When it came to the world building of “Star Trek: Picard” on CBS All Access, production designer Todd Cherniawsky embraced a completely different set of challenges and opportunities from those on “Star Trek: Discovery.” In particular, he needed to reflect some of the inner turmoil of Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard as he emerges 20 years later from Starfleet retirement and exile in his French chateau in Labarre. The death of his best friend, android Data (Brent Spiner), the destruction of the planet Romulus, and the mysterious disappearance of Data’s daughter, Soji (Isa Briones), all prey on his mind as he searches for redemption.
“The world building advantage to ‘Picard’ that I didn’t have with ‘Discovery’ was that it had an easier springboard that had been established on ‘The Next Generation,'” Cherniawsky said. “Transparent screens, holography were touched on, but 20 years later, the availability was so much better.
“The world building advantage to ‘Picard’ that I didn’t have with ‘Discovery’ was that it had an easier springboard that had been established on ‘The Next Generation,'” Cherniawsky said. “Transparent screens, holography were touched on, but 20 years later, the availability was so much better.
- 7/8/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Photograph by Dean Kaufman
Photograph by Dean Kaufman
The landscape architect shares the tools and inspirations that help him breathe life into the artificial.
Ken Smith is not one to blend in. The New York -- based designer moves beyond earth and stone in his work, often employing surprising elements such as bright synthetic flowers and plastic rocks. "Landscapes are made up of all sorts of synthetic things, and most people try to hide it," he says. "I don't."
1. Plastic Rock
Pieces like this hollow rock, which Smith is proposing for a roof garden atop a new Conrad hotel in New York's Financial District, make sculptural statements while sidestepping weight restrictions. ($131, lowes.com)
2. Model Off-highway Truck
Smith's business-card holder is a model of a Caterpillar truck normally reserved for earth-moving jobs. "I'm always pushing things around, so this appeals to me." ($69, shopcaterpillar.com)
3. Reference Book
"The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces,...
Photograph by Dean Kaufman
The landscape architect shares the tools and inspirations that help him breathe life into the artificial.
Ken Smith is not one to blend in. The New York -- based designer moves beyond earth and stone in his work, often employing surprising elements such as bright synthetic flowers and plastic rocks. "Landscapes are made up of all sorts of synthetic things, and most people try to hide it," he says. "I don't."
1. Plastic Rock
Pieces like this hollow rock, which Smith is proposing for a roof garden atop a new Conrad hotel in New York's Financial District, make sculptural statements while sidestepping weight restrictions. ($131, lowes.com)
2. Model Off-highway Truck
Smith's business-card holder is a model of a Caterpillar truck normally reserved for earth-moving jobs. "I'm always pushing things around, so this appeals to me." ($69, shopcaterpillar.com)
3. Reference Book
"The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces,...
- 3/23/2011
- by Tim Mckeough
- Fast Company
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