The Undoing Set Design

Still thinking about The Undoing? Although many will say that the real star here isn't Hugh Grant or Nicole Kidman but her wardrobe, I think that Manhattan is a character as much as a backdrop and there are impressive photos and locations. 

But I am also very much impressed with the set design and the overall aesthetic of the limited series created by the director Susanne Bier, who says

“I went to architectural school before I went to film school, so my involvement is not arbitrary”

And great work by production designer Lester Cohen and set decorator Keri Lederman. The women's team has created an impressive atmosphere of the lavish world of the Upper East Side. 

Kidman and Grant’s cozy townhouse is an actual residence on Fifth Avenue, but with a lot of changes. Like the lush wallpaper covering the walls of  the bedroom - a great backdrop for the exquisite furniture pieces:

Photo : HBO

A very expensive home made to look lived-in.

Photo: Warrick Page

 

How do you like the built-in folding-door-style window coverings?

Sally Morrison’s townhouse

 

I was captivated by the sets. And as interior designer I am fascinated with the way the team has succeded not only to make these interiors look so inspiring, but also very true, lived-in... except for the Franklin's home that is colder and a little like a museum. But that was intended to be.

Did they inspire you for your own project?

Sex and the City 2 - sneak peek at the interiors

As interior designer I have special interest in set design. And have published some of the most interesting interiors from famous movies, including all the available photos from the interiors in Sex and the City. Now we can have a sneak peek into the set design of the new sequel, where interior design is going to play even a more important role, as ELLE DECOR writes, Carri Bradshaw is extending her passion for all things fashionable to the world of interior design :

“I’ve been cheating on fashion with furniture,” quips Carrie Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, at the beginning of Sex and the City 2.

I am curious to see how the movie treats interior design and the sets they have created. I hope that the time past has made its positive impact and there will be a certain maturity not only in the characters, but also in the whole concept of the movie.

More About Fashion and Interior Design

It appears that this is a relation that has started long ago and now is probably at its peak. May be the saturation of the interior design market makes companies and designers search help in fashion?

Here are some other obvious links between them: have a look at this photo from the set design of "The Devil Wears Prada"! The Black-and-White theme in the sofa upholstery is from Quadrille fabric

and at 485 Fifth Avenue, the fashion designer Peter Som lent his name and a pattern from one of his spring dresses. Which version do you like better? I am for the dress:)

(the photo is from NY Times via mirage.studio.7)

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Swarovski Crystals Featured in "Ocean’s Thirteen"

"This summer, Swarovski Crystal Palace chandeliers will share the limelight with
stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, and Don Cheadle" - this is how a short article in Interior Design magazine about the new "Ocean’s Thirteen" starts.

The new film was shot on a lavish set built on Warner Bros.' biggest soundstage. Set designer Kristen Messina selected crystals from the Swarovski Crystal Palace collection for two scenes: Cascade by Vincent Van Dyson will furnish the “Diamond Viewing Room” and Blossom chandeliers by Tord Boontje will add glam to a hotel suite dinning room. The last one is in the photo above, taken from Clooney Project Gallery (tons of George Cloony photos in various company and mood :).

I am very curious to see the movie and the set design itself.