Set design
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How to conquer the Atomic City: the story behind U2 at the new Las Vegas Sphere
U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere redefines the 21st-century rock concert. We spoke to the band and its team about the genesis of this expansive art and music experience that marks the opening of the high-tech venue
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Loyle Carner’s Reading Festival 2023 stage presents spatial storytelling at its finest
We talk to Loyle Carner and The Unlimited Dreams Company (UDC) about the musical artist’s stage set design for Reading Festival 2023
By Teshome Douglas-Campbell Published
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Jil Sander’s A/W 2020 show is set inside a refurbished thermo-electric station
Industrially inclined for autumn, the Meiers chose a recently refurbished former thermo-electric station, filled with mismatched vintage chairs
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Sail away: Rana Begum creates fishing net installation for Roksanda
Roksanda Ilinčić and Rana Begum have collaborated on a kaleidoscopic netted runway installation for the designer’s A/W 2020 show at London Fashion Week
By Phoebe Gardner Last updated
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Alessandro Michele goes behind the scenes of Gucci’s A/W 2020 show
Creative director Alessandro Michele invited the audience backstage for the Gucci A/W 2020 show in Milan, to explore the construction of the runway
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Soundtracking fashion with Benji B
The London-based DJ and producer on creating shape-shifting sounds for Louis Vuitton, Cerruti 1881 Paris, Bethany Williams and Celine
By Fiona Mahon Last updated
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Halston: standout locations from the Netflix limited series
As Netflix's Halston arrives on the small screen – starring Ewan McGregor in the lead role as famed American fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick – we turn our attention to the standout locations of the limited series, from glass-fronted New York skyscrapers to resplendent French royal residencies
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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David Korins on his storytelling stage for the Oscars 2019
The blockbusting set star creates 15 concepts for the 91st annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles with the theme of inclusivity
By Kelsey Mulvey Last updated
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From The Simpsons to the European Parliament: best Balenciaga show sets
‘Ay, caramba!' In celebration of The Simpsons-inspired Balenciaga S/S 2022 runway show, which saw the residents of Springfield descend onto the catwalks of Paris Fashion Week, we present the best recent fashion show sets from the Parisian maison
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Scene-stealing runway sets from S/S 2022 womenswear shows
From giant roulette wheels to Olympic diving boards and multi-city synchronized extravaganzas – our pick of the best fashion show sets from S/S 2022 womenswear
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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David Rockwell’s 2021 Oscars set design celebrates old Hollywood
Staged within Los Angeles' Art Deco Union Station, the David Rockwell-designed Oscars 2021 set nods to old Hollywood and the communal arts
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Star cast produces Merce Cunningham’s centenary ballet
Night of 100 solos is an intimate yet far-reaching performance event, with set design by the late Richard Hamilton, and music in part by Christian Marclay
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Felipe Oliveira Baptista erects modular runway for A/W 2020 Kenzo debut
‘It was designed as a modular nomadic object,’ says creative director Felipe Oliveira Baptista of his debut A/W 2020 runway set design for Kenzo
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Gucci takes travelators to heaven in its S/S 2020 show set
By Laura Hawkins Last updated