ABOUT
Emilia Mendez is a British/Mexican performance designer and community arts facilitator based in London. She specialises in set and costume and is a graduate from UAL: Wimbledon College of Arts.
Her discipline ranges across theatre, film, music, dance and fashion.
Thematically, she is interested in politically and socially conscious work that helps audiences to engage with their own lived experiences and inform or challenge these perspectives.
Equally, she is fascinated by escapism into the fantastical through art and performance.
Sustainability is paramount to her process and is taken into consideration on and throughout every project she embarks on.
Alongside performance design, Emilia has gathered experience as a graphic designer, set constructor, scenic painter, carpenter and through sourcing costumes, props, furniture and fabric.
Awards & Recognition:
2023 - David Farley Sustainability Award
Cleopatra’s Antony (Theatre Peckham) dir. Mo Korede
Her discipline ranges across theatre, film, music, dance and fashion.
Thematically, she is interested in politically and socially conscious work that helps audiences to engage with their own lived experiences and inform or challenge these perspectives.
Equally, she is fascinated by escapism into the fantastical through art and performance.
Sustainability is paramount to her process and is taken into consideration on and throughout every project she embarks on.
Alongside performance design, Emilia has gathered experience as a graphic designer, set constructor, scenic painter, carpenter and through sourcing costumes, props, furniture and fabric.
Awards & Recognition:
2023 - David Farley Sustainability Award
Upcoming Projects:
Cleopatra’s Antony (Theatre Peckham) dir. Mo Korede
Past Projects:
September 2024, This Is Not A Drill - CALM (dir. Kevin Hudson)
July - August 2024, Fangirls - Lyric Hammersmith (dir. Paige Rattray)
June - July 2024, Skeleton Crew - Donmar Warehouse (dir. Matthew Xia)
March - July 2024, Chili Con Carne - Lion & Unicorn, Alphabetti Theatre, Etc Theatre (dir. Hugo Papiernik)
July 2023 - March 2024, Haemosporidian - The Lyric Hammersmith (dir. Emily Aboud)
November 2023, ‘My Only Love’ Music Video for Porij (dir. Max McLachlan)
September 2023, Di Petsa for London Fashion Week (Designer Ellie Koslowsky)
September 2023, Manual: Men’s Healthcare Photoshoot (Designer Amelia Tavenner)
July - September 2023, Theatre of Gulags (dir. Anya Ostrovskaia)
June - July 2023, ‘PIN’ New Play Design Project (dir. Jack Clearwater)
March - June 2023, ‘Love is the Greater Labyrinth’ (Graduate Project)
October 2022 - March 2023, ‘The Father’ - The Lyric Hammersmith (dir. Lyse Marcelle)
October 2022, ‘Bodily Renaissance’ Short Film (dir. Claudia Lee)
September 2022, ‘Textures’ Short Film (dir. Sorin Baluta)
August – September 2022, ‘Gorse Mother’ Graduate Film (dir. Sonya Rosen)
July 2022, ‘Man of Arcadia’ Graduate Film (dir. Tommaso Pazzi)
May – June 2022, ‘The Garden’ London Film School Short (dir. Shelly Waksman)
March 2022, ‘De Beers X Natural Works of Art’ Jewellery Campaign (Prod. TIAGI)
March – April 2022, ‘See You In the Dark’ Short Film (dir. Asena Nour)
February – April 2022, ‘Aaja Re’ Graduate Film (dir. Gopikrishnan Hari)
January – February 2022, ‘The Cadillac’ London Film School (dir. Nimit Kaushik)
January - February 2022, London Fashion Week (Various Shows)
January 2022, ‘ERO’ Graduate Film (dir. Teck Kroll)
December 2021 – January 2022, ‘The Call’ Graduate Film (dir. Shireen Ayache)
December 2021, Jigsaw Campaign
November 2021, ‘WHIPLASH’ Fashion Film for GRADUS (dir. Fredi Mecaj)
November 2021, ‘All For You’ Music Video for Amie Blue (dir. Max McLachlan)
October & December 2021, Back Yard Cinema
October 2021, ‘Clockwork’ Music Video for Lime Garden (dir. Max McLachlan)
September 2021, ‘God’s Garden’ Music Video for Rosie Alena (dir. Max McLachlan)
September 2021, ‘Panic Attacks In Paradise’ Music Video for Ashnikko (dir. Claire Arnold)
July - August 2021, ‘One White Feather’ Short Film (dir. Florence Broomfield)