Paula Benson

The Thing coffee table: A dedication to the cult classic for the film’s 40th anniversary

John Carpenter has said that of all his films, The Thing is his personal favourite. It's also a favourite on one film fan who...

Lights and lamps inspiration from film and TV

Remember Amelie's cute bedside pig lamp? Or the dynamic curve of the Arco floor lamp in Iron Man's house? Or maybe it's the abundance of retro table lamps in the Bond movies of the...

Interiors inspiration from the film sets of Conversations with Friends

The TV series Conversations With Friends had a lot to live up to after the huge success of Normal People. Both are adaptations of books by Irish author Sally...

Enchanté! The french villa in Downton Abbey: A New Era

For Downton’s second movie Downton Abbey: A New Era set in 1928, the Crawley family up roots from the English countryside to a gorgeous getaway pad in the south...

Dr No to No Time to Die – 60 Years of Bond film sets

In 1962, Sean Connery introduced Ian Fleming’s James Bond to cinema audiences and the visionary Ken Adam established a look and feel for Bond film sets that broke new...

The filmsets and furniture of Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange “A real horrorshow” Part 2

Half a century on, A Clockwork Orange remains a source of controversy and discussion despite being largely embargoed for nearly three of those five...

The minimalist house in The Girl Before

A good architect will design a space to suit the lifestyle of the occupants but some architects have a reputation for being overly precious. The minimalist house that stands at One Folgate Street in...

A Clockwork Orange giant phallus now comes in gold!

Once seen, you can never 'unsee' the scene in A Clockwork Orange when Alex reaps havoc at the house of 'Cat Woman' wielding a giant shiny phallus. Well, now...

A24 releases For Promotional Use Only – the book and auction

Independent media company A24 has released a book celebrating unusual promo from the boom-era of movie merchandise called For Promotional Use Only: A Catalogue of Hollywood Movie Swag and...