LuckyPDF TV
‘YES WAY!’ | 2010 | Production Assistant
Live Music Event | Auto Italia South East | Producer: Auto Italia South East & Upset the Rhythm
‘LITTLE LONDON FIELDS FESTIVAL’ | 2010 | Décor Installation Leader
Live Art and Music Festival | Little London Fields
Music Videos & Short Films
'THE EGG AND THE THIEVING MAGPIE' | Nov - Dec 2016 | Set Decorator
Short Film | Stone City Films | Production Designer: Jabez Bartlett
'ELTON JOHN: A GOOD HEART' | May 2015 | Set Dresser
Music Video | RSA Films | Art Director: Malin Lindholm | Director: Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen
'COCONUTSCALE: FRAMES' | April 2015 | Art Director & Costume Designer
Music Video | Director: Giorgio Bosisio
‘DAISY VICTORIA: BLUE ARC’ | Sept 2014 | Art Director & Costume Designer
Music Video | RHVO | Director: Rob Heppel
‘ANDREW BIRD: GIVE IT AWAY’ | 2012 | Costume Designer
Music Video | Mom & Pop Records | Director: Giorgio Bosisio
‘WHERE THE WIND HIDES’ | 2011 | Set Decorator & Costume Designer
Short Film | London Film School | Director: Giorgio Bosisio
‘BLACK SPOTS’ | 2011 | Set Decorator & Costume Designer
Short Film | London Film School | Director: Giorgio Bosisio
Commercials & Entertainment
'Mother Advertising - KFC Pitch' | March 2017 | Props Buyer
Room redress for KFC pitch | Mother Advertising | Design: Darling & Edge
'Sysco Productions' | Dec 2016 | Props Buyer
Promo Video | Sysco Productions | Production Designer: Jabez Bartlett
'AVIVA: Face Up to Your Pension' | August 2016 | Props Buyer
Advertisement | Outsider | Production Designer: Beck Rainford
‘MATALAN: Made for Modern Families’ | February 2015 | Assistant Buyer
Advertisement | We are Made | Art Director: Mark Connell
‘DISNEY INFINITY: 2.0 WINTER’ | Sept 2014 | Art Department Assistant
Advertisement | Ichi Limited | Art Director: Matt Clark
‘POP TV: BIG POP ART’ | July – Aug 2014 | Art Department Assistant
TV | Pretzel Film | Production Designer: Annette Margetts
Other Employment
TURF PROJECTS | Project & Operations Manager | 2021
Co-Founder & Former Chair of the Board of Trustees | 2013 - 2018
Co-founded an artist-run project space, registered charity and studio provider in Croydon, producing free workshops, events and exhibitions for the area. Appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the period 2016 to 2018. Appointed as Projects & Operations manager in 2021 I oversaw the Charity’s exhibitions & commissioning programme and the management of studios & desk spaces, buildings and operations.
SUPERNORMAL FESTIVAL | Associate Member | 2016 - 2019
Arts & projects team member and appointed associate member (Oct 2017) for annual experimental art and music festival Supernormal. Duties included programming arts and activities including live acts, talks and displays, copy writing and social media.
RECREATIVEUK.COM | Editorial Board Member | 2013 - 2015
Co-developed and managed content for a website aimed at 16-25 year olds interested in Contemporary Art. Co-produced and curated free public events including symposiums, exhibitions, Art tours and workshops.
BOW ARTS TRUST | Artist Studio and Live/Work Coordinator | 2012 - 2014
Co-managed over 400 Creative Studios and Live/Work units in East and South East London, providing maintenance, administrative and events support for Arts Education Charity and Studio Provider Bow Arts Trust.
AUTO ITALIA SOUTH EAST | Assistant Producer and Gallery Manager | 2010 - 2011
Produced large-scale public Art events and carried out daily administration for artist-run gallery, commissioning body and studio provider. Administrative duties included project management (of art exhibitions, film screenings, live events, lectures and workshops), accounts and budgeting, fundraising, studio and location management and press & marketing.
Exhibitions & Talks
2015 W-omens, exhibiting artist, 3236RLS Open Studios, London
2014 Invisible Hours, co-produced exhibition cataloguing the work of the REcreative editorial board, South London Gallery, London
2014 WYSIWYG? co-produced and chaired a symposium event on digital production featuring talks from web artists and digital curators from the Barbican, V&A and Lighthouse, South London Gallery, London
2014 Tomorrow's Chip Paper, presented an interactive work with artist Naomi Tattum exploring notions of trauma and memory for 'Vanishing Entities', as part of London Science Festival
2014 Free Range: Free Thinking, gave a talk on networking and peer assessment for recent UK graduates, Truman Brewery, London
2013 London Urban Visits: One Day Alive, led a drawing workshop for a group of 30 adults working in the fields of art, architecture and urban design, Lower Lea Valley, London
2013 Illume, co-produced and presented an evening of talks and workshops for emerging artists and recent graduates, South London Gallery, London
2012 Agora, exhibiting artist and assistant producer for a peer-led event of over 40 graphic designers, artists, writers, filmmakers and musicians, Tooting Market, London
2011 Show Something, exhibiting artist, Seven Sisters, London
2010 Come See my Drawings of Eagles, co-curator and exhibiting artist for a degree show and accompanying symposium that questioned institutional assessment within the subjective field of fine art practice, University of Leeds Degree Show
2010 Playground, co-curator and exhibiting artist for an exhibition exploring notions of play and humour in art, as part of 'Art in Unusual Spaces', Leeds Shopping Plaza
2010 It’s Not Funny, exhibiting artist for an exhibition exploring the use of humour in contemporary art practice, MAP Gallery, Leeds
2010 As Above So Below, co-curator and exhibiting artist for a 24 Hour Exhibition on the themes of alchemy, abjection and transformation, Hyde Park, Leeds
2009 Open Doors Exhibiting artist for a city-wide art festival, the School of Art and Design Grenoble and Valence
2008 Three by Four, exhibiting artist, May Art Week, University of Leeds
2007 Allotment Projects, co-curator and exhibiting artist, Situation Leeds: Artists and the Public Realm
Publications
2017 Front Horse Zine, Food, Nottingham, UK
2014 Dignity of Salads Zine, No Turf Unturned, London, UK
2012 Human Zoo Zine, Submission for Sex and Symbolism Issue, London, UK
2010 Dissecting the Wound, University of Leeds, UK