Mair Joint
Costume Designer & Stylist

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Mair has 10 years professional experience designing and making costumes for film, TV, photo shoots and commercials and therefore a thorough understanding of the production process and skill required.  She is familiar with working from a brief, creating drawings and turning ideas into original and innovative finished garments within a limited budget.

In addition, she is highly adept at sourcing historical costumes, making from scratch or buying and customising clothes.  During filming she is accustomed to running a busy wardrobe department in a studio or on location, working under pressure and if necessary, adapting ideas in order to best fulfil the needs of the production team.

With a BA Hons Degree in Textiles, she has a variety of practical skills, including a strong sense of style and colour, excellent cutting and making skills together with a positive and professional attitude to her work.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

television productions

The Full Monteverdi 2007

Costume designer,  Produced by Silicon 19 media, Director:  John La Bouchardiere.
Designed and styled the costumes for 12 principal actors and up to 30 extras. Supervised the running of the wardrobe department during filming including the costume continuity on and off set.

Best of Michael Ball DVD 2006

Stylist. Spudnick Productions, Produced by Fiona O'Mahoney.

Freemasons
National Geographic Channel
Jan 2006

Costume/ Prop Designer:  Produced by Wellergrossman USA
Researched, sourced and styled costumes and props for this docu-drama. Historical scenes recreated included Jack the Ripper, Medieval Stone Masons and Knights Templar on horse back.

Scrapheap Challenge V-IX CH4
2002-2006

Costume Designer:  RDF Media.  Series producer Bill Hobbins.
Designed and customised presenters' costumes with a twisted metallic and futuristic edge.  Sourced historical and comic costumes required for science inserts.  Supervised the making of all costumes for a cast of 60 within a tight budget. including 12 teams wearing industrialised boiler shits and any relevant safety gear.

Scrappy Races I-III
CH4
2003-2004

Costume Designer:  RDF Media.  Series producer Jason Gibb.
Used Urban wasteland and the 'Wacky Races' to inspire presenters' costumes.  Enhanced teams' identities by customising overalls.  Filmed on location.

Eliminator
ITV
2002

Costume Designer:  Endermol UK.  Series producer Martyn Day.
Designed a dark subterranean creature that competes in a cat and mouse game.  Styled the presenters.

Xperi-mental
BBC 1
2002

Costume Designer:  Endermol UK.  Series producer Martyn Day.
Inspired by crazy inventors to create presenters' costumes.  Identified large teams of children with coloured coats.

Full Metal Challenge
CH4
2002

Costume Assistant:  RDF Media.  Director Julia Knowels.
Customised overalls based on teams' national flag.

Madness Pop Promo
1999

Costume Assistant:  The Artists Company
Performers morphed from 1920's children to adults in 1970's.

COMMERCIALS

Kwik Fit
2008

Bi-polar Mania NHS
2008

Snickers
2006

Stylist/ Props Photographers Giblin and James.

Pregnancy Shoot
2006

Stylist/ Props Photographer Frank Herholdt

Music Magazine
2005

Stylist/ Props Photographer Ben Stockley

Snickers
Dec 2005

Stylist:  Photographer Giblin & James

Virgin Mobile
Oct 2005

Stylist:  Photographer Alan Powdrill

T Mobile
Feb 2005

Stylist:  Saatchi and Saatchi

Veet
Feb 2005

Stylist:  Photographer Peter Beavis

British Midlands
Jan 2005

Stylist/Props/Set Dresser:  Photographer Frank Herholdt

Henri Lloyd
August 2004

Stylist:  Photographer Peter Beavis

Dove
July 2004

Stylist:  Photographer Peter Beavis

Abbey National
Nov 2003

Stylist/Props:  Photographer Frank Herholdt

Films

I2T2 2006

Stylist Produced by Robert Lewellyn

Reprisal 2003

Costume Designer:  National Film School.  Producer Ben Loch.  Included ghostly child with semi opaque presence.

Angel 2001

Costume Designer:  Caravan Productions.  Cannes Film Festival.  Designed a camouflaged woodland costume sculpted from latex and leaves, the creature melded with her surroundings in this Sci-Fi film.

Gulp 2000

Costume Designer:  Fifth Floor Films.  Director Campbell Graham pop.com

Blush 2000

Costume Designer:  Fifth Floor Films.  Director Campbell Graham pop.com

Faces 2000

Costume Designer:  Fifth Floor Films.  Director Campbell Graham pop.com

THEATRE

Laban Centre, London
1998-2002

Costume Designer and Supervisor:  Supervised busy costume department.  Managed staff and budget.  Maintained stock levels, oversaw under and postgraduate shows.  Designed Transitions Dance Company.

Richard III
2001

Costume Designer:  Drama Centre, Devon.  Designed costumes for this futuristic take on the play.  Managed a team of makers for a cast of 50.

Bright Side
2002

Costume Designer:  Choreographed by Henri Ogike.

Ticklish
2001

Costume Designer:  Choreographed by Jasmin Vardimon.

Lurelurelure
2000

Costume Designer:  Choreographed by Jasmin Vardimon.

EXHIBITIONS

Spitalfields Market

Futuristic metallic sculptural costumes on display, featured on Big Breakfast and Scene Fashion Magazine.

Waves at Goldsmiths'

Knitted sculptures on show at Alexandra Palace.

Alternative Fashion Week

Metallic knitted bikinis were worn.

ART WORKSHOPS

The London Metropolitan University

Artist/Workshop Leader:  "Knitting & Bitching". Various textile techniques were taught including weaving, knitting, tapestry to create 3D sculptures.  July 2006.

Rainer's School

Artist/Workshop Leader:  Carnival masks were made based on the Chinese calendar.  13 yrs.  March/July 2005.

Pan Centre of Cultural Arts

Artist/Workshop Leader:  Costumes were made based on a story created by refugee children.  8-14 yrs.  July 2004.

Somerset House

Artist/Workshop Leader:  Waterproof costumes were made then used in a choreographed performance in the fountains.  3-5 yrs.  July 2003.

Lyric Theatre

Artist/Workshop Leader:  Theme 'All Wrapped Up', wallpaper was made to cover objects and part of a room.  3-day workshops within 2 nurseries.  2-4 yrs.  Nov 2001.

Somerset House

Artist/Workshop Leader:  Waterproof costumes were made as part of 'Family Free Time' weekend.  3-15 yrs.  July 2001.

Royal Festival Hall

Artist/Workshop Leader:  Paper costumes were made.  8-13 yrs.  Aug 2000.

Museum of London

Artist/Workshop Leader:  Brazilian headdresses were made based on rainforest animals.  8-13 yrs.  May 2001.

Museum of London

Artist/Workshop Leader:  Costumes were made based on Vivienne Westwood's collections.  They were then worn in a performance.  8-13 yrs.  July 1999.

Oxford House

Artist in Residence:  Studio provided so that Mair could continue with her own work.  Workshops undertaken during school holidays for under privileged local children.  1996-1999.

EDUCATION

Photoshop Course 2000

London College of Fashion

Advanced Pattern Cutting Course 1998

London College of Fashion

BA Hons Textiles 1993-1996

Goldsmith' College, UCL

Arts Foundation 1992-1993

Bournemouth College of Art

A Levels/GCE'S

Sherborne School for Girls

QUALIFICATIONS

Diploma in Costume Design

Distinction

BA Hons Textile Degree

2:2

BTEC Diploma in Art & Design

Merit

A Levels

Art:- A, Art History:- A, Classical Civilisation:- A, Italian:- B

GCSE's

A x 4, B x 6, C x 1