Mad Men’s Award-Winning Set Design ⇥ interiordesign.net

The first half of the final season¹ of Mad Men is in full swing, and Interior Design magazine got an intimate look at the ridiculously detailed sets that make it such a compelling show:

The plot has top-tier silent characters, too. Fashion-wise, women’s prim shifts evolve into the kind of mod looks popularized by Courrèges. Furniture-wise, the ’60’s were of course mid-century heaven, as evidenced by sets that Weiner, production designer Dan Bishop, and set decorator Claudette Didul conceived down to the most intricate detail. Who knew there was a distinction between East and West Coast mid-century? Weiner did. And he invited Interior Design’s Cindy Allen, the only magazine editor ever granted full access, to tour Draper’s Park Avenue apartment, the agency’s Time & Life Building office, and more on four sound stages in Los Angeles.

I don’t usually link to slideshows, but this is worth it. See also James Minchin’s series of behind-the-scenes photos from a couple of years ago.