THEATRE AND SET DESIGN
Trend: Theatre and Set Design
By David Rockwell Founder and CEO, Rockwell Group
Long before turning his attention to architecture, David Rockwell harboured a fascination with immersive environments. Growing up in Chicago, Illinois and Deal, New Jersey, and Guadalajara, Mexico, Rockwell was a child of the theatre. Rockwell brought his passion for theatre and an eye for the colour and spectacle of Mexico to his architecture training at Syracuse University where he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree and to his studies at the Architectural Association in London. These formative influences continue to have a strong impact on his practice,Rockwell Group. Here, David recounts his time in the theatre and his return to the stage as producer and designer.
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ockwell Group is made up of an incredibly talented group of
designers – 140 people who are also artists, sculptors, chefs, opera singers, architects, playwrights, and set designers. For each project, a design team comes together to brainstorm about the particular project at hand. Our approach in every case is to blur boundaries, to allow a plurality of interests to compete, and always be alert to the possibility of unexpected collisions and the wealth of inspiration available from cultural landscapes around the globe. With every new project and combination of people, new ideas, vocabularies, materials, techniques and designs emerge. Theater has been an
enormous influence in my life
Above: Nobu Bejing lounge oozes drama. Image by Eric Gregory Powell | INTERIOR DESIGN YEARBOOK | 2012 | 169
Profile image: David Rockwell by Christoper Sturman
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