“Cruella” production designer Fiona Crombie worked on more than 100 sets to create the multi-layered vintage look of 1970s London, giving lots of thought to young Cruella’s den.Crombie looked at old photos of abandoned locks that ran along the Thames River in London for her main inspiration for young Estella’s/Cruella’s (Emma Stone) home and lair, where she and her henchmen Joel Fry and Paul Walter Hauser plot out their scams.In contrast, the Baroness’ warehouse is bright, sharp and monochromatic — an entirely different space for London’s top fashion designer, played by Emma Thompson.
She wanted them to be a cultural and generational clash, the past in the Baroness, and the future in Cruella.Crombie breaks down her process and the ideas behind the sets for the Disney origin story, directed by Craig Gillespie, now in theaters and streaming on Disney Plus (Premier Access).The Lair
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