Robin Kirk(I)

As the lead in her high school production of 'Once Upon a Mattress', Robin Kirk walked away from the coveted acting role. Instead, she took the opportunity to design the 9' tall bed needed for the set. It comes as no surprise that prior to this, all Robin wanted for Christmas was a FisherPrice drill. Robin began her professional design career at Loyola University. While in the process of earning her BFA in theatrical design, she worked under Herb Sayas, a premier designer in the industry. It wasn't long before she went to Chicago and mentored under Rick Paul to design several years of the Chicago International Film Festival. Robin continued to work with Mr. Paul in feature film as his lead Art Director and Prop Master. Robin then pursued her passion to design in Los Angeles with a fellowship at the PR/Development Division of Disney. Making the Southland her home, Robin next accepted a position offer as West Coast Coordinator for Popular Mechanics magazine. At Hearst, she coordinated cross-promotional events for such companies as Microsoft, Toyota and Nissan while still managing to pursue her design objective as a Technical Writer for the construction division. In 1997, Robin co-founded an in-house design firm, BinnyKid Productions. Since then, she has used her time in the marketing community to promote herself as an art director and a production designer. Robin is now working in film, television, interiors, and print as a lead designer with a current client roster including Target, Home Depot, Princess Cruises, Nike, and New Line Cinema. Recently, Robin let herself be talked into Production Designing two independent features filming simultaneously. Her passion often replaces her exhaustion, both have now wrapping principal photography.