DE LA PAIR

Space,considered.

Creative direction
Set / Space / Culinary / Events & brand activations

Melbourne · Asia · Worldwide

De La Pair · Table

CulinaryCuration

Dining & gatherings

Food as a cultural experience.

Private dining, guest chef residencies, chef-led takeovers and brand-hosted gatherings. With chefs, we shape the menu and design the table, turning food into a reason to come together.

Food styling

Food made to be looked at.

Styling for campaigns, menus, editorials and film. Each plate is prepared and composed for the camera, with the props, surfaces and florals that set the mood.

De La Pair · Set

Set &prop design

Sets built for the camera.

We design and build sets for photoshoots, campaigns, editorials, film and music video. Each one starts with a concept and a moodboard, then the backdrops, props, florals and styling that bring it to life.

We also offer full creative concept development: the idea, the moodboard, the visual direction and the treatment, ready to brief your team or ours.

From prop sourcing and fabrication to dressing the set on the day, we work alongside photographers, directors and stylists so the story reads in every frame.

Immersive curation & creative direction

Our work brings together spatial design, art, fashion and hospitality to create experiences that connect people, place and culture.

De La Pair · Space

Spaces &activations.

Space is at the centre of what we do. We treat every room as a set, considering how people arrive, move through it, gather and linger.

We design the full environment, from spatial planning, lighting and projection to sculptural installations, bespoke furniture and materials.

Whether it’s a one-night activation, a seasonal transformation or a permanent fit-out, we take each one from moodboard and concept drawings through to fabrication, install and on-site production.

Spaces can be paired with our culinary offering, so the room and the table are designed as one experience, from a launch dinner to a chef-led takeover.

De La Pair · The studio

Jessica De La Pair in profile, seated in a brown suit holding orange gladioli against an olive backdrop
Jessica De La Pair, founder

Thestudio.

De La Pair is the independent creative studio of Jessica De La Pair. Over 13 years in visual merchandising, set and prop design, events and brand experiences, she has built sets for shoots and film, windows and installations for fashion, wellness and lifestyle brands, and spaces for venues to gather in.

Culinary curation is a practice of its own. With chefs, the studio shapes the menu, styles the food and designs the table for private dinners, pop-ups and brand-hosted gatherings, and can pair it with a space so the room and the table read as one.

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Index · All work

Culinary

Set

Space & activations

De La Pair · Working together

Ways towork together.

One shoot, one dinner, one launch, or a creative partner for the year. We work project by project or as an ongoing part of your team, and over time the work builds into a recognisable identity for your brand or venue.

Single project

A shoot, a dinner, an activation or a fit-out, from concept to creation.

Ongoing partnership

Retained creative direction for seasonal campaigns, menus, programming and events.

Annual planning

For venues and brands: programming calendars, budgets and long-term strategy.

Contact

Based

Melbourne & Asia. Available for projects worldwide.

Start here

A short call and a site visit.