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Alec continues: When redecorating Mo's hotel suite with its new floor plan, I was once again inspired by the 1982 book Contemporary Apartments, by Architectural Digest. The circular motifs were continued throughout the space. Series set decorator Kathy Orlando had '80s sofas manufactured according to the Contemporary Apartments reference. Dining chairs with original fabric came from the Sony Prop House and conical-shaped lampshades were manufactured by Fantasy Lighting. The Jammer Group set was a near-perfect re- creation from the pilot. The three new rooms added were Mo's office, Dawn's office and the break room. Mo's office featured an original Andre Miripolsky triptych from 1987, appropriately titled The Friday Before Black Monday, which Kathy was able to secure for the season. She acquired the original Philippe Starck visitor desk chairs from Modern Props. The whole office was quite eccentric with ostentatious artwork and a tiger- patterned sofa all centered on a black panther A. CEILING IN THE JAMMER GROUP LOBBY. SERIES SET PHOTO. B. MO'S OFFICE. SERIES SET PHOTO. C. DAWN'S OFFICE. SERIES SET PHOTO. D. DAWN'S APARTMENT. RESEARCH BOARD. E. DAWN'S APARTMENT. SKETCHUP MODEL RENDERED IN THEA BY ALEC CONTESTABILE. F. & G. DAWN'S APARTMENT. SERIES SET PHOTO. H. EMPLOYEE HYDRATION IN THE JAMMER BULLPEN COURTESY OF PROPMASTER CHUCK MCSORLEY. B A C sculpture—the predator. Dawn's office, however, was much more refined and curated. Pastels and plants, along with a real zebra skin rug—the prey—created a sort of "yuppie jungle" feeling to her office. Orlando also found some amazing three-dimensional original paper artwork from Prop Services West. Both office windows were dressed with vertical blinds. A new set for the series was Dawn's apartment. Wanting to give it an edgier vibe, square and rectangular accents and a darker color palette were used, in pointed contrast to Mo's hotel room. During the research phase, I found one roll of period metallic wallpaper and used it as color inspiration for the entire set. The roll was just big enough to line the wall behind Dawn's bar. By matching colors from the wallpaper, paint foreman Dominic Cetani used a technique found in the "How To" paint book to create a unique speckled pattern, which was then painted on the doors, the built-in entertainment center and cabinets. Kathy Orlando sourced vintage furniture