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Here 2013 Speaker Profile: the wonder-woman of design, Es Devlin

Words by It's Nice That, Thursday 23 May 2013

To conclude our speaker profiles for Here 2013 we present to you multi-award-winning international stage and costume designer Es Devlin. Her stunning work spans a number of genres: from film and TV to music, dance and theatre.

Es’ incredible portfolio includes designing for the major Opera Houses around the world, the MTV Europe Music Awards, and stage design for artists such as Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Muse, and Jay-Z. Es was also given the honour to design the set for the London Olympic Closing Ceremony in 2012. With consistently incredible visuals, Es is a force to be reckoned with.

You can imagine how thrilled we are to have Es at Here 2013, where she will be talking about the importance of imagination within her work, her reference material, and how it informs the work she makes.

Cunning-little-vixen-9 — Es Devlin: The Cunning Little Vixen at Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen

Kanye-west-atlantic-city-2012-8 — Es Devlin: Kanye West at Revel Theatre, Atlantic City

Les-troyens-royal-opera-house-2012-.4 — Es Devlin: Les Troyens at the Royal Opera House, London

Occ-web-4-photo-credit-jason-alden1 — Es Devlin: London Olympic Closing Ceremony

Main-mtv-ema-2010-1 — Es Devlin: MTV Europe Music Awards 2010

For more info on Here 2013 and to get tickets please visit: www.here-london.com
There really are only a limited number of tickets left so register now to avoid disappointment!

Group discounts for Here are available – please email [email protected] If you’re a student or recent 2012 /2013 graduate then we’re offering educational discounts (£60 for full day pass). Simply email [email protected] from your university email account for the discount code or send proof you are entitled to the discount.

We hope to see you there!

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