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Rivkah Spolin

Rivkah Spolin

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Architect, Scenic Designer, Costume Designer

Elsewhere:

Employment 

The Wildflower Home, Chiang Mai, TH, Sewing & Landscape Volunteer

Teaching sewing and assisting with farming and property upkeep at a shelter for single mothers in Chiang Mai, Thailand during the summer

Jun 2016 - current
 

River Aire, New York, NY, US, Founder & Creator, Owner

Founder and creator of children’s boutique clothing shop on Etsy.com; pattern-making, designing, and producing handmade clothes, while utilizing marketing, graphic design, and trend research skills

Aug 2015 - current
 

"The Golden Smile", New York, NY, US, Costume Designer

Researched, designed, built, and maintained costumes for production, performed at NYC’s Frigid Festival, Planet Connections, and Capital Fringe

Dec 2015 - Jun 2016
 

Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing, New York, NY, US, Intern

Curated and archived vintage clothing collection at TV and film rental house

Mar 2016 - May 2016
 

Stages on the Sound, New York, NY, US, Costumer, "Shakespeare 007" & "Shakespeare in ACTion"

Researching, sourcing, building, altering, and maintaining costumes for grade school assembly productions, which introduce students to Shakespeare

Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
 

The Glass Eye, New York, NY, US, Costume Designer, Shakespeare's "As You Like It"

Researching, designing, sourcing, and altering costumes for August production, which places Shakespeare’s classic in 1870 prairie America

May 2015 - Sep 2015
 

Punch Drunk's "Sleep No More", New York, NY, US, Intern

Applied hand and machine sewing techniques to maintain costumes; pre-set for shows and assisted department team during productions

Jan 2015 - May 2015
 

Randi Rahm Studio, New York, NY, US, Administrative Intern

Created social media posts and e-blasts; completed administrative tasks; drafted cost sheets for garments; assisted designer in garment creation

Sep 2014 - Jan 2015
 

Accent San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, US, Graphic Design Intern

Designed graphic content for fashion start-up’s social media and website

Feb 2014 - May 2014
 

CALPIRG, Berkeley, CA, US, Sustainability Intern

Raised awareness of sustainability issues on university campus, its surrounding neighborhood, and at K-12 schools by canvassing, educating, and lobbying

Sep 2010 - May 2011
 

Education 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, Bachelors, Architecture

Minor in History & Theory of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

Aug 2010 - May 2014
 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, Bachelors, Theatre & Performance Studies

Emphasis in Costume and Set Design

Aug 2010 - May 2014
 

Awards 

Mask and Dagger Memorial Prize, Award

Received prize for extraordinary contributions to Theatre and Performance Studies university department during 2013-2014

2014
 

Cal Day Design Showcase Selection, Other

Design chosen for display at U.C. Berkeley’s Cal Day 2011; presentation included landscape evaluation and redesign of university’s Memorial Glade

2011
 

Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation Scholarship, Scholarship

Awarded based on academic success, written application, and interview (given 2010-2014)

2010
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills