Alexia
Gardner
I design brand environments from a set designer’s point of view, then build them by hand on site.
- Visual design & event operations
- 13+ years at The Walt Disney Company
- Glendale & Los Angeles
Selected work
From plan to install
Every environment starts on paper. I draw floor plans, elevations, and 3D models in SketchUp so partners, vendors, and fabricators are aligned before anything is built.
On every project I also write the run of show, manage design costs and vendor invoices, and art direct the install.
About
I’m a Visual Design & Event Operations Manager at Disney Consumer Products, where I create showcases, press junkets, influencer events, and trade show environments for Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, and 20th Century.
My background is in theatre and production design, so I approach every display like a set: what’s the story, where does the audience stand, and what will they notice first. I lead the design, manage vendors and budgets, and stay hands-on through install, dressing mannequins, merchandising product, and placing every prop.
- Visual & set design
- Concept, layout, floor plans, elevations, and 3D models for branded environments.
- Visual merchandising
- Mannequin styling, product storytelling, and on-site merchandising.
- Event operations
- Run of show, vendor and fabrication management, budgets, and invoice reconciliation.
- Tools
- SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Monday.com, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office.
MFA, Production Design, Academy of Art University (Cum Laude)
BA, Theatre Arts with Set Design Emphasis, San Diego State University