Known for his work as Art Director on the educational comedy TV series Meet the Changs (2022) commissioned by SBS Learn English and as a result returned for the follow-up TV series as Production Designer on Meet Leila and Ziad (2023), both created by Studio Gilay, Nathan is an emerging Production Designer for film and television drawing from 20 years' experience from working as a multidisciplinary designer across architecture and interiors, exhibition and event design.

Nathan's early career started in the early 2000s as an Associate Producer in online advertising for Ogilvy, working with blue chip clients IBM, Qantas and CBA. For many years, he worked in allied design industries, including interior design for IKEA Australia, where he was part of an international team responsible for the visual merchandise planning for the home decoration department for two new stores simultaneously in Tempe, Sydney and Springvale, Melbourne. He also gained much experience with corporates, working as an exhibition and event designer for industries encompassing automotive, building, design, finance, IT, and sports.

In 2022 he again worked for Studio Gilay as a Producer on a philanthropic film commissioned by UTS: University of Technology Sydney for the National First Nations College, then afterwards was Associate Producer for the documentary working with award-winning executive producer Margee Brown (The First Inventors, 2023) in collaboration with creator Andrew Mercado on Outrageous: The Queer History of Australian TV which premiered at World Pride Sydney 2023 as part of the Mardi Gras Queer Film Festival and won best feature film LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival, 2023.

Nathan has studied in allied design fields extensively in whilst working professionally, gaining a Master of Film and Digital Image from Sydney College of the Arts at the University of Sydney, and honed his drafting and model making skills when later undertook a Bachelor of Design in Architecture at the University of Sydney gaining academic credit for half the degree because of industry experience and previous studies at WSU (Western Sydney University) initially studying Industrial Design earning a Bachelor of Design and Technology and previously a Graduate Certificate in Design Science (Building), University of Sydney.

As an educator he tutored in Digital Media at the University of Sydney, taught Design Principles as a lecturer at Qantm College, Graphic Design lecturer at ACU: Australian Catholic University, Strathfield and created and taught the Exhibition Design curriculum at Raffles College of Design and Commerce.

During COVID he worked as an Exhibition and Marketing Manager for Brenda Colahan Fine Art, pivoting the business online during lockdown increasing sales tenfold by implementing live broadcast software essentially taking the exhibitions programme online supported by consistent social media marketing.

From 2023 - 2024 he studied Master of Arts Screen in Production Design at AFTRS: Australian Film, Television and Radio School.

During his two years at AFTRS he was Production Designer on eight short films: Kowloon Nights (2023) drama, Action not Hope! (2023) documentary, Escape! (2023) romantic comedy drama, Darwin (2023) proof of concept for TV series Seven Valleys, Framing Resistance (2023) documentary, sci-fi comedy Collect Call (2024), the heartfelt Australian Cambodian drama Interview with a Hero (2024) and an experimental CGI VFX project leveraging the technology of the LED Volume Chahārshanbe Suri (2024).

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Qualifications

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Master of Arts Screen in Production Design

Australian Film, Television and Radio School

2023 – 2024

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Bachelor of Design in Architecture

University of Sydney

2013 - 2016

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Master of Film and Digital Image

Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney

2006 - 2007

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Bachelor of Design and Technology

Western Sydney University

2000 - 2002

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Graduate Certificate in Design Science

University of Sydney

1998 – 2000

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Filmography

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Meet the Changs (2022) SBS - educational comedy 10-part TV series:

Art Director 

Meet Leila and Ziad (2023) SBS - educational comedy 6-part TV series:

Production Designer

Kowloon Nights (2023) AFTRS - drama:

Production Designer & Costume Designer

Action not Hope! (2023) AFTRS - documentary:

Co-Production Designer with Mrunal Jirwankar

Escape! (2023) AFTRS - romantic comedy-drama:

Production Designer & Costume Designer

Darwin (2023) AFTRS - historical drama:

Production Designer & Costume Designer

Framing Resistance (2023) AFTRS - documentary:

Production Designer

Collect Call (2024) AFTRS - sci-fi comedy:

Production Designer & Costume Designer 

Interview with a Hero (2024) AFTRS - drama:

Production Designer 

Chahārshanbe Suri (2024) AFTRS - experimental:

Co-Production Designer with Erin Slyney