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Concrete interior space of a former factory, used in HBO's Westworld

Designing Divination

Westworld’s production designer drew from global architecture to realize 2058

April 2, 2020

Movie still from Parasite showing the family in the basement

Cellar's Market

Seoul’s semi-basement dwellers get financial boost from the city after Parasite

February 21, 2020

White line drawing of a jutting home

LAIR OF PRETENSION

Lair puts a spotlight on the homes of famous movie villains

January 13, 2020

People with blacked-out bars in front of a modernist house, a poster for Parasite

Parasite-Specific

Parasite reveals class divides through elaborate stage set design

December 24, 2019

A pink and purple backdrop against a Rihanna performance

Did Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty NYFW show appropriate Fascist architecture?

October 24, 2019

Photo of the Brady Bunch on a staircase

It's a Crossover Episode

The Brady Bunch house gets thoroughly renovated for a new reality show

September 17, 2019

A Mexican restaurant covered in neon lights in a still from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

A No-Spoiler Zone

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ingeniously blends existing and fabricated scenery

September 6, 2019

Photo of a fake wall peering into a room designed by artist William Leavitt

Smoke and Mirrors

A look at the flimsy architectural stage sets of William Leavitt

September 5, 2019

Neon sign that says

For season three of Stranger Things, they built an entire mall

July 15, 2019

Photo of a blue ballroom with checkered floors and mannequins

Not Throwing Away His Shot

AN interviews Hamilton set designer David Korins about the show’s exhibition

May 13, 2019

Designing for the Big and Small Screen: The World of Production Designers and Set Decorators

January 29, 2019

The stage for the 2018 Oscars ceremony will include 45 million Swarovski (via Architectural Digest)

The 2018 Academy Awards stage design is a maximalist fantasy

March 1, 2018