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imagery provided tension between June's delicate human skin against uncaring, raw concrete. Near the end of Season 6, the regime created a propaganda project called New Bethlehem to present Gilead to the world as a utopian society. The production design felt optimistic, modern, coastal, pastel and clean. As the story jumped forward a few years into The Testaments timeline, the series wanted to show how Gilead had progressed by establishing new and purpose- built spaces. As a Production Designer, I had the very interesting task of deciding what the established Gilead society should look like, and in what style they would design a school for elite families. My research found that the moral framework of the Arts and Crafts Movement in 1860s England aligned with the aspirations of Gilead. Known for its focus on a handcrafted integration of beauty into everyday life, it began as a backlash to mass industrialization. In our story, toxicity from industrial manufacturing and agriculture techniques in America had resulted in infertility. Gilead wanted to return to traditional methods. I researched some of the schools built during the Arts and Crafts Movement, as well as at the history of women's finishing schools in the United States. I felt truly inspired when I found a school opened in the 1930s in the Midwest, begun by founders George and Ellen Booth with A. LYDIA ACADEMY LOBBY STAIRCASE. PRODUCTION STILL. B. & C. RESEARCH IMAGES OF KINGSWOOD COLLEGE. A B C