# Es Devlin on the Art of Set Design

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Podcast: [John Sandoe Books](https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-sandoe-books-94113)
Published: 2024-04-29T13:05:46+00:00
Episode link: https://johnsandoe.podbean.com/e/an-atlas-of-es-devlin/
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Es Devlin's name will be familiar to some; many will have seen her work without realising it. Winner of three Olivier awards, her work ranges from small theatres to vast stadiums, from Adele to Don Giovanni and Sir John Soane. She designed the set for Sam Mendes’s ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ at the National Theatre; she’s collaborated with the physicist Carlo Rovelli; has worked with Complicité, Florence + the Machine, Beyoncé, U2; designed installations at Tate Modern, the Serpentine, the V&A, Trafalgar Square, the Imperial War Museum and the UN General Assembly; sets for the ROH, the Met and La Scala. Etc. Etc. She spoke to Magnus about her recent book, An Atlas of Es Devlin, published by Thames & Hudson in conjunction with the eponymous exhibition at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. It is a miracle of book design and making, exceptional for its production values, careful artistry and sheer technical whizz and exuberance. Thames & Hudson’s commissioning editor called it “the most complex book production” he’s seen in his 28 years with the publishing house. Interviewed and edited by Magnus Rena Music: U2, Beautiful Day, performed live in 2001 at the Fleet Center, Boston, MA, USA Stormzy, Blinded By Your Grace, Pt.2, performed live in 2018 at the BRIT Awards, London

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