Thomas Bird is a multidisciplinary Production designer and set designer working across moving image, photography and furniture design. Thomas and his team collaborate with leading brands in the industry to deliver creative projects from initial conception through to production and installation.
Thomas Bird studio Is always looking to expand their team and welcomes all applications and c.vs which will be kept on file for a suitable job. We also welcome everyone who is looking to get advice, portfolio reviews and recommendations for how to get into the industry and are happy to give our time to help wherever possible
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Thomas Bird Studio strives to recycle materials where at all possible, while using the most environmentally conscious methods and techniques feasible.
Based on location, Thomas Bird Studio now donates the below quantities on a job by job basis.
London - Planting of 100 trees + 2 tonnes of CO2 removed via offsetting projects
Europe - Planting of 250 trees + 5 tonnes of CO2 removed via offsetting projects
Worldwide - Planting of 500 trees + 10 tonnes of CO2 removed via offsetting projects
You can see our impact at the following link: https://ecologi.com/thomasbirdsetdesign
Delving into a speculative world, “Point” is a vehicle for Thomas’ exploration of form, function, and materiality through sculpture and furniture design. The exhibition blurs the boundaries between set design and world-building by bringing to life an imagined universe with rich and otherworldly aesthetic codes and unfamiliar objects, textures and scents that act as portals into new narratives.
The design of furniture pieces on display is rooted in the environment and the culture of the speculative world. The first group of objects - which includes the frameshift light, hide chair and fluid bench - draw their biomimetic forms from the surrounding terrain and nature, echoing forms of plant and animal life. Dolman table, Tenebrosity light and chair of state contrast their organic silhouettes and feature carefully considered structure
The pieces function primarily as storytelling devices As such, their design is liberated from the constraints of traditional production, and a joyful celebration of experimental craftsmanship. The rich context of the speculative universe is also reflected in the sculptural artefacts displayed - large-scale masks representing spiritual practices and ornamental incense holders that act as cultural relics. The incense was commissioned to transport us into an imagined landscape and build a visceral sensory experience, the smell of petrichor evoking images of rain falling on rocky terrain. We get a glimpse of these imposing geological forms through a series of physical miniatures and a 3D visualisation of the environment, which add a cinematic scale to this speculative universe.
Capturing a freeze-frame of life elsewhere, Thomas examines this single point in space and time in vivid and sensory detail. As he peers through portals into this world, the exhibition asks you to do the same.
