From kites to space and everything in between
Carl Robertshaw
Transdisciplinary designer and artist
Transdisciplinary designer and artist Carl Robertshaw will discuss his philosophy, inspiration and approach to making extraordinary creations such as the Hatchling, the world’s largest puppet kite, PoliNations, a mass horticultural artwork, acclaimed multi faceted stage sets for Anohni, and developing deployable satellite antennas for space.
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Carl Robertshaw
Transdisciplinary designer and artist
Carl Robertshaw is a transdisciplinary designer and artist, engaged at the intersection of performance, engineering and fine art.
Carl has collaborated with artists such as Bjork, ANOHNI, Kylie Minogue, Hussein Chalayan, Take That, Peter Gabriel, Coldplay, Editors, Paloma Faith, MNEK and Ellie Goulding. Carl’s work has been celebrated on stages around the world including The Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show, New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Glastonbury, Manchester International Festival, Royal Variety Performance, Commonwealth Games opening and closing ceremonies, the 2012 London Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre and Theatre Royal Drury Lane.