I work with set design and prop styling.
Since graduating from Wimbledon School of Art with BA (First hons) in Theatre Design in 2003, I have worked on productions within the field of commercials, pop promos, films, live events, stills photography, theatre, dance and opera.
I have been supervising projects with my partner Gregg Shoulder since the early 2000 and together we have built up a strong art department team working with award winning directors such as Paul Gore, Eric Lynne, Sophie Muller, Kim Gherig, Nima Nourizadeh, Sam Brown, Walter Stern, Alex & Liane, Henrik Hallgren to name a few.
Commercials and pop promo credits includes:
Nationwide, John Lewis, Nike, Diesel, Ikea, Adidas Originals, Twinings, HSBC, New Look, Vodafone, Nokia, Tesco, Kfc, Natwest/RBS, Head and Shoulders, Citoren, Visa, EDF, Clearasil, ATG, H&M, God Morgon Juice, Gillette, Vasakronan, The Verve, Primal Scream, Duffy, U2, Prodigy, Rosin Murphy, Santogold, Hot Chip, Mark Ronson, Mika, Jamilia, Sophie Ellis Bexter, Noisettes, Sam Sparrow, Paulo Nutini, Goldfrapp, Take That, Moloco, Noah and the Whale, Chemical Brothers (visuals for live show) and many more.
Editorial:
Set design and prop styling for British Vogue and the Guardian, collaborating with Lucinda Chambers, Patrick Demarchelier, Josh Olins, Simon Chilvers and Paul Gore.
Live/Stage:
I have also worked on theatre projects including a couple of very creative and well received children’s productions together with Joy Haynes, former artistic director at the Norwich Puppet Theatre and theatre company Goody and Storey. Other examples of live events I have designed sets for are London fashion week shows for Louise Gray and a conference event at Clarion hotel Stockholm for Sveriges annonsörer.
Clients Include:
Somesuch, Partizan Films, Academy films, Rogue Films, RSA Films, Another Film Company, Warp Films, Factory Films, HSI London, Acne Film, House of Radon, B-reel films, Sveriges Annonsörer, Mac Birmingham, Polka Theatre, Conde Nast Publication (British Vogue), The Guardian.
Other set designers and companies I have assisted and worked for include Es Devlin, Ashly Martin-Davies, George Souglides, Simon Beresford, Yannis Thavoris, Fotini Dimou, Spicelumb/Susanne Lumb, Bengt Fröderberg, Mikael Varhelyi, Paul Gustavsson and special model making and sewing projects for UK special effects company Machineshop.
Having worked on such a diversity of projects I have a wide range of experience with a hands-on approach and very good organisation skills. My work covers set design, art direction, set styling & decorating, prop buying, prop & model- making, sewing, conceptualisation, visualisation, drawing, sculpting, photoshop, graphic design, research, budgeting and more.
After living in London for 17 years I am now based in Stockholm.
Location Experience:
London, Stockholm, Prague, Bucharest, Scotland and Wales
Art & Design Education:
Wimbledon School of Art/ Theatre Design BA hons/ First Class Hons 2000-2003
Camberwell Collage of Art / Foundation Diploma (distinction) in Art and design 1999-2000
Konstkolan Paletten Stockholm / Foundation in painting 1998-1999
Contact:
e-mail: anna@annaekholm.net
tel: +46 (0) 703367670