Set Circle | Art Department

Take a closer look at the production design of Frankenstein (2025)! Sharing some of our favorite builds. Winner of the 2026 Academy Award for Best Production Design, this film is a visual masterclass in innovative world-building and practical set construction. Production designer Tamara Deverell created 119 sets for the project, including 24 studio builds. The ship alone measured nearly 130 feet long. Giant icebergs were constructed using metal base structures, then clad with Styrofoam and silicone, and finished with real snow and ice for added realism. The production also utilized several Scottish and English stately homes, including Gosford House, Burghley House, and Wilton House. What was your favorite scene? Production Designer - Tamara Deverell Brandt Gordon - Supervising Art Director
Celestria Kimmins - Senior Art Director
Emer O’Sullivan - Art Director: UK Set Decorator - Shane Vieau Lovely art department crew credits in comments!

Take a closer look at the production design of Superman (2025), and the stunning practical sets behind the film — including the Fortress of Solitude, which took six months to design and 16 weeks to build, featuring 242 custom resin crystals. Production Designer - Beth Mickle Art Directors Samantha Avila Alex McCarroll David Scott - Supervising Art Director Domenic Silvestri Set Decorator - Rosemary Brandenberg Art Dept Asst. – Asia Christmas, Mallory Prost Art Dept Coordinator – Molly Hunter Flick Art Dept Digital Asset Manager – P.J. Correa Art Dept Researcher – Sammy Wadsworth Art Director – Drew Monahan (Additional Photography) Asst. Art Director – Daniela Medeiros, Paula Cuevas Asst. Buyer – Cheyenne Craun Asst. Set Decorator – Lizbeth Ayala Buyer – Chrystale Wilson Carpenter – James Christopher Rook Concept Artist – Andrea Onorato, Christian Scheurer, Daniel Frank, David Swayze, Fausto De Martini, Jonathan Bach, Tim Flattery, Victor James Martinez Construction Buyer – Scott Lodwig Construction Coordinator – Chris Snyder Drapery Foreman – Jessica Anderson Drapery Gangboss – John William Crowe Foreman – Mark Knapton Gangboss – Bart Barbuscia, John Horning, Jose F. Garcia Pineda General Foreman – Dale Snyder Graphic Designer – Ellen Lampl, Mary Shriner, Susan A. Burig Lead Graphic Designer – Adee Serrao Main Title Motion Graphics Designer – Mohammad Malak Greens – Jeremiah Ivester Greens Coordinator – Jeffrey DeBell Key Greens – Merritt Sullivan Dennis Illustrator (Senior) – Emmanuel Shiu Journeyman Signwriter – Frank Spadafora, Nelson Hawthorne, Samuel Pactol, Timothy Largent, Joseph Wick Laborer – Bennett Kresty, Steven Myers, Steven J Myers Lead Sculptor – Val Drake Leadman – Jason Bedig Modeler Foreman – Robert Asuncion, James Slavin Modelmaker – Brett PhillipsMold Shop Foreman – Dale Wilmarth On-Set Dresser – Joseph Teagle On-Set Scenic – Todd Seay Paint Gangboss – Andrew Bays Paint Supervisor – Damon Bowden Plasterer – Alicia McGinnis Plaster Gangboss – Jeffrey Ressler, Levi Shordon, Sean Weatherly Plaster Supervisor – Tracy Stockwell Plasterer HOD Carrier – Christian Smith (Rest of crew in comment section because of caption size limitations)

Take a closer look at the production design of Wicked: For Good! Featuring a notable commitment to practical, real-world sets over CGI again, creating an immersive, tactile Oz with incredible attention to detail and symbolism. Production Designer – Nathan Crowley Art Directors – Ben Collins (Supervising Art Director), Jordana Finkel, Rhys Ifan, Peter James (Standby Art Director), Sarah Ginn, Chris Peters, Quinn Robinson, Roxana Alexandru, Hugh McClelland, Luke Sanders Set Decorator – Lee Sandales ———— (As much art department below as possible with caption limitations - rest in comments) 3D CAD Propmaking – Marianne Gallagher Art Dept Assistant – Rachel Dunn, Pete Rabczuk, Ally McEnhill
Art Department Assistant – Holly Hudson, Shona Sharma
Art Department Coordinator – Lavinia Waters
Art Department – Joe Patten Assistant Art Director – Andy Young, Claire Peerless, Greig Cockburn, Julia Tonetti, Sonia Kasparian, Teri Fairhurst, Will Smith
Assistant Buyer – Azalia Francis, Freya Harkon-MacGregor, Mia Fardy, Natalia Eyres
Assistant Graphic Designer – Aoife Reed
Assistant Prop Modeller – Alexander Glass, Ben Sayer, Giorgia Paddock
Assistant Prop Storeman – Jimmy Binder
Assistant Set Decorator – Ava Skeet, Mark Stevenson-Ellis, Sofi Moore
Assistant Storeman (Trainee) – Rose-Davies Fin, Fin Rose-Davies CAD Modeller – Jason Chalmers Carpenter – Charlie Harvey, Adam Stocks (Art Department), George Pairpoint, Oliver Gee Chargehand Carpenter – Ben Carty
Chargehand Plasterer – Charles Pollecutt
Chargehand Prop Hand – Dan Crawshaw, Larne Hampson Concept Artist – Jules Darriulat, Mark Button, Paul Catling, Rob Bliss, Saiful Haque, Gerard Dunleavy, Pietro Nume
Concept Illustrator – Adam Leary, Oliver Beck, Vilius Petrauskas Construction Coordinator – Charlotte Charik
Construction Manager – Mark Seath
Construction Supervisor – Pollyanna Seath
Construction Sculptor – Florence Scott Craft Painter – Craig Hawtree, Lauren Minchington, Luke Noble, Jack Sellers Digital Asset Manager – Jessica Pattinson Drapesman – Mel Wise
Drapesmaster – Daniel Handley
Drapesperson – Chee Chan, Emer Dobson, Sidonie Nicholson

