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William Murray

William Murray

Retail Designer and MakerLondon, United Kingdom
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William Murray

William Murray

Retail Designer and MakerLondon, United Kingdom
Professions
  • Set Designer
  • Exhibition Designer
  • Production Designer
LevelJunior
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Projects
  • The Cherry Rooms
    The Cherry RoomsDesigned by 'The Robin Collective' to promote Pepsi Maxx Cherry, I worked with the team at berry place to create a magical rainforest inside a high street shop, visits could walk through Pepsi rain, taste cherry vapour pouring from mini volcanos and break edible bark from a 3 meter tall chocolate tree. I was responsible for the production of the forest set and props, including designing a making a 'Pepsi rain' system.
  • Anenome Dress
    Anenome DressI was of the team developing and constructing Lady Gaga's 'Anenome' dress by Studio XO. I was responsible for assisting with design development and final construction of the leather sculptural dress which house a series of custom built bubble blowing machines.
  • Volantis by Studio XO
    Volantis by Studio XOA huge Pop-star flying machine designed by Studio XO for Lady Gaga. I worked with the amazing team at Studio XO to produce the decrative elements of the project including the drone 'Cockpit' and accompanying accessories including Lady Gaga's custom made helmet and visor . Responsibilities included concept development, concept and prototype model making, sculpting of the cockpit form and interior upholstered elements.
  • The Hoist
    The HoistArt installation for menswear shoe designer Diego Vanassibara. The third project in this ongoing collaboration continued the distinct visual identity that we established for the Vanassibara installations. in keeping with the AW16 collection the installation had a distinctly 'adult' theme.
  • The Crying Forest
    The Crying ForestThe second project in an ongoing collaboration of art installations with menswear shoe designer Diego Vanassibara for London Collections: Men Using the same materials palette and visual language we established in the Tornado Project this installation told a story of the destruction of the Brazilian Rainforest.
  • The Tornado
    The TornadoThe first project in a series of collaborative projects with menswear shoe designer Diego Vanassibara to create display installations from concept to fabrication for a presentation space at ‘London Collections: Men’ and subsequent use as in-store visual merchandising. The first installation of the project, ‘The Tornado’, went on to be displayed at ‘Comme Des Garcons’ Dover Street Market store in Ginza, Japan.
Work history
    Freelance Designer & Maker
    For the last three years I have worked as a Freelance maker and designer. I have worked on a wide range of projects for companies such as Disney, Clarins, Dior, Selfridges and Lady Gaga to name just a few. I have a wide skill set with professional training as a model maker and experience of all stages of creative projects from idea conception through to Installation.
Skills
  • Visual Arts
  • Design
  • Exhibition Design
  • Project Management
  • Model Making
  • Illustrator
  • Indesign
  • Photoshop
  • Sketchup
  • CAD
Education
    Model Making
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