We begin with the architectural concept and then design every detail. Every single object that appears in one of our movies represents a design decision which we have researched endlessly. But we really use the research to intoxicate and inspire ourselves. At a certain point, we leave the books and begin to invent a new reality based in history but with a modern viewpoint. We call it historical minimalism because, while we are committed to accuracy, we use detail sparingly.
Nothing is superfluous.
Everything is seen through contemporary eyes, but we are using historic elements. But we're not historicizing. We are always searching for the tension between the historic and the modern. Because of the research and the attention to detail, our designs have an underpinning of truth. We don't fake it.