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“Being a little boy in Texas, when you see Star Wars and Bladerunner, that’s the first time I actually looked at the credits and saw the concept artist and all the people behind the scenes,” says production designer Bruton Jones. “That’s what I wanted to do and there was no looking back.” When he was brought in to…

As the production designer of Minx, Jefferson Sage was able to pull from his own past to create an old-school magazine. The process of publishing has changed a lot since the '70s, but Sage knew he could find the research materials in his own archives. Created by Ellen Rapoport, Minx takes place in 1970s Los Angeles…

For Julia production designer Patrizia von Brandenstein, the most important aspect of her job was to recreate Julia Child’s home kitchen. While Julia, played by Sarah Lancashire, travels the world in the series, she always returns to her kitchen to work on new ideas. Julia tells the story of Julia Child as she rose to…

For Only Murders in the Building, production designer Curt Beech was inspired by his background in theater to create the apartments of the main characters. As a former theater teacher, Beech knew he could make use of his skills to tell each character’s story through the visual design of their apartments. The series…

Location scouting for a period film can be difficult, since you can't always use the original location due to modern elements. Luckily production designer Grant Major was able to transform a small plot of New Zealand into 1925 Montana for The Power of the Dog. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as wealthy Montana rancher Phil…

For The Flight Attendant, production designer Sara K White was excited to work on creating spaces to physically represent the main character's internal struggles while dealing with a mystery thriller. Kaley Cuoco stars as Cassie Bowden, a flight attendant with a drinking problem, who wakes up in a strange hotel room…

Nominated for 20 Emmys in its first season, including Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour), Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso has been a hit since it was released in August of last year. Production designer Paul Cripps knew that his work needed to highlight the comedic writing by creating as realistic…

As production designer of the Hulu series PEN15, Grace Alie didn't need to go far for research and inspiration. Along with a crew that also grew up in the early 2000s, Alie was able to work off their personal experiences to recreate their childhoods. Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle created and star in this cringe comedy…

Over the past year, production designers needed to get creative in how they approach their work on films or television shows. For Solos, that involved production designer Ruth Ammon adapting to a completely virtual art department from home. "We were building 3D designs," Ammon says, "and we actually had a virtual…

Oscar-winning production designer, art director and set decorator Peter Lamont has died. Lamont, along with longtime collaborator Peter Ford, was responsible for the aesthetic of nearly every James Bond film from Goldfinger through 2006’s Casino Royale. That’s no small feat, given the series’ high standards for…

The team that created 1969 Los Angeles for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood took home the Oscar for production design Sunday at the Academy Awards. The award marked the first win for production designer Barbara Ling and the second for set decorator Nancy Haigh, who took home an Oscar in 1992 for…

Peter Larkin, whose innovative set design graced Broadway productions and major films, died Monday at his home in Bridgehampton, New York after a brief illness. He was 93 years old and his death was confirmed by his stepson, screenwriter Wesley Strick. Larkin won four Tony Awards and was behind the set design for such…