Wish You Were Here With… Alice Kirkpatrick

Sailing in the Hamptons? Partying in Ibiza? Lounging in Morocco?
Set designer, Alice Kirkpatrick is leading this week’s vacation selfie series and stirring some serious FOMO...

If you could ask anyone a question, who would you ask, and what?
I would ask the first civilisation on earth what they know about sky gods.

Describe yourself in three words…
5’6” blonde female

What’s the most surprising thing we’d find out if we looked at your phone?
I love organisational apps

Favourite song?
Meat Loaf  - I’d do anything for love

Favourite colour?
Red

The perfect night out?
Food, friends and dancing

The funniest person you know?
Anyone with a catalogue of one liners has me at knock knock

One thing you can’t live without?
Garlic

Favourite thing to eat?
Artichokes

Least favourite thing to eat?
Pork

What was your first job?
Spinning kids on The Teacups ride at Sherwood Forest

The best advice you’ve ever been given?
Trust you instinct

Why did you become a set designer?
I became a set designer as my now incredible agent showed me that I could make a living doing something I loved

Who or what inspires you?
The everyday to the extraordinary

What drives your creativity?
Space, time and a happy team

Who do you consider to be the true creatives in the world?
Those who believe in themselves but also in their peers

Who’s the coolest person you know?
Jess Thornley, currently being an amazing mother in Rwanda