Happy Wednesday! Featuring the production design of Wednesday season 2. We’re finally getting around to posting this one… spooky vibes in November! Take a closer look at the wealth of practical sets and concept work. Series Production Designer - Mark Scruton Production Design - Philip Murphy (4 episodes) Supervising Art Directors - Adrian Curelea, Shane McEnroe Senior Art Directors - Gary McGinty, Irene O’Brien, Serban Porupca Art Directors - Aisling O’Callaghan, Carmen Ratoi, Ghinea Diana, Jon Beer, Martin Goulding, Neill Treacy, Ray Ball, Roxana Alexandru, Silvia Nancu, Til Frohlich Set Decorators – Andreea Hillerin, David Morison, Neville Gaynor, Rob Hepburn Assistant Set Decorators – Edith Buhaschi, Judith Hynes, Pearl Naude ART DEPARTMENT Start (as many as Instagram captions will allow - rest in comments) Action Props Coordinator – Radostina Ruseva
Action Props Maker – Gráinne Walley
Action Vehicles Supervisor – Alexandru Titus Ipate Advanced Rigger – Andrew Murray, Owen Reid Art Department Coordinator – Aoife Kelly, Simona Maican
Art Department Manager – Dana Ilie
Art Department Trainee – Hannah Khan Kennedy, Janina Wesnigk, Katarzyna Horzela, Lola Fleming
Art Finisher – Hollie-Dee Bailey Assistant Art Director – Ana Neag, Andrei-Florian Popa, Alexandra Tudor, Aoife Morris, Clodagh Coughlan, Erin Barclay, Iulia Pasarica, Lucas Capuz, Luke Dass, Rosie Pender, Sarah Smith
Assistant Buyer – Ciara McKenna, Sarah Ingersoll
Assistant Construction Sculptor – Aoife Byrne
Assistant Dressing Props – Dan Nugent, Liam Dalton
Assistant Graphic Designer – Laura Walker
Assistant Model Maker – Cecily Kenny
Assistant Sculptor – Éna Lochrin, Naomi Black
Assistant Set Decorator – Amy Lockwood, Cristian Mihaila, Edith Buhaschi, Iulia Petrescu, Jennifer Jacobsen, Judith Hynes, Pearl Naude, Sharon Dunne Buyer – Jennifer Keen Carpenter – Bob Power, Ciaran Cawley, David Lee, Derek Coade, Derek Drew, Fred Lee, Gabriel Coates, Jason Walsh, John Breen, Karl Murray, Neil Kelly, Paul Magee, Richard Duignan, Ronan Barrett, Victor Smyth

Take a closer look at the production design of Severance - Season 2! Featuring some of our favorite sets and all the meticulously crafted details. Congratulations to the team on the Emmy win for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program. To learn more about the design process - a great listen is to production designer Jeremy Hindle’s speech at the Figma’s Config 2025 “Designing dystopia: the creative vision behind Severance” available on Youtube. What are some of your favorite sets from the film? Production Designer Jeremy Hindle Art Directors Angelica Borrero Ann Bartek Chris Shriver - Supervising Art Director Frank Duran Set Decorators David Schlesinger Andrew Baseman Due to the size of the art department we are not listing everyone here - but please refer to the lovely team at Severance: Full cast & crew on IMDB.

