DISENCHANTED / DISNEY
As Senior Set Decoration Buyer on Disenchanted, I worked as part of the team bringing together the extraordinary volume of furniture, props, soft furnishings and bespoke pieces required for Disney's return to the world of Enchanted.
The film moves between contemporary New York and the heightened fairytale world of Monrolasia, where familiar suburban surroundings are transformed through colour, pattern, ornament and abundance. Working within that visual language meant sourcing and developing pieces that could sit convincingly within an established Disney world while supporting the scale and detail of the sets.
A particularly enjoyable part of the project was developing finishes and details for bespoke furniture, hand props and soft furnishings alongside our makers and specialist suppliers. References ranged from previous Disney films to Art Nouveau motifs, giving us a rich decorative vocabulary to draw upon.
One of my favourite details was a small visual reference connecting the two films. The decorative window motif seen at the beginning of Enchanted was reinterpreted as appliqué on a picnic blanket for the closing sequence of Disenchanted. It was the sort of detail that might pass unnoticed, but helped connect the new film back to the visual history of the original.
The scale of the production involved working closely with home economists, prop makers, Set Decoration construction, scenic artists, specialist fabricators and an extensive network of suppliers. Pieces ranged from hand-stitched soft props and bespoke printed elements to furniture, dressing and specially fabricated items, all contributing to the richly layered world seen on screen.
Disenchanted was an opportunity to work within an unusually ambitious decorative world, alongside an enormously talented Set Decoration and Art Department team, and to contribute to the continuation of a much-loved piece of Disney storytelling.
CONTRIBUTING TO A WORLD OF PATTERN, COLOUR, ORNAMENT AND ABUNDANCE.
Working across furniture, props and bespoke pieces for the richly layered fairytale world of Monrolasia.
