Film and Furniture https://filmandfurniture.com/ For design geeks, film nerds and furniture fans Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:30:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Furnish your home with traditional Irish furniture used in The Banshees of Inisherin https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/03/furnish-your-home-with-traditional-irish-furniture-used-in-the-banshees-of-inisherin/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/03/furnish-your-home-with-traditional-irish-furniture-used-in-the-banshees-of-inisherin/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:19:30 +0000 https://filmandfurniture.com/?p=21756 Furniture from the film The Banshees of Inisherin is being sold as part of Dublin-based Adam’s Auctioneers’ ‘Irish Vernacular’ auction taking place in April. Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, The Banshees of Inisherin follows lifelong friends Padraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson). With production design by Mark Tildesley and set decoration by Michael Standish the multi award winning film features traditional rural Irish furniture. Of the 269 pieces in the Irish Vernacular auction (consisting of traditional Irish furniture, paintings, and collectibles) there are 18 lots from The Banshees film sets. It transpires that … Continued

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]]> https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/03/furnish-your-home-with-traditional-irish-furniture-used-in-the-banshees-of-inisherin/feed/ 0 Film Awards 2023 Part 2: The Oscar nominees for production design https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/03/film-awards-2023-oscar-nominees-for-production-design/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/03/film-awards-2023-oscar-nominees-for-production-design/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:02:29 +0000 https://filmandfurniture.com/?p=21624 Which talented creatives will take home the most recognised trophy in the world on Sunday? The build up to the 95th Oscars has reached fever pitch amongst the entertainment community and film fans around the world, and here at Film and Furniture we’re all eyes on the Production Design category of the Academy Awards. These are the people that create the magical places and spaces we can immerse ourselves in from the comfort of our own chairs (or cinema seats) and be transported far away to other worlds. 2023’s ceremony will air live on ABC on Sunday 12th March (beginning … Continued

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]]> https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/03/film-awards-2023-oscar-nominees-for-production-design/feed/ 0 Film Awards 2023 Part 1: The production design and set decoration categories of the BAFTAs, ADG, SDSA and BFDG Awards https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/film-awards-2023-part-1-the-production-design-and-set-decoration-categories-of-the-baftas-adg-sdsa-and-bfdg-awards/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/film-awards-2023-part-1-the-production-design-and-set-decoration-categories-of-the-baftas-adg-sdsa-and-bfdg-awards/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:40:23 +0000 https://filmandfurniture.com/?p=21527 It was a big weekend for design in film! The film awards season is in full throttle. The look, the atmosphere and the hidden narrative revealed by film sets, locations and furniture is what gets our juices flowing here at Film and Furniture – and as you’re here, we know you’re of a similar ilk. It is our honour therefore, to shine a spotlight on the super-talented creatives of the film industry by presenting our highlights of the design and art department winners and nominees in 2023’s Art Directors Guild Awards and the SDSA Awards in the USA, together with … Continued

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]]> https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/film-awards-2023-part-1-the-production-design-and-set-decoration-categories-of-the-baftas-adg-sdsa-and-bfdg-awards/feed/ 1 Make Me Famous https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/make-me-famous/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/make-me-famous/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2023 14:59:38 +0000 https://filmandfurniture.com/?p=21530 New art documentary Make Me Famous has just hit cinemas for a short window. Director Brian Vincent’s debut documentary explores New York’s downtown art scene in the 1980s where “artists were inspired to make their own rules and not wait for the elites to choose them, they made their art and their own worlds until they got famous or died trying.” While the 1980s made many artists famous and household names, Make Me Famous tells the story of the Lower East Side art movement through the eyes of well-connected painter Edward Brezinski.     Edward Brezinski worked alongside Keith Haring, … Continued

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]]> https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/make-me-famous/feed/ 0 The interior details of ‘The Watcher’ house (and where to find them for your own home) https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/the-interior-details-of-the-watcher-house/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/the-interior-details-of-the-watcher-house/#respond Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:43:04 +0000 https://filmandfurniture.com/?p=21426 In the Brannock’s new dream home at 657 Boulevard in TV series The Watcher we witness some strange goings on, but also some rather inspiring interiors, furniture, lighting and wallpaper. The series follows married couple Dean and Nora (played by Bobby Cannavale and Naomi Watts) who, after moving into their new home in Westfield, New Jersey, are harassed by creepy letters signed by a stalker who goes by the pseudonym “The Watcher”. Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan for Netflix, the mystery thriller is loosely based on a 2018 true story article by Reeves Wiedeman for New York magazine’s … Continued

