Notes from the studio
Essays, case studies and process notes on production design, large-scale theatrical experiences, and the craft of building wonder.
Spaces That Speak: My Keynote at World Stage Design Sharjah 2025
How a Studio With No Office Actually Works
Built Where Vision Has to Survive Physics: Why Studio Bound Works the Way It Does
Building the Scare: Designing Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Singapore
Covering the Games: BBC Sport at Rio 2016
A New Kind of Project from the Studio — and It Isn't a Show
The Shower, Not the Desk: Where My Ideas Actually Come From
Opening a Destination: The VIA Riyadh Grand Opening
An Underwater Theatre in Bali: The Making of Varuna
Designing the Threshold: Studio Bound's Entrance for Marine Safari Bali
Designing for Dragone: Building Large-Format Spectacle
Lila: Studio Bound's Park-and-Show Design for Enchanting Valley
Varuna: Studio Bound's Story-to-Costume Role on Indonesia's First Underwater Theatre
Turning a Boulevard into a Stage: The Darb Lusail Festival
Designing the Olympics for Television: CTV's Vancouver 2010
Fifty Years in One Night: Designing Sing50
A Traveller's Tale in Diriyah: Designing Dragone's Terhal
When the Architecture Is the Show: Designing with Projection and LED
The Architecture of Awe: How Patrick Larsen Designs the World's Biggest Moments
Notes from the Studio: Designing for Wonder
Land of Legends: Designing a Theme Park Built on Spectacle
What Does a Production Designer Actually Do?
Engineering a Moving Stage: The Kinetic Design of Splendor (The Taihu Show)
Designing for Daytime: The Set Behind The Chew
A Circus Without Animals: Designing The Great 50 Show
The Emmy Set: How Education Nation Was Built at Rockefeller Center
A Space-Age Fantasy on Sentosa: Building the World of LightSeeker
Christmas in the Desert: Designing Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi's Winter Spectacular
Magic at Planet Hollywood: Designing the World of Amystika
Wrapping a Theatre in Light: NagaWorld's Projection-Mapped Stage