Established in 2003 Greener Lavelle is the business name for Creative Director Kim McDermottroe.
Kim has a varied portfolio of work that ranges from costume design and construction, bespoke puppet design and construction, illustration, creative direction and arts workshop facilitation.
Since establishing the business in 2003, Greener Lavelle has worked on many large scale carnival structures at flagship events across the North East.
If you’re having an event, why not hire one of the Greener Lavelle family to bring a smile to your guest’s faces?
From festivals to family celebrations if your outdoor event has the space we can bring the wonder. Imagine our majestic White Stag making an appearance at your wedding celebrations or if you’re a fantasy fan, have Rapskallion, our smoke breathing dragon as an extra special guest at your nuptials.
Greener Lavelle specialises in producing costumes for museums. This includes creating historical replicas for staff to use in object handling sessions, the design and creation of educational costumes for visiting children to wear, set and prop design and construction and creating bespoke learning aids such as activity sheets and full education packs.
If you love our work, but don’t see what you require in our current hire offer, why not get in touch for a chat and a no obligation quote on your very own Greener Lavelle creation.
Kim’s true escape as an artist is in her illustration work.
Her subjects often choose her rather than the other way around and they reflect the beauty that can be found around us when you truly look. The colours in her work jump off the page and into your eyes, bringing the subject to life as the inks catch the light. Her illustrations and paintings of the natural world combine flora and fauna with mechanical elements, such as cogs to create imaginary beings; hybrids of organic and mechanical style and influence.
Keep up to date with everything going on in the Greener Lavelle world. New for 2020 and to coincide with the launch of the new website we are excited to get started with our blog.
Read insights into how Kim creates new work, her experiments with new techniques as well as stories about past projects; how they came to life and be the first to read about new projects.
“Greener Lavelle is one of the most amazing companies I have had the pleasure of working with. Their ability to bring bright, bold and transformative ideas to fruition is one of the strongest I’ve seen within the North.
We have worked together on a number of projects, but seeing their interpretation of the Hartlepool Monkey go from design to reality was a thing of wonder. It is rare that both initial designs and finished products are of excellent quality, but Greener Lavelle has the unique ability to bring dreams to life!”
Aaron Bowman, Cultural Officer, Events Development Hartlepool Borough Council
