Production designer Rick Heinrichs breaks down how he created the ostentatious atrium at the heart of the action.
Rian Johnsonis all too happy to throw stones at glass houses.
Specifically, a glass onion, as alluded to in the whodunnit’s title.
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It’s a great opportunity to have a sardonic view of contemporary issues and greater issues of entitlement."
“The villa was part of a nearby hotel that was architecturally the right idea,” he says.
“It had hierarchical steps and villa elements that would ascend.
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My space
Nearly all ofGlass Oniontakes place on a palatial estate.
“Everybody walked in and needed about 20 minutes to walk around, cracking up,” says Norton.
“That set was a production design masterpiece.”
(From L-R): Kate Hudson as Birdie, Jessica Henwick as Peg, Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc, and Leslie Odom Jr. as Lionel in ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’.John Wilson/NETFLIX
“There is certainly a questionable taste aspect to it,” Heinrichs laughs.
“It overly calls attention to itself.
All the elements that you could describe in a negative way describe Miles perfectly.
Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc in ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’.NETFLIX
Typically you would be designing something with the utmost good taste.
Heinrichs actual inspiration was English portrait painter Lucian Freud.
Using photographs of Norton, a concept artist created the piece.
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“He’s got the best taste that his money can buy,” quips Heinrichs.
“There’s an eclectic mix of some of the finest artwork in the world.
Norton laughs describing his favorite element (visible behind the chandelier in the back of the shot above).
See if you’re able to spot them all.
