TY + BB
TY + BB
“THANK YOU, BABY are like the love children of liberace and mugler”
- christian wagstaff
‘THANK YOU, BABY’ (TYBB) is a full-service creative studio forged by the combined talents of Multidisciplinary Designer TY DESIGNS (Tyler Hawkins) and Floral Designer BLOOM BOY (Ross Jenkins). With their unique artistic visions and joint expertise, they bring to life breathtaking environments and immersive experiences that captivate and inspire. By combining their diverse skills, Thank You, Baby aims to create work that transcends the ordinary.
TY+BB’s creative collaboration was born from a shared visual aesthetic and a desire to buck convention. After years of collaboration they formalised their partnership as THANK YOU, BABY - a dynamic creative force offering set and event design, installations, activations and good times! Clients already include Public Hospitality Group, Anthem Co and Piper Heidsieck.
Tyler Hawkins is a Multidisciplinary Designer living and working in Melbourne/Naarm. After his early career as a professional contemporary dancer with the likes of Chunky Move and Opera Australia, Tyler retrained at NIDA graduating with a Masters in Design for Performance and a published thesis on the 'Incorporation of the Mediated Image in Live Performance’. Ty Design’s practice spans Set, Costume, AV, Film, Theatre, Event, Experience, Fashion, Commercial, Objet and more alongside Art and Creative Direction for major brands. Clients include Sydney Theatre Co., Opera Australia, Malthouse Theatre, RUSSH and Louis Vuitton. Tyler has executed large scale Festival Designs for Adelaide Fringe Festival (2020) and Melbourne Fringe Festival (2022).
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Ross Jenkins is a Floral Designer living and working in Melbourne/Naarm. Originally from the UK with a background in fashion design and styling with showcases at London Fashion Week, Ross re-trained as a floral designer after moving to Melbourne in 2012. As BLOOM BOY, Ross’ floristry practice sits somewhere amongst the worlds of fashion and fine art, specialising in original and concept-driven floristry spanning installation, photographic styling, set design, events and more. Clients include Coach, Sass & Bide, Lululemon, Mushroom Group and Rising Festival. BLOOM BOY has exhibited large scale works at Flowering NOW (2019), and Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (2022).