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Professional Experience:

2007 - Present Nova Dando Freelance Director | Art Director | Costumer Designer | Stylist Clients: Coca Cola, ITV, Konbini, New Look, Nike, Nokia, Polydor, Smirnoff, Sosh / Orange, Sony, Vodafone, Universal, Vice, Witchita, X-L Recordings, Fridja, Bryan Ferry, Boy George, Bloc Party, Hercules & Love Affair, The Gossip, The Horrors, Klaxons, La Roux, Lovefoxxx (CSS), Mark Ronson, M.I.A, My Chemical Romance, New Young Pony Club, The New Sins, Peaches, Simian Mobile Disco, These New Puritans, Tom Vek, The Kills. Design Work & Featured Press published in: Dazed and Confused, The Guardian, Elle, Grazia, I-D, Nylon, Shots, Selfridges, The Sunday Times Style, Vice, Vogue, Italian Vogue.

2009 - Present Freelance Stylist and Art Director Universal Records

Roles include: Consulting for artists on both styling and art direction for music videos and campaigns. Developing concepts for artist’s media campaigns. Creating Treatments for music video promos. Styling and Costume Design for Music Videos. Directing music video promos

2004 - 2007 PR Assistant to Director Mandi Lennard Publicity MLPR Role Included: Managingabusyglobalpressoffice Dealing with Press on International publications such as Vogue, Dazed and Confused, Pop, Love and Sunday Times Style Magazine. Arranging press days and guest lists for events. Managing events at London and Paris Fashion Weeks.

Education:

2001 - 2004 BA (Hons) Fashion Textile Design Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London.

2013 - Present Freelance Director Konbini Creative Agency Paris Roles included: Directing TV Commercials for Orange’s Sosh Campaign. Location Scouting Storyboard Concepting Styling & Set Design Direction Casting Dancers & devising choreography. Editing & Postproducton

2005 - Present LOU & NOVA DJ / Music Consultancy | www.louandnova.com Music Consultancy with Lou Hayter. Show Music & Events Clients: White Cube, The ICA, The V&A, Topshop, Selfridges, ON/OFF, Dazed, Levis, Die sel, Chloe, Wrangler, Mulberry, GQ, Marie Claire, Whistles, Vice, Kiehl’s, Paul Smith,, Hussein Chalayan, Jean Charles De Castelbajac, H&M, The Elle Style Awards and The BBC.

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Skills: Pattern Cutting Costume Design Adobe Indesign AdobePhotoshop(AdobeCertifiedQualification) Adobe Illustrator AdobePremierPro(AdobeCertifiedQualification)

DIRECTING

Sosh / Orange FranceWorking closely with the French creative agency Konbini I directed four TV commercials for Orange’s Sosh Network. Airing on French TV at present. I realised the project from concept to completion, over-seeing all areas from concepting the storyboards, location scouting, casting, choroegraphy, styling, edit and post production.

The New SinsI directed the music video for The New Sins single “Feelings Have Changed”. Aswell as directing the promos I also designed and made all of the costumes featured in the video.

Bloc PartyI worked closely with the band to develop the concept for the launch of their fourth album. I then directed the promo for their single “Octopus”.

KeleFor Kele’s solo project, I worked on the art direction for “The Boxer” campaign. Together concepting every video and photo shoot. I have directed two promos, the single “On the Lam”, which was anima-tion based created using after effects and the single “What Did I Do” a black and white promo which included a choreographed routine with professional dancers.

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ART DIRECTION & STYLING

La RouxI have worked with La Roux from the start of her campaign, involved in all aspects from styling to creat-ing concepts for photo-shoots and music videos. I have toured extensively with her whilst creating stage costumes and have been working closely with her on the art direction for her new campaign.

The Disco Collection and The Rainbow CollectionI have designed and created two collections showcasing at London Fashion Week. Pieces from the collections were featured in Vogue, Italian Vogue, I-D, Dazed and Confused and Pop Magazine. I worked withateamtocreatefashionfilmsforeachcollection.

Volt Magazine CoverI worked on the concept and styling for Volt Magazine Cover shoot featured the model Harmony Boucher.

DavidI developed the concept and styling for this shoot with David Chaing. Exploring silhouette and composi-tion to develop my stylistic vision as an art director.

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COSTUME DESIGN

Smirnoff Commercial “Nocturnal Awakenings” Directed by Nima NourizadehI costume designed the wardrobe for the large cast on the international campaign for Smirnoff ’s “NocturnalAwakenings”.ItwasathreedayshootshotinPrague,thegrandfinalewasthispieceIhaddesigned, a dress that turned into a Lotus Flower.

Coca Cola “Move to the Beat” Campaign London 2012 Olympics. Directed by Kim Gehrig.I designed and created the wardrobe for the international Coca Cola campaign for the London Olym-pics. The ad had a huge cast of athletes and featured Mark Ronson and Katy B.

Hercules and Love Affair - Blind. Directed by Saam Farahmand.I costume designed and created the wardrobe for the entire cast for Hercules and Love Affair’s single Blind. The video had a Greek Mythology theme and so to follow this all of the costumes were created using traditional Greek construction methods.

M.I.A. - “Jimmy”. Directed by Nez.I worked closely with M.I.A. developing the costume brief for her single “Jimmy”. I designed and made all of the costumes and jewellery for M.I.A. and the 13 dancers featured in the video.

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