Video: RELEASE series by Alex Cocking

Hi, I'm Mariel. I'm a freelance prop maker, set and events dresser, set designer and textile artist based in Manchester. I've always had a keen interest in textures and materials, and I studied Textiles and Embroidery at the London College of Fashion and Embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University

I take a playful, fun and joyful approach to creative projects, focusing on tactile materials and processes, and taking an inventive and multi-disciplinary approach to surface embellishment, prop-making and styling spaces.

I create work for a mixture of clients alongside my own products and collections. As well as my glitter installation pieces, I make props and sets for fashion and beauty brands, or visual merchandising.

I have worked with a wide variety of clients, including: Selfridges, ITV, andotherstories, Disney, Aesop, Beauty Bay, TikTok, BooHoo, End of The Road Festival, Bestival, H&M, HOMEmcr, Woodford Reserve, Media City Uk, Ducie Street Warehouse... and countless happy couples on their big day!