ADG Perspective

July-August 2022

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out to Set Designer Michael udge, who was able to start the following Monday and delivered the remaining construction drawings within a week's time. The Eastland School Cafeteria set came together much quicker than the elaborate Drummond apartment, the entire set going up within a week. The finishes were more straightforward as well, allowing more time and labor to be devoted to the seemingly endless runs of ornate flex molding on the Drummond set. rt Director Raf Lydon started early in the search for vintage wallpaper—six different patterns between the two shows. In addition, the Drummond kitchen featured an unusual 's linoleum pattern that was elusive in his searches in the many SoCal flooring warehouses. Raf recommended having this pattern custom designed and printed on lino, and so we brought on Graphic artist dee Serrao to accomplish this. e researched many s and 's rmstrong patterns and let dee develop the design and over several iterations, she came up with a wonderful pattern that fit in perfectly with the room's color scheme. The original kitchen floral wallpaper prominently featured a bluebird in the foliage. I couldn't believe our luck when we found a nearly identical pattern in the stek vintage digital catalog. Together with Nicholas Ray and his design team at stek, we developed several samples, experimenting with color, saturation, tone and eventually scale, and finally landed on a perfect pattern for the kitchen. The living room wallpaper pattern was the biggest challenge. First, there is so much of it. Over thirtytwo rolls for one room. It was an elusive G. THE DRUMMOND LIVING ROOM. SET PHOTO. H. ARNOLD AND WILLIS' BEDROOM. SET PHOTO. G H

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