Cowardly Design

Emmy-nominated Designer Eimer Ni Mhadoldomnaigh in conversation at the Gate Lab on Wednesday August 10^th at 6.30pm.

Eimer will discuss her current stellar designs featured in the Gate Theatre Production of Noel Coward’s Hay Fever as well as her many achievements across stage and screen.

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Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh Biog

Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh is a graduate of Limerick School of Art and Design and has worked as a costume designer for nearly 20 years. Her credits for Rough Magic include The Importance of Being Earnest, Words of Advice for Young People, Take me Away, Don Carlos and Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer. Other theatre work includes Benefactors for B*Spoke theatre company, Made in China for the Peacock and Translations for Hands Turn Theatre Company.

Film and Television credits include Neverland, The Guard, Leap Year starring Amy Adams, Ondine and Breakfst on Pluto directed by Neil Jordan, Brideshead Revisited starring Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Ben Whishaw and Hayley Atwell, Becoming Jane with Anne Hathaway, Omagh directed by Pete Travis, Ken Loach’s The Wind that Shakes the Barley which won the Palme D’Or at Cannes, Alarm and About Adam both directed by Gerry Stembridge, Timbuktu directed by Alan Gilsenan and In America directed by Jim Sheridan.

As assistant designer, Eimer worked on Michael Collins, The Butcher Boy, An Awfully Big Adventure and Family.

Eimer has also styled commercials for BMW, Irish Life, eMobile, AIB, Hibernian Aviva, Barnardo’s, Bulmer’s, Irish Rail, Eircom and Mastercard and is a lecturer at IADT on the degree course, Design for Stage and Screen. She has received an Emmy, Satellite and 5 ITFA nominations.