AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – When people choose to pack up their lives in London and Melbourne and head to New Zealand, it’s a big deal. So we’re thrilled to welcome Sienna, Riana and Zoe to Colenso, and to Aotearoa.
Sienna Mark-Brown joins fresh from London via Koto Studio, where she’s been working on global brands and mentoring the next wave of designers, and now she’s back on home soil to lead our design team.
Riana McKenzie and Zoe Perrin are AWARD Emerging Creative Team of the Year, international jurors, and Cannes Young Lions finalists. But beyond the shiny things, Ri and Zo, or ‘RiZo’, have built a formidable reputation in Australia and have been unstoppable ever since.
Sienna, Riana and Zoe arrive with international perspectives, serious creative chops, and the kind of ambition that terrifies us.
Sienna says “After a few incredible years in London and some travel, I felt the pull to come home and Colenso was the perfect reason. There’s something special about the creative energy here, and I’m excited to help shape it with a team that’s bold, thoughtful, and ready to push boundaries. It’s good to be home”.
Ri and Zo commented: “Like everyone, we’ve been watching Colenso from afar for quite a while now (and quietly seething at their talent). So, when the call came, we knew we couldn’t say no. We can’t wait to get stuck into making world-class work, with Colenso’s world-class people”.
Angela Watson, Colenso CEO, comments “Colenso has a way of attracting the bold ones. The ones who pack up their lives to join us on College Hill. Sienna, Riana and Zoe arrive ambitious and ridiculously talented. Exactly the kind of trouble we like”.
Says Simon Vicars, Colenso CCO: “At Colenso we’re greedy. We want more than our fair share of the world’s best talent. And these three are just that. We’re excited to have them on board.”
