Annie’s Apartment in The Flight Attendant is hands down one of the most fun and challenging sets I’ve had the chance to work on to date (close competition is the main loft apartment in Russian Doll). It was a wonderful opportunity to play with an aesthetic I haven’t had much chance to indulge in for work yet and learn many new vendors.
I’m so grateful Jessica entrusted me to be her key collaborator on this set and we worked together very closely on each detail to bring Sara, the Production Designer’s, vision to life. Not to mention that basically everyone else on the set dec team pitched in on some aspect of this pretty epic set that had a lot of custom made elements.
This is what the process of consolidating our options and putting together all the elements looked like in the office.
L to R: Christine Foley, Art Director; Jessica Petruccelli, Emmy-Award Winning Set Decorator :); my laptop and water bottle; Sara K White, Production Designer.
Part of the decoration process Jess and I enjoy using is making boards so we can see how everything is going to work together.
There were so many custom elements, which is always challenging on our production timelines, but I think one that really stands out is the curved transparent shower in the middle of the room (as scripted!). You can read more about the custom elements Sara and Jess talk about in their Architectural Digest interview (yes, so fancy right?).
Thankfully, the other Assistant Set Decorator, Jeanelle gave me a tip of a guy she had worked with before to make a custom piece and he turned out to be the perfect contact for helping us making a custom curved shower door. Wow I was working on finalizing this custom shower wall exactly 1 year ago today.
I know earlier I talked about how sometimes you work on a set, and the parts you care about the most never show up on screen which is always a big bummer. Thankfully for Annie’s, we really see every last corner of the apartment. All our little details really have their moment in the sun on screen!
I love the custom painted HVAC pipes as a very inspired detail Sara came up with.
Another one of my favorite details on this set, are the round light switch plates and electrical outlets. Katie Lobell our Set Dec shopper found those! Those coat racks on the left, we were one short and nobody in America had them in stock. I had to order one FROM DENMARK which thankfully arrived in time.
A Crys Yin painting prominently featured!
If you are loving the photos of Annie’s set, there are more photos in the portfolio section here.
look even Buckley is impressed with the design and decoration in Annie’s apartment!