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🎬 Keep Your Cool: A Film Lover's Guide to Survivin

🎬 Keep Your Cool: A Film Lover's Guide to Surviving a Heatwave (Part 2/3)

Still searching for ways to beat the heat? Cinema has a few final suggestions...

❄️ 1. Cool off at the fridge

We've all stood in front of an open fridge hoping for a blast of cold air.

Cinema has turned that everyday habit into something far more memorable. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown sees Marisa (Rossy de Palma) spend plenty of time in the kitchen as the refrigerator becomes the busiest place in the house during a heatwave.
May December transforms a simple catering dilemma into one of the film's funniest moments, as Gracie (Julianne Moore) quietly panics: "I don't think we have enough hot dogs."
Requiem for a Dream takes the idea to the opposite extreme, turning Sara Goldfarb's (Ellen Burstyn) refrigerator into a terrifying hallucination.
Then there's The Shining, where Wendy Torrance (Shelley Duvall) locks Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) inside the Overlook Hotel's walk-in cold store.

👕 2. Wander around the house with your shirt off

When temperatures climb, even film costumes surrender.

Elio (Timothée Chalamet) in Call Me by Your Name, and Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) in Saltburn, embrace a wardrobe of shorts, swimwear and very little else. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best one.

🛒 3. And if all else fails...

Head to the supermarket.

Or at least somewhere with powerful air conditioning, something we're still not terribly accustomed to here in the UK.

Drive, starring Ryan Gosling, and High-Rise, remind us that sometimes the coolest place in town isn't at home at all.

Which film sets you on fire?

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🎬 Keep Your Cool: A Film Lover's Guide to Survivin

🎬 Keep Your Cool: A Film Lover's Guide to Surviving a Heatwave (Part 1/3)

As record temperatures sweep across the UK and Europe, we're taking inspiration from the silver screen.

When the mercury rises, film characters know exactly what to do. They stretch out on a sun lounger, linger over long lunches and seek out the coolest table in the shade.

☀️ 1. Stretch out on a sun lounger

Sometimes the best response to soaring temperatures is to stop fighting them altogether.

Atonement, Call Me by Your Name and Saltburn all embrace the languid rhythm of summer, with long afternoons spent reading, swimming and reclining on loungers beneath the sun.

🍽️ 2. Dine al fresco

Meals somehow taste better outdoors.
Whether it's poolside lunches in La Piscine or Jacques Tati's perfectly ordered garden in Mon Oncle, these films remind us that the best dining room in summer is often outside.

🌳 3. Find a café by the water... or beneath the trees
Not every cooling strategy requires a swimming pool.

From Cary Grant seeking refuge at a waterfront restaurant in To Catch a Thief to the idyllic alfresco lunch in Speak No Evil before everything takes a darker turn, these films prove the coolest seat is usually the one in the shade.

👉 Tomorrow: pavement gatherings, cool baths, fridge therapy and other cinematic ways to survive the heat.

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Designers in Film No. 7: Arne Jacobsen A look at

Designers in Film No. 7: Arne Jacobsen

A look at some of Arne Jacobsen's most enduring designs on screen.

Arne Jacobsen Cutlery (1957) (pics 1&2). Designed more than a decade before 2001: A Space Odyssey, yet it still looked like the future when Kubrick put it on board the Discovery One spacecraft. The same sleek stainless steel cutlery also appears in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

The Egg Chair (1958). One of the great achievements of Scandinavian design. Created for the SAS Royal Hotel, its sculptural form provides both privacy and comfort. Spotted in the Danish-Swedish crime drama The Bridge and The Beatles' Help! (pics 3-4).

The Series 7 Chair (1955). Arguably Jacobsen's most recognisable design. Lightweight, elegant and endlessly versatile. Seen in The Playlist, The Uninvited, The Father, Conversations with Friends and Sentimental Value (pics 5-8).

The AJ Table Lamp (1957). Originally designed for Copenhagen's SAS Royal Hotel. Its angled shade and clean lines made it a modernist classic. Seen in No Time To Die, where it sits in Q's house, and in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, appearing in both Pike's Ready Room and M'Benga's Sick Bay (pics 9-10).

More than seventy years after many of these designs first appeared, they continue to feel remarkably current, whether on a film set, a starship or around a dining table.

👀 Where have you spotted Arne Jacobsen designs on screen?

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🎬 Film and Furniture's picks from Bonhams' Sound &

🎬 Film and Furniture's picks from Bonhams' Sound & Cinema Auction 🎬

Following the recent passing of Terence Stamp, Bonhams' forthcoming Sound & Cinema auction includes pieces from the acclaimed actor's personal collection, offering a rare glimpse into his distinctive taste in art, design and interiors.

From a handwoven rug with a remarkable Hollywood backstory to vintage film posters and furniture with real character, there's plenty to tempt lovers of cinema and design in the upcoming sale.

Among our favourites is Terence Stamp's large geometric floor rug, handwoven by actress Silvana Mangano in the 1970s or 1980s and accompanied by Polaroids showing Mangano lying on the rug while it was still on the loom. It is offered alongside a collection of cushions and an Hermès blanket from Stamp's collection.

We're also drawn to a beautifully sculptural Chinese hardwood "Moongazing" recliner chair dating from the late Qing Dynasty.

Film enthusiasts can also bid on a British souvenir programme for Metropolis, a striking US one sheet poster for Rear Window, an original French poster for Mon Oncle, sixteen cut-glass white wine glasses from Downton Abbey, and a signed archival print of Terence Stamp and Jean Shrimpton by photographer Terry O'Neill.

The auction begins closing from 25 June 2026. If you're after a piece with a story to tell, this catalogue is well worth a look.

Which lot would you be taking home?

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Carol's beautifully considered Santa Fe-inspired h

Carol's beautifully considered Santa Fe-inspired home in Pluribus caught our eye, with its plaster walls, arched doorways, woven lighting, handcrafted tiles and cane dining chairs, to frozen ice hotels, hospitals, bespoke aircraft interiors and an entire neighbourhood built from scratch. It's packed with remarkable production design and interiors inspiration.

For us, though, the undisputed star is Carol's house. Inspired by contemporary Southwestern architecture, it combines warm stucco walls, black steel-framed glazing, artisan tilework, woven pendants, cane dining chairs and layered natural textures to create a home that feels sophisticated without trying too hard. Every detail was carefully considered, from the custom finishes and bespoke furnishings to the artwork and colour palette, all chosen to reflect Carol's personality and way of life.

The house didn't simply occupy an existing street either. Denise Pizzini and her team selected an empty mesa overlooking Albuquerque, built roads into the site and constructed an entire custom neighbourhood around it, positioning each home to make the most of the spectacular New Mexico views while giving every property its own distinct identity.

As the Set Decorators Society of America announces its Television Awards nominations for 2025-2026, we're taking a look at one of the year's most ambitious achievements in television décor and design. The nomination for Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Contemporary Series recognises Set Decorator Ashley Michelle Marsh SDSA alongside Production Designer Denise Pizzini.

Whether you're admiring the handcrafted interiors, the extraordinary ice hotel or simply making notes for your own home, Pluribus offers plenty for furniture and design lovers to pause and appreciate.

📸 Swipe through for some of our favourite furniture and design moments from the series, and head to FilmandFurniture.com for more furniture and décor in film and TV (link in bio).

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