Paula Benson, Author at Film and Furniture

Paula Benson

Feature: 13 May 2016

The scene would be nowt with the chair taken out: You Only Live Twice, Blofeld’s chair

Possibly one of the most famous chairs ever to be captured on celluloid, supervillain Blofeld's chair in the Bond movie You Only Live Twice...

Feature: 25 Apr 2016

Hungry for The Hunger Games furniture?

How would you like to dine from the chairs where Haymitch and Effie discuss game strategy with Katniss Everdeen and Peeta in The Hunger Games? Lionsgate are bringing Hunger Games fans the unique opportunity to...

Feature: 17 Apr 2016

What is that bold, green leaf wallpaper in The Aviator?

The fabulous bold, green leaf wallpaper in the bathroom of The Aviator (2004) where Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) takes one of his many germophobic turns, is one of the...

Feature: 30 Mar 2016

Batman’s taste in modernist furniture revealed in Google maps tour of Bruce Wayne’s house from Batman v Superman: Part 1

Published 30.3.16. Updated: 22.7.16. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice directed by Zack Snyder spurred...

Feature: 27 Mar 2016

Easter quiz: What does an Egg, an Ant and a Swan have in common?

Answer: they're all chairs. And not just any old chairs - the Ant™ Chair, the Egg™ Chair, and the Swan™ Chair are all design masterpieces by Arne Jacobsen -...

From our store: 03 Mar 2016

Eames LCW chair in natural ash

Director/Producer Billy Wilder (Sunset Blvd. (1950), Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960) was fascinated by furniture and a big fan of the Eames. He owned several plywood chairs like this one. Available...

Feature: 03 Mar 2016

Charles and Ray Eames Hollywood connections (and how they snuck their furniture into a few films)

Exclusive interview with Eames expert prof. Pat Kirkham We're lucky to have Pat Kirkham back in the UK. After...

Feature: 19 Feb 2016

The scene would be nowt with the chair taken out: The Moon is Blue

This scene, and indeed the whole apartment scene from The Moon is Blue (1953) would be much less iconic without this Saarinen Womb chair designed for Knoll. Interestingly, Twentieth...

Feature: 19 Feb 2016

‘Blade Runner’ whisky tumblers

The exact ‘CIBI’ glass tumbler design that Deckard (Harrison Ford) is seen drinking whisky from in Blade Runner (1982) at a key reflective moment in the film. Tried and tested by Film and Furniture,...