Paula Benson

Why an English country house became Chateau Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon

With production design by the three-time Oscar-nominated Arthur Max, Ridley Scott’s epic Napoleon details the chequered rise and fall of the French Emperor Napoleon...

The Film and Furniture festive gift guide 2023

Our carefully curated holiday gift guide has become well-known from London to Los Angeles (and everywhere in-between) as the place to find inspiration for that special someone in your life who loves film, furniture and design....

The Wye Valley Sex Education house is for sale

After a period of being available to rent as a holiday home, The Sex Education house could now be be yours to own! 'The Chalet' in the Wye Valley is the iconic on-screen home...

What is David Beckham’s outdoor kitchen, tent and BBQ grill in the ‘Beckham’ Netflix series?

Beckham is streaming on Netflix, and it's addictive viewing. We spotted David cooking at home in a magnificent outdoor...

October’s inaugural International Production Design Week celebrates the craft of world-building for film, all over the world.

"Designing a film is like painting a landscape in a hurricane" said production designer...

An important message from the British Film Designers Guild regarding the film industry strikes

A recent British Film Designers Guild (BFDG) survey shows 83% of art department crew affected by film industry strikes have been out of work...

Behind the scenes of A Haunting in Venice with production designer John Paul Kelly

Retired and living in self-imposed exile, the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot reluctantly attends a Halloween seance in new murder mystery A Haunting in Venice....

Creating Barbie Land: The decor details of Barbie’s Dreamhouse

What fun production designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer had bringing Greta Gerwig’s vision for the toy world of Barbie to life. Now that the film has...

Barbie film references, side by side

Barbie is a triumph! Greta Gerwig and the film's production design team referenced renowned films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Matrix and Playtime. Lets take a look... The Dawn of Barbie - 2001:...