Nurel Kestel was born in 1983 in Munich. She first studies music, then painting, before studying stage design and costume design at the Kunsthochschule Dresden. She assisted at the Neuköllner Oper and graduated in 2012. Her own works were produced for the short films »The Illusionist« and »Happy Birthday« as well as for the German-French television series »About Kate«. From 2013 to 2017 she assisted at the Deutsches Theater Berlin and now works as a freelance stage and costume designer.