Take a closer look at the production design of Sinners! One of the inspirations for the Juke Joint and Old Sammie’s Bar was the iconic Green Mill in Chicago. The walls were inspired by the wallpapered set in The King’s Speech, designed by Eve Stewart. Sinner’s walls were textured and scraped hundreds of times, treated with oxalic acid, then painted and scraped again to achieve the aged effect. The church was inspired by the praise houses of the early 20th century in the Mississippi Delta. It was constructed using rough-sawn dimensional lumber that naturally shrinks and warps as it dries, adding to the authenticity. Annie’s house was built on location at Creedmoor Plantation in St. Bernard Parish. What are some of your favorite sets from the film? Production Designer - Hannah Beachler Art Directors - Jonathan Cappel, Timotheus Davis Supervising Art Director - Jesse Rosenthal Set Decorator - Monique Champagne Armorer - Brook Yeaton Art Department Coordinator - Carl Counts Assistant Art Director - Otto Dinkelacker Assistant Property Master - Melissa Waltrip Assistant Set Decoration Buyer - Addie Elisabeth Thibodeaux Assistant Set Decorator - Jessica Taylor Concept Artist - Nikkolas Smith Construction Auditor - Cydney Tucker Construction Buyer - Laura Groesbeck Construction Coordinator - Erik van Haaren Construction General Foreman - Ashley Wetwiski Graphic Designer - Kaycie Surrell,Logan Ledford, Sophia Alonzo Greens Foreman - John Lindsay Greens Gang Boss - Ryan LeBlanc Greensman - Carl Mastio Illustrator - Aaron Sowd, Andrew Huerta, Louis Gonzales, Todd Harris (More of the lovely crew listed in the comments due to caption word count limits.)

Featuring some of our favorite production design from The Handmaid’s Tale — with the final season now streaming! Since it first premiered in April of 2017, the show has racked up major recognition for its visual worldbuilding, including Emmy wins in 2018 and 2020 for Outstanding Production Design. Production designer Elisabeth Williams also earned Art Directors Guild nominations in 2020 and 2022. What has been your favorite set from the series? For the full list of the lovely cast and crew - please visit IMDB The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-2025). Production Designers: Elisabeth Williams - 43 episodes (2018-2025) Julie Berghoff - 5 episodes (2017) Andrew M. Stearn - 5 episodes (2017) Mark White - 2 episodes (2018) Art Directors: Martha Sparrow - Supervising Art Director / Art Director - 36 episodes (2018-2021) Evan Webber - Supervising Art Director - 10 episodes (2017) Tijana Petrovic - 10 episodes (2022) Adriana Bogaard - 7 episodes (2021-2022) Nicolas Lepage - 5 episodes (2017) Larry Spittle - 4 episodes (2021) J. Ryan Halpenny - 3 episodes (2017) Set Decorators:
Rob Hepburn - 35 episodes (2018-2022) Ann Smart - 9 episodes (2022) Christina Kuhnigk - 7 episodes (2017) Sophie Neudorfer - 3 episodes (2017) Caroline Gee - 3 episodes (2018) Gabriel Lamb - 1 episode (2025)

Take a closer look at the production design of “The Penguin” series! The team aimed to create a “The French Connection” meets “Scarface” atmosphere. The show used real New York locations, such as the South Bronx and Yonkers for Crown Point — The Penguin’s home turf—and Chinatown for other scenes. Two visuals heavily associated with The Penguin — umbrellas and birds — were intentionally avoided in the sets until critical moments to ground the story and enhance its realism. Oz Cobb’s apartment was designed as a jewelry repair vault, a space that feels like a bank vault, with a cold, shiny, and metallic aesthetic. What are some of your favorite sets from the series? For the full list of the lovely cast and crew - please visit IMDB The Penguin (2024). Production Design by Kalina Ivanov Supervising Art Director - Deborah Wheatley Senior Art Director - Adam Karavatakis Art Director - Scott Davis Assistant Art Director - Libby Stadstad, Katherine Akiko Day, Lauren Rockman, Brett Martinez, Sara Price, Henry Blazer, Ada Smith Storyboard Artist - Eric Yamamoto, Dan Caplan Concept Artist - Hugh Sicotte Scenic Artist - Elizabeth Lynn, Lisa Kennedy, Ray Persaud, Maria Toteva, Marc Conner, Bob Barnett, Vitaly Timergaleev, Elizabeth Schurra, Whittnie Daniels, Hannah Gable, Ales Brodsky, Amanda Hagy, Kate Glowinski, Shavkat Inagamov, Misty Pelas, Zach Mason, Julia Goldman, Beth Solin, Mary E Owens, Enrique DeJesus, Juan Dejesus, Steven Knowles II Graphic Designer - Stiv Brown Graphic Artist - Katya Austin Set Decorator - Rich Murray, Rich Devine

