Carla studied scenography at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht, The Netherlands. 

Recent scenic designs:Ciske De Rat (Dutch National Tour and The Hague), Sunset Boulevard (Dutch National Tour), All Shook Up (Dutch National Tour), Petticoat (Dutch National Tour), 

La Cage Aux Folles (Opening Production at the new De La Mar Theater Amsterdam), Simone’s Songbook (Dutch National Tour), various André Van Duin Shows (Touring Productions of a famous Dutch comedian), Saturday Night Fever (Utrecht and Milan), 21 on Air Dinnershow (Hilversum, Holland), Hij Gelooft in Mij (De La Mar Theater Amsterdam), Love Story (Dutch National Tour), Pandora Dinnershow (Hilversum, Holland), Moeder ik wil bij de Revue (Beatrix Theater, Utrecht), The Bodyguard (Utrecht 2x and Madrid), Hair (Dutch National Tour), Vamos (Dutch National Tour), You’re the Top (Dutch National Tour), Charley the Musical (Dutch National Tour), The Addams Family (Dutch National Tour), Hello Dolly (Dutch National Tour), Diana & Zonen (Dutch National Tour), Pretty Woman (Milan, Barcelona and Italian Tour), Pretty Woman (Beatrix Theater, Utrecht) Vergeet Barbara (Belgium_Studio 100), Sweeney Todd (De La Mar Theater Amsterdam) and

De 3 Biggetjes (K3_Studio 100) Belgian and Dutch National Tour.

Carla worked internationally as the associate designer to Klara Zieglerova on the Stage Entertainment / Disney musical Sister Act in Milan, Paris, The Hague, Barcelona and Sao Paolo.

New production designs currently in preparation:

- 40-45

- Shrek

- Onze Jordaan

- Elisabeth

Award Nominations for: 

Best Set design Ciske de Rat in 2008, 

Best Set design All Shook Up in 2010 

Best Set design Petticoat in 2011 

Best Set design La Cage Aux Folles in 2011

Won a Musical Award for Best Set design Moeder ik wil bij de Revue in 2015 

Best Set design The Bodyguard (Utrecht) 2016

Best Set design The Bodyguard (Madrid) 2016

Best Set design The Addams Family in 2019

Best Set design Sweeney Todd in 2023

Aside from working on various musicals, Carla designed various plays, cabaret shows and interior design/creations and installations for museums, exhibitions and various TV programs.

Recently designed the exhibition Concept and Design for the Diva museum, Home of diamonds. A unique public experience, focusing on the magical world of diamonds, jewelry and goldsmithing in Antwerp, Belgium.

She also designed the set for The Analogues, a Concert Tour of a Dutch Rockband performing the exact music of The Beatles. (Ziggo Dome, Lotto Arena Antwerp and Olympia Paris)