DAVID ROCKWELL INTERVIEW


THEATRE, A NEW WORLD OF DESIGN


David Rockwell shares his passion for theatre and fusing it with the world of design


David Rockwell has long harboured a fascination with immersive


David Rockwell Founder and President, Rockwell Group


environments. Growing up in Chicago, Illinois; Deal, New Jersey; and Guadalajara, Mexico, Rockwell was a child of the theatre – his mother worked as a vaudeville dancer and choreographer and cast him in a number of community repertory productions. It is no wonder that his design career has turned back to


the theatre and he is now able to combine his eye for architecture and design with the fascinating world of set design.


Architectural Association in London provided him with an opportunity to use his knowledge and passion for the stage to create truly


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avid’s architectural training at Syracuse University and the


modern architecture and design world. These formative influences continue to have a strong impact on David and the work of Rockwell Group.


Here, David talks to interior Design Today about his influences from the stage and why set design is so relevant to today’s design industry.


What was the first theatre set you designed?


My first set design was in 2000


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