Lily Carver, founder of Carveli Creative, is a creative director and set designer of experiential events and immersive installations. Her work is centred around rich narratives, engaging interactions and strong, vibrant aesthetics.
Born and based in London, Lily originally trained in architecture, now adapting these skills to creatively produce a diverse range of projects. With experience across set design, interiors, installations, dinners and experiential events, her passions fall within constructing temporary realities through sculpture and spatial manipulation.
Having executed numerous live projects as design lead and creative director, Lily is experienced in designing projects globally from concept ideation to physical spatial design and technical production for a diverse range of brands.
Projects
- CAFÈ SL72In a collaboration between Adidas and End., Cafè SL72 was launched during Milan Fashion Week to celebrate the return of the SL72 sneaker. The cafè takeover took inspiration from stylised 70's interiors and culture, featuring uplifted set dressing and photo opportunities throughout. The night prior a launch event was held in the Cafè with a bespoke DJ booth housing DJ's Salute, Vittoria Lucchi & HoneyLuv. CREATIVE DIRECTION & DESIGN Carole-Anne Dos Santos & Lily Carver @ CARVELI CREATIVE
- Chanel DinnerIn December 2023, to celebrate their annual Metiers D’Art show, Chanel took to one of the UK’s most vibrant cities, Manchester, with a runway set and series of programmed events. A dinner was held in the iconic music venue of the Albert Hall featuring a musical performance from Manchester’s own LARKINS. The dinner layout took on a star formation, inspired by the Chanel Press logo, whilst the tablescape evoked simple, British opulence. CREATIVE DIRECTION & DESIGN Lily Carver @ CARVELI CREA
- JET SET SANYAFor the launch of Michael Kors’ new global concept Jet Set, a two-day experience brought guests on a chic and dazzling excursion to sun, sand and sea through experiential set design & activations. The event was the first global brand activation since China opened its borders, held in Sanya, a resort destination on China’s Hainan Island. The weekend saw guests explore a jet-inspired cocktail bar, a runway-integrated dinner, immersive digital rooms and a pop-up store. CREATIVE DIRECTION & DES
- The Good Ideas ShopFor Meta's campaign "Good Ideas Deserve to be Found", four festive shop windows in four different locations across the UK popped up, each showcasing 5-6 small & medium businesses (SMB'S) in the hope of encouraging the surrounding community to support their local, independent businesses. Featuring in Bournemouth, Nottingham, Newport and Aberdeen, the window design concept took inspiration from an artisan workshop heavy in motion crafting gifts for the festive season. Each featuring SMB was di
- Tucci & No TenTo launch the global partnership between Stanley Tucci and Tanqueray No. Ten, an Instagram live was filmed and streamed revealing the partnership’s virtual bar; ‘Tucci & No. Ten: Open for Orders”. The stream featured two bespoke bar designs to act as the backdrop to the content capture. The materiality and design language of the set takes inspiration from the No. Ten bottles, featuring a linear, slatted motif throughout. DESIGN Lily Carver @ CARVELI CREATIVE AGENCY Proud Robinson + Partners
- Instagram Creators LoungeThe Instagram Creators Lounge was held at VidCon London 2020, where it functioned as a VIP lounge for young creatives and key influencers of Instagram. The space provided a moment to unwind from the wider VidCon event, alongside providing a space for exciting panel discussions and plenty of content creation opportunities. CREATIVE DIRECTION & DESIGN Lily Carver @ CARVELI CREATIVE AGENCY INCA Productions FABRICATION Set Square PHOTOGRAPHY Ben Broomfield
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Projects credited in
- Hilton Vegan SuiteA world fist endeavour by Hilton Bankside, the Hilton Vegan Suite is created with a absolutely no animal products - as certified by the Vegan Society. A surprising mount of animal products are used in our living spaces - down, wool, silk, even certain paints and varnishes. The pineapple is the mascot of the Vegan Suite. Historically, it was a symbol of luxury and welcome, with people displaying it front and centre of their feasting tables, or gifting it to royalty. Its value was so great that
- Future ForestA utopian view of a super-nature, digitally enhanced Future Forest at the centre of Westfield’s atriums. Featuring a 40m zip-line from a 10 m tall treehouse, the child-centric experience immersed kids in the future of nature and climate. Interactive installations educated and enchanted: such as dichroic and reflective surfaces that told the story of giant space mirrors designed by NASA to help fight climate change, biophilic design, plant pianos that responded with tunes when leaves were touch
- Scoop: A Wonderful Ice Cream WorldThe British Museum of Food returns with its first major exhibition, just right for the summer. Welcome to SCOOP: A Wonderful Ice Cream World, a celebratory show that will explore the past, present and future of ice cream.11
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Work history
Lead DesignerProud Robinson + Partners
London, United KingdomFreelance
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Lead DesignerINCA Productions
London, United KingdomFreelance
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Skills
- CAD Design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Set Dressing
- Production Design
- Architectural Design
- Scamps
- Prop Making
- Rendering
- Illustration
- Set Design
- Technical Design
Education
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BA (hons) Architecture RIBA Part1The University of Brighton
- Brighton, United Kingdom
First Class Honours Degree
Morgan Carn Award for Design Excellence
The Bernard Hegarty Prize
RIBA Bronze Medal Nomination and feature in the Presidents Medal Exhibition at the RIBA
Design project featured in BluePrint Magazine Sept/Oct 2014 Edition