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 about "The visuals become the lead singer" say show designers for The Chemical Brothers
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 about Glass boxes "not in any way new" says Es Devlin following Lorde and Kanye's set design spat
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 about Luca Guadagnino looked to "forefathers of modernism" for Suspiria sets, says designer
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 about Halloween movie designer's biggest fear was "keeping all of our pumpkins fresh"
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 about Balenciaga's Spring Summer 2019 collection aims to question the digital era
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 about "Mick Jagger is incredibly well informed" about design says Rolling Stones stage architect
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 about Secret Cinema has created a new way to experience film, says founder Fabien Riggall
Designer James Merry has created futuristic headpieces for Icelandic musician Björk and her flute players to wear during the Utopia tour. More about Björk's Utopia tour headpieces made to resemble orchids and bones
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 about Björk explains designs of "magically utopian" sets and costumes
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 about Giant augmented reality avatar of Bono appears on Es Devlin’s U2 stage 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 about Es Devlin creates "afrofuturist" scarred mask for The Weeknd's Coachella set
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 about Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs film sets influenced by metabolist architecture
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 about Explore the best set designs on our new Pinterest board
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 about Es Devlin creates blue-hued set for Girls & Boys play starring Carey Mulligan
The afrofuturist architecture featured in hit movie Black Panther is an unexpected blend of Zaha Hadid and Buckingham Palace, according to designer Hannah Beachler. More about Black Panther's "voluptuous" sets are influenced by Zaha Hadid, says production designer
Models walked through an archway of rainbow-hued lasers at Burberry's London Fashion Week show, which featured light installations by London studio United Visual Artists. More about United Visual Artists creates prismatic light installation for Burberry catwalk show
MM6 Maison Margiela's London Fashion Week show saw silver-lacquered garments presented inside a central London pub that had been completely decked-out in tin foil. More about MM6 Maison Margiela presents latest collection inside London pub
Es Devlin has been named the winner of this year's Panerai London Design Medal, and to mark the occasion we've rounded up 12 of the set designer's key projects. More about 12 projects worth knowing by London Design Medal winner Es Devlin
New York architect David Rockwell's models of his flamboyant set designs for Broadway shows and movies, from Hairspray to Team America, are documented in these photographs. More about David Rockwell shares photographs of detailed theatre set models
Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson used a combination of mirrors and coloured screens to create different abstract scenes for Wayne McGregor's Tree of Codes ballet. More about Olafur Eliasson creates scenes of visual trickery for Tree of Codes ballet production