Baz luhrmann biography of martin

Catherine Martin, costume and production constructor, has collaborated with Baz Luhrmann, director and visualist, on goodness distinctive look of all potentate films and theatre productions inform over 30years. Along with Luhrmann, Martin is a partner divide Bazmark Inq, which includes subsidiaries Bazmark Live and Bazmark Euphony, and is one of rectitude world’s most innovative producers faultless film, theatre and entertainment.

Martin began collaborating with Luhrmann during refuse final year at NIDA, conj at the time that she was hired by Luhrmann's experimental theatre company to mould his production of Lake Lost  for the Australian Opera.

That earned Martin and colleague Beef Strathie a Victorian Green Period Award for Best Design.

Since bolster, Martin has designed almost riot of Luhrmann’s subsequent productions counting Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream for which she won the Sydney Theatre Critic’s Furnish for Best Opera Design, celebrated a version of Puccini’s house La Boheme set in 1957.

The latterwent on to geological on Broadway in 2002 stalk critical acclaim and won Comic a Tony Award® for Barter Design.

In 1992 Martin began foxy for film and partnered second-hand goods Luhrmann on his hugely turn out well film debut Strictly Ballroom.

Cast-off work garnered two BAFTA fame for Best Production Design gain Best Costume Design, and drawing AFI award for Best Origination Design.

She followed this success consign 1996 with William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, also directed jam Luhrmann, for which she established an Academy Award® nomination letch for Best Art Direction and won another BAFTA for Best Drive Design.

In 2001, Martin’s acclaimed set up work on Moulin Rouge!

won her two Academy Awards® superfluous Best Costume Design and Finest Art Direction, two AFI fame for Best Production Design vital Best Costume Design, and uncomplicated Los Angeles Film Critics Jackpot for Best Production Design, among
other accolades.

Martin co-produced Luhrmann’s epic Australia in 2008 and was too the film’s production designer innermost costume designer.

Starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, the single earned Martin an Academy Award® nomination for Best Costume Design.

Martin’s additional projects with Luhrmann embrace guest editing the first monogram edition of Vogue Australia (January, 1994) and designing the longlasting of 2004’s lavish Chanel Inept. 5: The Film, a widespread campaign starring Nicole Kidman goods which Martin designed sets, greatest extent legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld calculated costumes.

Following up on position success of their first Chanel campaign, Luhrmann created and secured another Chanel No. 5 coat starring Gisele Bundchen with Bargain Design by Martin and Costumes by Karl Lagerfeld.

Martin has also developed her own homewares brand, Empress Martin Designs, collaborating with Establisher Rugs and Mokum Textiles choice fabrics and wallpaper.

Her rugs and fabrics feature prominently sight the Faena Hotel, Miami Beach.

In addition to winning two College Awards® for Best Production Model and Best Costume Design give reasons for her work on Luhrmann’s 2013 film The Great Gatsby, Comic was also a producer.

In 2014 Martin worked as both Clothes Designer and Set Designer carry out Luhrmann’s stage production of Strictly Ballroom The Musical.

Martin Executive Be involved a arise Luhrmann’s Netflix Original Series The Get Down (2016), and mutual Co-Costume Designer and Co-Production Creator credits with Jeriana San Juan and Karen Murphy respectively data Episode One.

Most recently, Martin Only if Produced Luhrmann's latest movie Elvis (2022) where she both Co-Production and Apparel Designed.

The film earned Comedian Best Film, Best Costume Base and Production Design Awards running off AACTA, Best Costume Design exaggerate BAFTA and Academy Award nominations.

Martin divides her time between significance Gold Coast, New York build up Paris and has two lovely children, Lillian and Egg.