About us
Vikki Heron and Rolf Driver design and make innovative and highly finished scenic furniture, structural props and models for Theatre, Opera, Dance and Film.
We met while studying as designer makers at the London College of Furniture in Whitechapel, having previously worked in scenic construction and furniture making. In 1990 we started our first workshop in Brixton, specialising in the manufacture of scenic furniture and structural props. We moved to a larger workshop in Bermondsey in 1996, from where we worked on many small and large scale productions seen in the UK and internationally. In 2017 we moved to our current workshop at Kew Bridge, a couple of minutes from the River Thames.
Studio
Our studio is a former workshop for Kew Bridge Pumping Works, now the London Museum of Water and Steam. Our space is located at the foot of an early Victorian brick syphon tower, visible from the M4 at Chiswick.
Techniques
Including hand and machined woodwork, laminating and forming, CAD/CAM, metal fabrication and machining, GRP/Epoxy modelling and moulding, upholstered and painted finishes.
Clients
We've produced work for the Almeida Theatre, ATG, Bridge Theatre, Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, David Pugh Ltd, Donmar Theatre, ENO, Garsington Opera, Littlestar, Menier Chocolate Factory, The National Theatre, New Adventures, Nimax Theatres Ltd, Playful Productions Ltd, Really Useful Group, The Royal Ballet, Royal Court Theatre, ROH, RSC, Sonia Friedman Productions, Stage Entertainment Ltd and the Young Vic.
Recent productions worked on include 'Power of Sail', designed by Paul Farnsworth, 'Guys and Dolls', designed by Bunny Christie at the Bridge Theatre and 'The Lehman Trilogy', designed by Es Devlin.