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Photograph: Heidi Lundsgaard
Thomas Ditlev Sjølander
Career History
April 2004 - present:
Self- employed embroidery maker and owner of Sjølander Embroidery.
July 2021 - present:
Daily and artistic manager of Denmark's Costumarium. The Costumarium exhibits costumes and costume designs from national and international film, theatre and television productions. It is the first museum in Denmark dedicated to the art of costume.
June 2001 - April 2004:
Costume maker at Cosprop Ltd, London. Specializing in costume embroidery under the guidance of Head of Men's Dept. Christopher Prins and Owner and Costume Designer John Bright.
Sept. 2000 - June 2001:
Costume Interpretation BA, Wimbledon College of Art
March 1993 - June 1998:
Apprenticeship and employment with Couturier and Costume Designer Lars Andersen, Copenhagen.
Productions
The Danish National Guilds show, Thorseng Lærches Modesalon
Napoleon, Apple Studios
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom, Pathé
Dangerous Liaisons, Playground Entertainment
The Great - Season 2, Thruline Entertainment
Gentleman Jack, HBO Prod.
Emma, Blueprint Pictures
Babylon Berlin III, X Filme Creative Pool
17th century costumes for Das Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung
The Witcher, Netflix
The Phantom of the Opera, Det Ny Teater
Mulan, Walt Disney Pictures
Dr Dolittle, Perfect World Pictures
L’Empereur de Paris, Mandarin Films
Angelo, Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion GmbH
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Walt Disney Pictures
Interlude in Prague, Stillking Films
Das Rheingold, Lyric Opera Chicago
Alice in Wonderland (ballet) The National Finnish Opera
Beauty and the Beast, Walt Disney Pictures
Virtuoso, HBO Prod.
Couture show at the King's Garden, Thorseng Lærches Modesalon
Alice Through the Looking Glass, Walt Disney Pictures
Magic in the Moonlight, Gravier Productions
Romeo og Julie (ballet), The Danish Royal Theatre
Die Zauberflöte, Bregenzer Festspiele
Le Nozze di Figaro, The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden
Jack the Giant Slayer, New Line Cinema
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Glyndebourne
Les Noces de Figaro, Opéra National de Paris
Birdsong, The Comedy Theatre, London
John Carter of Mars, Walt Disney Pictures
Return to Cranford, BBC
De Tre Musketörer, Stockholms Stadsteater
Anonymous, Columbia Pictures
Robin Hood, Universal Pictures
Les Patineurs, The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden
The Duchess, Paramount Vantage
Haus Buddenbrooks, Bavaria Film
Henry IV, The Royal Shakespeare Company
John Adams, HBO Prod.
The Sound of Music, The Really Useful Group
Tosca, The Danish Royal Theatre
Turandot, The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden
Cosi fan Tutte, Glyndebourne
4 Chasubles, Bolbro Church
Tosca, The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden
The Marriage of Figaro, The Danish National Opera
La Vie en Rose, Légende Films
Purple Chasuble, Ubberud Church
Goya’s Ghosts, The Saul Zaentz Company
The Da Vinci Code, Columbia Pictures
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Walt Disney Pictures
Sanne Salomonsen - The Show, Bellevue Teatret
Memoirs of a Geisha, Columbia Pictures
Kingdom of Heaven, Twentieth Century Fox
The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Tribeca Productions
The Phantom of the Opera, Warner Bros
Five Children and It, Sandfairy Ltd.
Finding Neverland, Miramax
Thunderbirds, Working Title Films
Ladies in Lavender, UK Film Council
Big Fish, Columbia Pictures
The Haunted Mansion, Walt Disney Pictures
Timeline, Paramount Pictures
Byron, BBC
Pirates of the Caribean: Dead Man's Chest, Walt Disney Pictures
Daniel Deronda, BBC
The Gathering Storm, HBO prod.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Warner Bros.