Take a closer look at the art department’s work on “Conclave”, nominated for Production Design for the 2025 Academy Awards. Because the Vatican prohibits filming inside the Sistine Chapel production designer Suzie Davies and her team recreated the Sistine Chapel (and Casa Santa Marta) at Cinecittà Studios in 10 weeks! Davies tweaked the layout of the Sistine Chapel slighty, adjusting the seating for the College of Cardinals so they faced each other, creating a more political atmosphere. The Casa Santa Marta was designed with a prison-like atmosphere to emphasize the cardinals’ confinement. Production Design by Suzie Davies Supervising Art Director - Roberta Federico Art Director - Carlo Aloisio Assistant Art Director - Elena Real-Davies Assistant Art Director - Roberta Aiello Draughtsman - Jessica Materno Concept Artist - Riccardo Massironi Graphic Designer - Antonia D’Orsi Set Decorator - Cynthia Sleiter Set Dec Buyer - Arianna Correggi Set Decoration Carpenter - Marco Emiliani Set Decoration Painter Assistant - Cecilia Lovascio Assistant Set Decorator - Roberta Montemale On Set Dresser Assistant - Marco Bisesti Assistant Graphic Designer  Costanza Berardi Head Painter - Paola Sforzini Painters - Matteo Cecconi, Mirko Diaferia, Greta Grillo Stagehand Painter - Anthony Ricci Storeman - Stefano Memoli Storyboard Artist - Cristiano Donzelli Swing Gang - Alessandro De Angelis Property Master - Emanuele Germano Set Decoration Props - Andrea Polimena Props Buyer - Elena Mantovani Standby Props - Andrea Sinisi Standby Set Dresser - Rudy Campanella Assistant Property Master - Vanessa Fedele Assistant Stand-By Prop - Erli Hanxhari

Featuring the production design of The Substance! PRODUCTION DESIGNER - STANISLAS REYDELLET SUPERVISING ART DIRECTOR - GLADYS GAROT SENIOR ART DIRECTOR - ARNAUD DENIS ART DIRECTOR - NATHALIE VAÏSSE DRAUGHTSMAN - THOMAS CHATEAU MODEL MAKER - BERNARD BRIDON SET DECORATOR - CECILIA BLOM

Take a closer look at Bridgerton, Season 3!  Deep dive into the lavish sets - Bridgerton’s third season includes eight different balls, and nine kilometers of ribbon were used for one ball alone. The Botanical Ball, for example, required thousands of fake flowers acquired by the show’s florists. Some new sets in season 3 include the Cowper family home, the home of Will and Alice Modrich, and Lord Hawkins’ home at Grimsthorpe Castle.  Three real-life England locations were used for this season: Osterley Park and House in Isleworth for the Full Moon Ball, Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire for the Innovations Ball, and Hampton Court Palace in Richmond for the Queen’s Ball. For the full list of the lovely cast and crew - please visit IMDB Bridgerton (2020- ). Production Designer - Alison Gartshore Supervising Art Director - Antony Cartlidge Locations Art Director - Ana Magarao Assistant Locations Art Director - Natalie Mccormack  Stages Art Director - Adam Grant Assistant Art Director - Sam Vincent  Assistant Art Director - Shelley Chapman  Stand-by Art Directors - Louis Glickman, Paddy Paddison Concept Artists - Lewis Peake, Illia Boccia Draftsperson/Assistant Art Director - Lara Humphreys Graphic Designer - Nicholas Smith  Assistant Graphic Designer - Sophie Moore Set Decorator - Natalie Papageorgiadis

Take a closer look at the art department’s work on “Nosferatu” (2024), nominated for Production Design for the 2025 Academy Awards. Production Designer Craig Lathrop is also known for his collaborations with Robert Eggers on films such as The Northman, The Lighthouse, and The Witch. Did you know the production worked with 5,000 live rats? The team built plexiglass barriers so that the live rats would be in a controlled area, and they also built half-meter square mats where they had fake rats spread all over the ground. See visuals on slide 3! Production Design by Craig Lathrop Art Direction by Supervising Art Director -  Paul Ghirardani Senior Art Director - Robert Cowper Art Director - Hauke Richter Art Director - Magdalena Nováková Art Director - Ondřej Lipenský Set Decorator - Beatrice Brentnerová Art Department Coordinator - Katerina Galova Assistant Art Director - Petr Grig, Anna Mayerová, Kateřina Radakulan Carriages Coordinator - Jan Krizek Concept Artists - Nick Ainsworth, Kirill Barybin, Till Holder, Philipp Scherer, Daniel Tiller Concept Illustrator - Giovanni Silva Graphic Artist - Michael Eaton, Janna Lundius Lead Graphic Designer - Aneta Zeleznikova Leadman - Pavel Hartmann On Set Art Director - Tomas Bilina Property Master - Frantisek Copf Scenic Artist - Kevin Fraser Set Dec Coordinator - Michaela Jirglova Set Decoration Buyer: Uk - Sophie Hervieu Set Decorator PA - Anna Berkova Set Designers - Rastislav Hronsky, Kristína Hudečková Storyboard Artist - Adam Pescott