Es Devlin

The National
  • British set designer Es Devlin with her installation ‘Mirror Maze’ (2016), which was filled with the scent of an exclusive Chanel fragrance. Photos: Es Devlin
    British set designer Es Devlin with her installation ‘Mirror Maze’ (2016), which was filled with the scent of an exclusive Chanel fragrance. Photos: Es Devlin
  • Devlin's floating stage on Lake Constance, a design for Georges Bizet’s 'Carmen' at Bregenz festival in Austria. Actors performed on the deck of cards below and videos were projected on to the cards cascading mid-air
    Devlin's floating stage on Lake Constance, a design for Georges Bizet’s 'Carmen' at Bregenz festival in Austria. Actors performed on the deck of cards below and videos were projected on to the cards cascading mid-air
  • The Weeknd performs at Coachella on one of Devlin's sets. Featuring a large-scale mask, the work explored the use of portraiture and alter egos in performance
    The Weeknd performs at Coachella on one of Devlin's sets. Featuring a large-scale mask, the work explored the use of portraiture and alter egos in performance
  • For the 2017 play 'Ugly Lies the Bone', performed at London's National Theatre, Devlin created a basin-shaped map on to which video clips were projected
    For the 2017 play 'Ugly Lies the Bone', performed at London's National Theatre, Devlin created a basin-shaped map on to which video clips were projected
  • A partial map of Manhattan created on an elliptical hemisphere. Devlin’s work was created with architect Bjarke Ingels to promote The XI residential development in Chelsea, New York
    A partial map of Manhattan created on an elliptical hemisphere. Devlin’s work was created with architect Bjarke Ingels to promote The XI residential development in Chelsea, New York
  • Adele performing at New York’s Radio City Music Hall in 2015. Devlin worked with the singer again in 2016 for her world tour, which began in Belfast
    Adele performing at New York’s Radio City Music Hall in 2015. Devlin worked with the singer again in 2016 for her world tour, which began in Belfast
  • Devlin’s set design for a Louis Vuitton fashion show for its cruise collection. The show was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in May 2016
    Devlin’s set design for a Louis Vuitton fashion show for its cruise collection. The show was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in May 2016
  • The set for U2’s Innocence + Experience Tour, featuring a walkway surrounded by video screens that gave the illusion of performers on stage walking through the images
    The set for U2’s Innocence + Experience Tour, featuring a walkway surrounded by video screens that gave the illusion of performers on stage walking through the images
  • A rendering of Devlin's UK Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai
    A rendering of Devlin's UK Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai
  • At Kanye West’s Watch the Throne Tour with Jay-Z, the two musicians performed on giant video cubes designed by Devlin
    At Kanye West’s Watch the Throne Tour with Jay-Z, the two musicians performed on giant video cubes designed by Devlin
  • Devlin's immersive installation 'Room 2022', installed at the Miami Beach Edition hotel, aimed to capture the experience of waking up in a strange hotel room
    Devlin's immersive installation 'Room 2022', installed at the Miami Beach Edition hotel, aimed to capture the experience of waking up in a strange hotel room
  • Devlin's set design for British rapper Stormzy at the Brit Awards 2018
    Devlin's set design for British rapper Stormzy at the Brit Awards 2018
  • For the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics Games in London, Devlin covered the stadium floor with the reproduction of a Damien Hirst spin painting. Getty
    For the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics Games in London, Devlin covered the stadium floor with the reproduction of a Damien Hirst spin painting. Getty
  • The artist with her work temporary 'Mirror Maze' installation
    The artist with her work temporary 'Mirror Maze' installation
  • Devlin’s stage design for ‘The Rise & Fall of the City of Mahagonny’, written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Depicting a dystopian city, Devlin used shipping containers and video projections to design the stage
    Devlin’s stage design for ‘The Rise & Fall of the City of Mahagonny’, written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Depicting a dystopian city, Devlin used shipping containers and video projections to design the stage
  • Devlin’s stage design for ‘Don Giovanni’ at the Royal Opera House in 2014
    Devlin’s stage design for ‘Don Giovanni’ at the Royal Opera House in 2014