Disney & Design

I've already talked about how learning about design causes you to discover details and notice things you never have before. All of the sudden you have the design eye. And nothing is off limits to this.... I can't watch movies now without analyzing the set design and the furniture. Even Disney has not escaped from this fate......

Beauty & the Beast.... enter stage left (I'm not crazy, it's backwards in the theatre world)- the wardrobe. At the top, also known as the crest, there are "S" scrolls. These showed up in French & English Rococo style in the 1700s. The legs are also cabriole legs and the curved form at the bottom is called an apron.

Sleeping Beauty... Aurora's cottage they she grows up in while hiding from the evil queen. The cottage is Early American style with a thatched roof, asymmetrical facade, and exposed structure. The exposed structure construction is called waddle and daub... but I'm sure fairy dust did the trick too.

 Aladdin...the interiors of the palace are classically inspired. Any time the word classic is used in the design world it refers to Greek & Roman design. The arches are partially pointed, partially tudor...they're pretty similar. The columns are irregularly shaped but still have a base and an ornamented capital in the classic style. The white marble and gold were also common materials in that time.