BIOGRAPHY
I am truly part of the Blue peter generation. Give me scissors, glue and a toilet roll core and I’ll make you anything you want!
My father the late David Lawes, was a Scenic Artist working for theater companies such as the Royal Opera House & The ENO and this wet my appetite for working with many mediums, production design & all things theatrical.
My interest in Tech-effect costume also blossomed from a young age when he worked with the amazing costume designer Eiko Ishioka.
I then went on to study at Chelsea College of Art & Design in 1994 where I honed my skills in painting, sculpting, design & illustration.
Make-up & Hair Designer
In 1996 I began a HND Design / Fashion Styling course for Hair & Make-up at the London College of Fashion, where I then applied my Art skills to Hair, Fashion & Beauty Make-up, Body painting, tattoos & air brushing.
Since 1998 I have been a Hair & Make-up Designer for numerous Television, Film, Production Companies, working on everything from Commercials to Film, from Music Promos to Fashion/Beauty/Advertising shoots. I am currently the Beauty Editor for Random Magazine.
I have also designed /applied tattoos & made wigs for various projects.
Special-Effects & Tech-Effect costume designer:
After completing Special FX & Prosthetic courses, I later went on to design for Channel 4 & Discovery Channel, sculpting & making moulds for prosthetics & construction for Tech-Effect Costume.
I create anything from giant gothic blackbird/Angel wings to dark fairy tale creatures, 16th century Pompadour wigs to blossoming flower headdresses, a single black eye to a full zombie make-up.
I get regular commissions for mask making, such as my dog mask creations for a Radox commercial & the Sci-Fi Channel. Other examples of my Tech-Effect work is my ’Brintons Seasons Advertising Campaign’ where I created costumes & headdresses out of carpet, Vivienne Westwood did the campaign 10 years ago.
Also popular are my gem-encrusted masks, flowers, & butterfly masks. All of which are featuring in Italian Vogue & Another magazine this year.
This wide range of skills helps me to stretch across the stylistic spectrum of being naturalist & subtle to outrageously theatrical. This variety keeps my designing skills fresh & original, & to be able to take on any type of project whether it has a commercial brief or is for a niche-market.
Please feel free to contact me direct to discuss any projects. To view my CV click the link below.
I am also part of a collective that runs a shop called LUNA AND CURIOUS, an Aladdin’s cave of exquisitely hand made products, accessories and vintage clothing. In the shop I offer quirky, unique art & costume pieces for purchase & for hire, such as my masks, headdresses, accessories, costume wings and my trademark ornamental skulls. You can go to the ‘Tech-effect section’ of my portfolio on my website to see many of these pieces.
Items are also available for PRESS LOANS. Please contact me directly on my mobile: 07958 483 722 natashalawes@yahoo.com and of course your welcome visit to the shop. Opening times: Thursday to Sunday 12pm -5.30p
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198 Brick Lane, E1
Tel: 020 7033 4411
or contact direct:
07958 583 722
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