set design – Vie Studio

A great film is not just entertaining but also a great resource for design inspiration. We thought it’d be interesting to get the film buffs from our team to pick out the Top 8 Set Design. If you are someone that can be easily distracted from the narrative because of a sophisticated set design, check out the list below.

Grand Budapest Hotel – Old Department Store Turned One of The Most Iconic On-screen Hotel

Designer: Adam Stockhausen

Concierge-geometry | Bob Yeoman - Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Hotel's Lobby - Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Hotel's Lobby - Fox Searchlight Pictures

Squid Game – Set Design that Evoked The Power of Realism and Nostalgia

Art Director: Chae Kyoung-sun

Warehouse-informed room with bunk beds - Courtesy of Netflix
Circus-like set with glass bridge - Courtesy of Netflix
Oversized Children Playground - Courtesy of Netflix
Maze-like staircase hall - Image Courtesy of Netflix
Replication of typical Korean neighborhood alleyways in the 70s and 80s - Courtesy of Netflix
Replication of typical Korean neighborhood alleyways in the 70s and 80s - Courtesy of Netflix

In the Mood for Love – The Retro Colour Palette that Remains a Statement Despite The Comings and Goings of Trends

Production Designer: Kar Wai and William Chang

Old apartment set - Courtesy Jet Tone Pictures
Red Hallway - Courtesy Jet Tone Pictures
Main bedroom - Courtesy Jet Tone Pictures
Old Post Office - Courtesy Jet Tone Pictures
Old wall with posters - Courtesy Jet Tone Pictures
Red Hallway - Courtesy Jet Tone Pictures

The Great Gatsby – A World Drenched in Colours, Patterns, Layers, and Depth

Production Designer: Catherine Martin

The Balcony - Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
The Sitting Room - Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
The Grand Ballroom - Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Tom and Daisy’s Sitting-Room - Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Gatsby’s library - Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Tom and Daisy’s Sitting-Room - Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Myrtle and Tom’s Sitting Room - Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
The Grand Bedroom - Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Inception – The Brilliant Design of Five Distinctively Complex and Simultaneous Worlds That Played With Our Minds

Production Designer: Guy Dyas

The Japanese Castle - Japanese-architecture influenced set | Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Penrose_Stairs | Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
The Japanese Castle - Japanese-architecture influenced set | Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Rotating Hallway Set | Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

2001: Space Odyssey – Defines Retro-futuristic and Museum-like Furniture

Production Designers: Tony Masters, Harry Lange and Ernest Archer

Master Bedroom | Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Space Lounge | Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Spaceship | Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Master Bedroom | Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Crazy Rich Asians – Turning Abandoned Hotel and Ordinary Spaces to a Lustre and Yes, Rich World that Hits Cultural Touchstones

Production Designer: Nelson Coates

Wedding Location - Courtesy of Warner Bros.
The Young family ancestral home - Courtesy of Warner Bros.
The first-class cabin - built set - Courtesy of Warner Bros.
Nick Young's mother's home - Courtesy of Warner Bros.
The set of the $40 million wedding - Courtesy of Warner Bros.
The Young family ancestral home - green staircase - Courtesy of Warner Bros.
A view of the bachelor party set - Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Parasite – how an onscreen house that was built to prioritize blocking and camera angles made production design history

Production Designer: Lee Ha Jun

Park-family living room | Photo - Neon
Digital rendering of the Park-family house | Photo - Neon
Park-family house and garden - Photo - Neon
Still cut - looking into the kitchen from the living room | Photo - Neon
Kim-family apartment | Photo - Neon

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Top 8 Film Set Design (Our Designers’ Picks)