The best films transport you out of your seat and into a scene. This feeling of immersion—in a living garden, looming castle, or haunted opera house—is what lingers long after plot points and line readings have faded from memory.
An eerie settee here, a long wooden table gathering 12 angry men over there: These are the kinds of pieces that furnish us for 90 or more minutes while we gaze wide-eyed upon the action.
Before theaters set their marquees for the summer, we paired a series of home objects from our editors’ favorite purveyors, ripe for use in any blockbuster or indie sleeper hit, with a series of scenes no cinephile is likely to forget.
Minotti Tulla table
The Tulla, though it exists in our time, was designed for the Space Age: that hazy ergonomic fantasy of flying cars, astral projections, and chromatic objects that arise from the industrial mouth of Moloch.
Holly Hunt Selina Slipper Chair
Audrey Hepburn, on the hunt for a quarter-million dollars in a sublime mustard coat, might pause to recline for just a moment in an equally vibrant Selina Slipper chair on a solid walnut base.
Poliform Alfred Armchair
Rendered in black or white leather, the Alfred armchair seems at first glance to be the polar opposite of the brash, fast-talking hero and heroine of His Girl Friday. But by the time credits run, both reveal themselves soft enough to penetrate a tough hide.
Edra Favela chair
Each Favela chair is constructed in a unique configuration of strips of wood, hammered into place with the kind of wild abandon characteristic of a West once roamed by cowboys.
Flexform Justine dining chair
Italian design meets French filmmaking as the soft, linen surface of the Justine dining chair appears just plush enough for Georges Méliès to sail through in his famed rocket ship.
Four Hands Civita table lamp
Off in the castle of Orlok, earthly overgrowth and delights creep to the fore—sending a vampire’s young guest spinning like the natural terracotta of the Civita.
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