SET DESIGN
Our Editors Have Lots of Opinions on the Heated Rivalry Decor
From a certain set of navy sheets to a comically large collection of lamps
set design
See Exclusive Behind the Scenes Images of the 1700s-Era Sets From The Testament of Ann Lee
Production designer Sam Bader tells AD how the religious group's villages and beautifully crafted furniture were recreated for the new biopic of their founder starring Amanda Seyfried
Set Design
5 Design Secrets from the Set of Clue
Uncovering the mysteries of Clue’s set design and decor on the film’s 40th anniversary
2025 Design Rewind
The Best Place to Build a Home in 2025? Onstage
From Sabrina Carpenter to Bad Bunny, artists went residential on set design this year
Set Design
Behind the Quickstep (or Two!) That Makes the Dancing With the Stars Sets Happen Each Week
Designers and decorators have just days to pull off the increasingly intricate miniature worlds built on stage
set design
5 Secrets of the Gilmore Girls Sets You Need to Know Ahead Of Your Annual Rewatch
Grab a cup of coffee—we’re taking you behind the scenes of Stars Hollow
Set Design
5 Secrets of the Rear Window Set
Exploring Alfred Hitchcock’s “fully livable” NYC apartments, 7 decades later
set design
A Puerto Rican Design Team Literally Moved Mountains for Bad Bunny’s Residency
The singer’s historic series of concerts in San Juan, “No me quiero ir de aquí,” featured two stages inspired by the archipelago’s past, present, and future
set design
5 Secrets From the Sets of The Sound of Music
As Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical returns to theaters to celebrate its 60th anniversary, AD looks back behind the scenes
Set Design
The Arconia Is Real…Sort Of. Everything Only Murders in the Building Fans Need to Know
With the crime-comedy caper’s fifth season approaching, we’re recapping the lore surrounding the fictional NYC apartment building at the center of it all
set design
An Exclusive First Look at the Sets of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
The upcoming final chapter of the beloved British series will see the Crawley family in a variety of fun new locales—and, of course, at their beloved residence
Celebrity Style
Secrets of the Love Island Villa
Ahead of the reunion, AD caught up with the reality dating show’s production designer to chat about the inner workings of islander life
Set Design
Tour Wednesday’s Dark and Dramatic Sets Ahead of Season 2
Naturally, Tim Burton’s supernatural school embodies the director’s trademark Gothic moodiness—go behind the scenes of Nevermore’s campus, Morticia’s cottage, and more
The More You Know
Best Known for Its Gilded Age Architecture, Newport, Rhode Island, Is Also Home to a Rich Legacy of Black History
The city’s long-standing connection to Black affluence and entrepreneurship is the focus of the latest season of HBO’s The Gilded Age
Set Design
And Just Like That… AD Tours Carrie Bradshaw’s New Gramercy Park Pad
The Upper East Sider has left her studio for a totally different (but still quintessentially Carrie) town house—explore the set with the team who crafted “the most beautiful apartment in New York”
set design
6 Secrets From Mad Men’s Midcentury-Modern Sets
A decade after the seminal show’s groundbreaking finale, set decorator Claudette Didul takes us behind the scenes of some of the best design to ever grace TV screens
Set Design
50 Years Later, Jaws Is Still a Feat of Production Design
The man who built the Orca fishing boat and the cinematic shark named Bruce, Joe Alves, faced a series of challenges when bringing the first summer blockbuster to life
set design
Let’s Talk About Pee-wee’s Playhouse
As a new HBO documentary explores the life of Paul Reubens, AD looks back at the design legacy of his surrealist world where decorations were his friends
Set Design
An Exclusive Look Inside The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson’s Zany New Film
Director Wes Anderson worked with production designer Adam Stockhausen to create the dreamlike sets
Set Design
Sinners’ Production Designer Takes AD Inside the Making of Ryan Coogler’s Vampire Thriller
The Clarksdale, Mississippi–set blockbuster was actually filmed in another Southern locale
The Yee Haw Agenda
Cowboy Carter Tour: My Experience at Beyoncé’s Kaleidoscopic Rodeo of Black Americana
AD got tickets to the hoedown, where the singer pays tribute to the Black voices that shaped the country genre in dazzling pyrotechnic style