Modsy reimagines Oscar-winning film sets with a "modern twist"
Interior design studio Modsy has created renders of rooms based on the production design of five Best Picture Oscar-winning movies. More
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Fiona Crombie reimagines historic Hatfield House in Oscar-winning film The Favourite
Production designer Fiona Crombie used secret passages and an enormous fake facade to transform a 17th-century English country house into the set for award-winning movie The Favourite. More
Five Oscar-nominated films with standout production design
To celebrate The 91st Academy Awards, we've chosen five of our favourite set designs from this year's nominees, from the afrofuturist cityscapes of Black Panther's Wakanda to the meticulous detail of Roma. More
Peter Bilak creates 32-arm lighting design for Royal Swedish Ballet
Peter Bilak has designed the set for the Royal Swedish Ballet production of Totality in Parts featuring a multi-armed light structure controlled by computers. More
Kurt Hollander captures "tacky innocence" of Colombia's erotic video studios
The tacky bedrooms, hotel suite and dentist's waiting room captured in this photography by Kurt Hollander are actually sets for erotic video chats. More
Drake's "super democratic" tour features 200 drones and a flying Ferrari
Two hundred drones, a digital LED floor and a flying yellow Ferrari were among the visual tricks used by creative director Willo Perron in the production of Canadian rapper Drake's latest tour. More
"The visuals become the lead singer" say show designers for The Chemical Brothers
Marcus Lyall and Adam Smith have designed live shows for electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers for over 25 years. They tell Dezeen how they turn audio tracks into immersive visual experiences. More
Glass boxes "not in any way new" says Es Devlin following Lorde and Kanye's set design spat
Set designers Es Devlin and John McGuire have responded to singer Lorde's accusation that Kanye West stole the design of his latest live show, by stating that glass boxes are nothing new. More
Luca Guadagnino looked to "forefathers of modernism" for Suspiria sets, says designer
Luca Guadagnino's rendition of horror movie classic Suspiria takes its design cues from the modernist architecture of masters such as Le Corbusier and Adolf Loos, says production designer Inbal Weinberg. More
Halloween movie designer's biggest fear was "keeping all of our pumpkins fresh"
For all the on-screen blood and gore of horror film Halloween, the scariest part behind the scenes was perishing pumpkins, says the set dresser for the franchise's latest offering. More
Balenciaga's Spring Summer 2019 collection aims to question the digital era
Models walked through a kaleidoscopic tunnel intended to replicate the inner workings of a computer at Balenciaga's Spring Summer 2019 ready-to-wear show at Paris Fashion Week. More
"Mick Jagger is incredibly well informed" about design says Rolling Stones stage architect
Ray Winkler of Stufish has created stages for the Rolling Stones for over 20 years. In an exclusive interview with Dezeen, he explains how set design has changed in the music industry and reveals what it's like to work with the world's biggest rock stars. More
Secret Cinema has created a new way to experience film, says founder Fabien Riggall
Secret Cinema has turned the experience of watching films into a social event, by transporting viewers into the worlds of cult-classic movies like Blade Runner and Moulin Rouge. In this exclusive interview, founder Fabien Riggall explains how he curates a unique setting for every screening. More
Björk's Utopia tour headpieces made to resemble orchids and bones
Designer James Merry has created futuristic headpieces for Icelandic musician Björk and her flute players to wear during the Utopia tour. More
Björk explains designs of "magically utopian" sets and costumes
Björk looked to classic Icelandic paintings and summer nights when designing the sets and costumes for her Utopia world tour, she explains in an exclusive interview with Dezeen. More
Giant augmented reality avatar of Bono appears on Es Devlin’s U2 stage set
U2's creative director Willie Williams created a giant avatar version of Bono using augmented reality, which appeared on a stage designed by Es Devlin for the band's latest tour. More
Es Devlin creates "afrofuturist" scarred mask for The Weeknd's Coachella set
British designer Es Devlin has drawn on the aesthetic of afrofuturism for The Weeknd's stage set at Coachella music festival, which features a massive cracked mask animated by projection-mapped lighting. More
Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs film sets influenced by metabolist architecture
The "hellish and beautiful" architecture of Wes Anderson's new film Isle of Dogs takes its cues from the work of Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, says production designer Paul Harrod. More
Explore the best set designs on our new Pinterest board
Inspired by Es Devlin's all blue set for the play Girls & Boys, this new Pinterest board shows interesting examples of set design, including Frank Gehry's crumpled paper stage for a Mozart opera and OMA's polycarbonate catwalk for Prada. More
Es Devlin creates blue-hued set for Girls & Boys play starring Carey Mulligan
Designer Es Devlin created an all-blue stage set for the Girls & Boys play at London's Royal Court Theatre, which charts the dissolution of a woman's marriage through different video projections. More