Decorating Pages

Hamnet is period filmmaking at its most grounded and immersive. In this episode of Decorating Pages, Emmy-winning host Kim Wannop interviews Production Designer Fiona Crombie and Set Decorator Alice Felton about the design and decoration of Hamnet — from Shakespeare’s family home and the glove workshop to the Globe Theatre and garden builds.Topics include period-authentic materials, sightline-conscious furniture choices, hand-stitched textiles, thematic palette shifts, and the art of set storytelling.Directed by Chloé Zhao, Hamnet is based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel and stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Shakespeare, period film, production design, set decoration, art department, Globe Theatre, podcast.