The Film and Furniture Podcast

Behind the Scenes of Hamnet: Designing Shakespeare’s World of Love and Loss

In this episode of The ‪Film and Furniture Podcast, host Paula Benson sits down with Hamnet production designer Fiona Crombie and set decorator Alice Felton — both of who

The Design of Bugonia: Conspiracy, Chaos and Control

In this episode of The Film and Furniture Podcast, host Paula Benson sits down with Bugonia production designer James Price to unpack the quietly unsettling visual world

Inside Park Avenue: A Love Letter to New York Through Design and Storytelling

In this episode of The Film and Furniture Podcast, host Paula Benson sits down with writer-director Gaby Dellal to explore the layered interiors, emotional undercurrents,

Inside the Mysterious and Important Design of Severance

Episode Summary: In this episode of The Film and Furniture Podcast, host Paula Benson sits down with Severance Season 2 set decorator David Schlesinger to explore the unn

Midcentury Marvel: Inside the Design of Fantastic Four: First Steps

🎧 Episode Summary: In this episode of the Film and Furniture Podcast, host Paula Benson sits down with celebrated production designer Kasra Farahani to explore the bold,

Inside The Uninvited: The House, the Furniture, the Vision – with Nadia Conners (Video Podcast)

Episode Summary: In this episode of the ‪@filmandfurniture Podcast, host Paula Benson sits down with filmmaker Nadia Conners, writer and director of The Uninvited, for a

The Shining Carpet: The story behind the most famous carpet in film (Video Podcast)

In this episode of the ‪Film and Furniture Podcast, host Paula Benson goes solo to take us on a deep dive into one of the most recognisable and discussed design elements

Designing the surreal world of Queer (Video podcast)

Episode Summary In this episode of The Film and Furniture Podcast, host Paula Benson dives into the world of Luca Guadagnino's film Queer with production designer Stefano

The Substance: The Film Set Designs (Video Podcast)

In this episode of The Film and Furniture Podcast, host Paula Benson sits down with production designer Stanislas Reydellet to explore the striking production design of C

Oscars Design round-up: Outstanding film sets from the 2025 Academy Awards (Video podcast)

🎙️Episode Summary In this episode of The Film and Furniture Podcast, host Paula Benson takes us on a design-centric journey through the 97th Academy Awards, highlightin

Nosferatu: Designing a Gothic Horror World

In this episode of The Film and Furniture Podcast, host Paula Benson sits down with the Oscar nominated production designer Craig Lathrop to explore the haunting world of

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Behind the scenes with Mark Scruton (Video podcast)

🎙️ Episode Summary In this episode of The Film and Furniture Video Podcast, host Paula Benson chats with production designer Mark Scruton, who brings us behind the scene

A Complete Unknown: Designing Bob Dylan’s 1960s world (Video podcast)

In this episode of The Film and Furniture Podcast, Paula Benson interviews production designer François Audouy about his work on A Complete Known, the film directed by Ja

Dune: Part Two: Design Secrets - How Spaces Shape Cultures (Video podcast)

In this exclusive video podcast with Film and Furniture’s Paula Benson and Dune: Part Two production designer Patrice Vermette, and set decorator Shane Vieau, we reveal h

The Brutalist: Behind the Film Sets and Furniture

In this exclusive video podcast interview with Film and Furniture’s Paula Benson and The Brutalist's production designer Judy Becker and set decorator Patricia Cuccia, we

Wicked: Behind the Film Sets (Video podcast)

The movie Wicked brings to life a magical world where both macro and micro design elements work in harmony to immerse the audience in the origin story of Elphaba (The Wic

The Film and Furniture podcast trailer

Welcome to the Film and Furniture video podcast! If you’re a film fan with a passion for design, grab your headphones and/or screen, because, you’ve just found the perfec

Conclave: Designing Power & Secrecy (Video podcast)

Join Film and Furniture’s Paula Benson and Conclave's visionary production designer Suzie Davies, for an exclusive behind-the-scenes video interview on the design of the