Es Devlin and Yinka Ilori construct Brit Awards stage like rainbow-coloured maze
Glowing, zigzagging volumes were layered to form the labyrinthine backdrop of the 2021 Brit Awards, courtesy of designers Es Devlin and Yinka Ilori. More
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Virtual nightclub Eschaton creates "feeling of a rabbit hole" by combining theatre with gaming design
"The possibilities are infinite" when you bring theatre into virtual space, according to the designers behind pioneering nightclub experience Eschaton. More
David Rockwell's "intimate and grand" Oscars set recalls glamour of early ceremonies
Architect David Rockwell designed the sets for last night's Oscars ceremony within LA's art deco Union Station to reflect the feeling of past Academy Awards nights. More
Royal Shakespeare Company to stage live play in virtual Midsummer Night's Dream forest
The Royal Shakespeare Company is set to put on a virtual play called Dream that will be performed by actors in motion capture suits and animated in real-time. More
ASKA creates escapist TV set for Stockholm Design Week interviews
Swedish architecture studio ASKA designed a set with terracotta colours, architectural shapes and real sand to create a sense of escapism for live interviews conducted during Stockholm Design Week. More
Asylum in Ratched designed to look like "a beautiful person with a really dark secret"
Production designer Judy Becker treated Lucia State Hospital like a character in its own right to ensure that the gruesome psychiatric institution takes centre stage in Netflix thriller Ratched. More
Creating sets for Normal People took a mixture of intuition and second-hand gems says production designer
Using second-hand finds to create "clinical but tasteful" spaces reflective of protagonist Marianne Sheridan's family life drove the set design of hit series Normal People, says production designer Lucy van Lonkhuyzen. More
Less exclusive buildings "are actually some of the most interesting" says Devs production designer
Production designer Mark Digby explains why he selected an inconspicuous 1960s university library as the location for sci-fi series Devs, which was created by Ex Machina and 28 Days Later writer Alex Garland, instead of ultra-futuristic buildings in Silicon Valley like the Apple Park. More
Dressing scenes for Killing Eve was "like finding treasure" says set decorator
Contrasting drab investigator Eve Polastri with decadent assassin Villanelle was key to creating the visual mood for hit TV thriller series Killing Eve, says set decorator Casey Williams. More
Parasite house designed from "simple floor plan" sketched by Bong Joon-Ho
Production designer Lee Ha Jun created the house at the centre of the film Parasite based on a basic sketch drawn by director Bong Joon–Ho. In this interview, Lee explains how he designed the set that many people thought was a real house. More
Balenciaga floods runway for apocalyptic Paris Fashion Week show
Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has presented its autumn/winter 2020 collection on a purposefully flooded catwalk to draw attention to the threat of climate change and rising sea levels. More
Brian Roettinger creates Kesha-shaped candle for her High Road album
Graphic designer Brian Roettinger has created psychedelic visuals for Kesha's album High Road, featuring an album cover depicting a candle made from a 3D scan of the pop star. More
Studio Drift creates dramatic shifting Ego sculpture for Dutch opera L'Orfeo
Studio Drift has created Ego, a kinetic sculpture made of 10 miles of ultra-fine nylon, for the Dutch National Touring Opera's production of L'Orfeo. More
Shona Heath's design for Tim Walker show reflects their decades-long collaboration
Set designer Shona Heath's exhibition design for the Tim Walker exhibition at London's V&A reflects the many outlandish sets she has created for the fashion photographer. More
Designers of Björk's Cornucopia show "ignored the concert rule book"
Icelandic singer Björk worked with creatives from the theatre world who tore up the rule book to create a "delicate" set for her Cornucopia tour. More
Rihanna's lingerie show set design is an architectural "mash up"
Canadian designer Willo Perron created a a "mash up" of architectural iconography for the set design of Rihanna's Savage x Fenty show at New York Fashion Week. More
15 architectural set designs created for fashion month 2019
Iconic landmarks were transformed into stages for September's fashion shows. We've picked out 15 architecturally influenced set designs during New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Week this year. More
Buildings in LA are torn down and rebuilt as fast as movie sets, says Tarantino's production designer
Major high-rise developments are razing the architectural past of Los Angeles at a rapid rate, says the production designer behind the 1960s sets of Quentin Tarantino's movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. More
Block9 reveals "monster" IICON stage at Glastonbury 2019
Block9 co-founders Gideon Berger and Steven Gallagher explain how they built the monolithic IICON stage at Glastonbury in this exclusive video shot by Dezeen at the famous music festival. More
Stormzy "took south London to the farm" for Glastonbury set
The creative directors behind Stormzy's headline Glastonbury set honoured the British rapper's south London roots with visual nods to Croydon's Brutalist architecture. More