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]]> https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/the-interior-details-of-the-watcher-house/feed/ 0 The Empire of Light cinema https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/the-empire-of-light-cinema/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/the-empire-of-light-cinema/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:29:51 +0000 https://filmandfurniture.com/?p=21342 Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light is centred on a dilapidated multi screen cinema and explores the power of human connection during turbulent times. Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, the film stars Olivia Colman as the cinema’s duty manager Hilary, alongside Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth. The cinema used for the Empire is Margate’s Dreamland Cinema. Originally built on the the site of the 900-seat Dreamland Variety Theatre of 1923, it was later re-named Dreamland Cinema and it sat next to the Dreamland Amusement Park on the sea front of Marine Terrace. A new … Continued

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]]> https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/02/the-empire-of-light-cinema/feed/ 0 5 Films That Exude Fabulous ’70s Interior Design https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/01/5-films-that-exude-fabulous-70s-interior-design/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/01/5-films-that-exude-fabulous-70s-interior-design/#respond Sat, 07 Jan 2023 15:48:16 +0000 https://filmandfurniture.com/?p=21340 Finding retro home-decor inspiration from Hollywood movies, particularly those filmed or set in the 70s, is a perfect way to discover tricks that will help you add distinctive colours and a late Midcentury aesthetic to your interior design scheme.  In this article, we will check out some movies that pay homage to fabulous 70’s interior design to inspire you to implement this look and feel into your own home. Whether it’s a classic movie from the 70s or a more recent one with a retro theme, these film sets exude the sheer maximalism of the decade, in terms of textures, … Continued

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]]> https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/01/5-films-that-exude-fabulous-70s-interior-design/feed/ 0 Sets within sets within sets: The places and spaces of Damien Chazelle’s Babylon https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/01/sets-within-sets-within-sets-the-places-and-spaces-of-damien-chazelles-babylon/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/01/sets-within-sets-within-sets-the-places-and-spaces-of-damien-chazelles-babylon/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2023 19:09:47 +0000 https://filmandfurniture.com/?p=21112 Babylon is Damien Chazelle’s take on the heady, hedonistic days of the Golden Age of Hollywood, as the industry transitioned from the silent era to the early days of talkies, innovative soundtracks and technicolour. Set in 1920s Los Angeles and starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, the film tells a story of ambition and excess during an age of decadence. The period comedy-drama explores a pivotal era in filmmaking. Production designer Florencia Martin (who had an extraordinary start to her career in the art department of Mad Men, and more recently as production designer on Licorice Pizza and … Continued

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]]> https://filmandfurniture.com/2023/01/sets-within-sets-within-sets-the-places-and-spaces-of-damien-chazelles-babylon/feed/ 1 The 2022 round-up: Film and Furniture’s most read features https://filmandfurniture.com/2022/12/the-2022-round-up-film-and-furnitures-most-read-features/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2022/12/the-2022-round-up-film-and-furnitures-most-read-features/#respond Mon, 26 Dec 2022 21:04:39 +0000 https://filmandfurniture.com/?p=21109 Our cinema-going habits have changed dramatically in the last few years, with films coming to our TVs after theatrical release faster than you can say Sebastian J Cricket. Still, the film and TV industry bounced back surprising well after the impact of the pandemic and we’ve been able to enjoy all that this wonderful industry delivers to us on our big or small screens. We’ve been afforded many opportunities to pore lovingly over the details of 2022’s film sets and furniture, and we welcomed many thousands of new readers and followers from all over the world who flock to Film … Continued

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]]> https://filmandfurniture.com/2022/12/the-2022-round-up-film-and-furnitures-most-read-features/feed/ 0 Bardo – designing a world that spans dreams and reality (with exclusive interview and previously unseen images) https://filmandfurniture.com/2022/12/design-of-bardo-a-world-that-spans-dreams-and-reality-with-exclusive-interview-and-previously-unseen-images/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2022/12/design-of-bardo-a-world-that-spans-dreams-and-reality-with-exclusive-interview-and-previously-unseen-images/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:34:55 +0000 https://filmandfurniture.com/?p=20898 Spending just shy of 3 hours in a cinema on a Saturday afternoon watching Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths was one of the most pleasurable afternoons I’ve spent in a long time. The film is an epic, visually stunning, surreal trip, and if you’re prepared to surrender yourself, a magical treat for the senses. I was compelled to take a deep dive into the design of Bardo and was delighted to talk exclusively with the Oscar winning production designer Eugenio Caballero about creating a world that spans countries, time periods, dreams and reality. Bardo, the story of … Continued

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