To accompany our current Forum question - "What Items are in your Design Tool Kit?" - we collected ideas and tips from fellow production designers who shared their favorite items.

Bellow are some suggestions to take on your next design adventure!

NOTEBOOK

The first item...

Chloé Cambournac is a production designer based in Paris, France. Her recent work includes the film "Someone, Somewhere" by Cedric Klapisch, "Papicha" by Mounia Meddour and "Roads" by Sebastian Schipper. Chloé is a committed member of the Association for Cinema Product...

This month, a dispatch from Lisbon, Portugal - a collection of resources on tile, which I'm currently surrounded by!

5000 YEARS OF TILES (Hans Van Lemmen, 2013) 

A comprehensive review of tile art and production worldwide, from earliest times to the present day. The book...

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Photo of set for Mike Nichols' "Working Girl". Production Design: Patrizia von Brandenstein

1. Know Thyself 

         Mira Yong, WME

This is a simple thought yet incredibly difficult for some to articulate. It’s important that those you meet with trul...

Carolyn ‘Cal’ Loucks is an award-nominated set decorator of the upcoming Roland Emmerich movie, "Midway". She was also the set decorator for "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom", "Fifty Shades Freed", and "Batman Vs Superman", among many others. Cal has most recently compl...

This month, to accompany our Forum question "How Do You Craft a Career", we review books on production design careers, written by or about established colleagues. 

BY DESIGN: Interviews with Film Production Designers (Vincent LoBrutto, 1992) 

The book is compri...

This week we were saddened to receive news that celebrated Hungarian production designer and activist László Rajk Jr. passed away after a rapid serious illness endured with dignity. 

László Rajk Jr. was an architect, production designer and human rights activist. I...

This month features a brilliant subject - Neon! We are joined by Matt Dilling, partner at Lite Brite Neon Studio, who was kind enough to share some of his favorites here. If you ever find yourselves in Kingston, NY, you should stop by Matt's incredible studio, meet the...