This is
Opal Lark
I’m a set designer who builds small worlds out of paper, plaster and paint, then lights them until they look edible. My work sits between still life and stagecraft — a campaign set, a shop window, a single object on a sweep of colour that makes you stop and look twice. If it can be cut, glazed, propped or lit, I’m in.
From the workbench / paint still wet
I build things you could pick up — and then I photograph them. From bold campaign sets to hand-cut props, my work lives on the studio floor where colour, light and clever scale tricks come out to play. I'm not here to decorate; I'm here to stage.
Every brief starts as a maquette — a shoebox model where ideas get messy, objects get feelings, and colour gets personality. I like clean sets with a wild streak, palettes that don’t take themselves too seriously, and shadows sharp enough to cut your thumb.
Opal Lark isn’t just a name — it’s a workshop habit. I’ve spent the last eight years building campaign sets, window displays, and playful still lifes for brands who love good craft but aren’t afraid to have fun with it. If that sounds like you, let’s build something.
Tactile
Saturated
Measured
Curious
Handmade
01...........................SetDesign
02..........................PropMaking
03........................ArtDirection
04........................ColourTheory
05..........................PaperCraft
06...........................StillLife
07.......................WindowDisplay
I count in props, but here are numbers
A few honest figures from the Lark workshop
148
Sets built, shot and struck — every surface painted by my own hand
100%
Independent, with a workshop that always smells of fresh paint
60+
Brands who asked to keep the props — and usually did