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Lana Del Rey’s Reading Festival stage was a fantasy world built on her music

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Lana Del Rey’s Reading Festival stage was a fantasy world built on her music
  1. A sold-out August show at the Reading Festival – an annual music event in England – saw artist Lana Del Rey sing against a Stufish-designed backdrop. - Courtesy of Stufish
  2. Briefed to, in their words, combine ‘vintage Hollywood glamour, dreamy visuals, and romantic ambience’, the architects imagined an old glass house that could anchor the performance. - Courtesy of Stufish
  3. Punctuated by brutalist columns and iron windows, the ‘residence’ appeared to be overgrown by nature, seemingly abandoned over time. - Courtesy of Stufish
  4. The Villa Marian in Northern Italy and London’s Barbican Conservatory were two major reference points for the design, which incorporated multiple nods to Del Rey’s music. - Courtesy of Stufish
  5. Her song Kintsugi was represented by the glass house’s balconies, damaged opera boxes made anew with gold, as practiced with the track’s namesake – an ancient Japanese art. - Courtesy of Stufish
  6. Raised three m and connected by a large iron structure, the boxes bridged either side of the set, supporting Del Rey as she performed at a height. - Courtesy of Stufish
  7. Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd – the title of a track and album – inspired the house’s columns, which were inscribed with hand-carved capitals paying homage to the Long Beach tunnel, a California passage that has been closed since 1967. - Courtesy of Stufish
  8. Dancer poles were built into the set, and a golden grand piano was centrally placed. - Courtesy of Stufish
  9. Platforms made it possible for the band and dancers to ‘nest’ within the stage environment in a harmoniously asymmetrical way. - Courtesy of Stufish
  10. Lana Del Rey asked Stufish to create an apparition-like hologram of herself, as an ethereal novelty to memorialize the performance. - Courtesy of Stufish
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  1. A sold-out August show at the Reading Festival – an annual music event in England – saw artist Lana Del Rey sing against a Stufish-designed backdrop. - Courtesy of Stufish
  2. Briefed to, in their words, combine ‘vintage Hollywood glamour, dreamy visuals, and romantic ambience’, the architects imagined an old glass house that could anchor the performance. - Courtesy of Stufish
  3. Punctuated by brutalist columns and iron windows, the ‘residence’ appeared to be overgrown by nature, seemingly abandoned over time. - Courtesy of Stufish
  4. The Villa Marian in Northern Italy and London’s Barbican Conservatory were two major reference points for the design, which incorporated multiple nods to Del Rey’s music. - Courtesy of Stufish
  5. Her song Kintsugi was represented by the glass house’s balconies, damaged opera boxes made anew with gold, as practiced with the track’s namesake – an ancient Japanese art. - Courtesy of Stufish
  6. Raised three m and connected by a large iron structure, the boxes bridged either side of the set, supporting Del Rey as she performed at a height. - Courtesy of Stufish
  7. Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd – the title of a track and album – inspired the house’s columns, which were inscribed with hand-carved capitals paying homage to the Long Beach tunnel, a California passage that has been closed since 1967. - Courtesy of Stufish
  8. Dancer poles were built into the set, and a golden grand piano was centrally placed. - Courtesy of Stufish
  9. Platforms made it possible for the band and dancers to ‘nest’ within the stage environment in a harmoniously asymmetrical way. - Courtesy of Stufish
  10. Lana Del Rey asked Stufish to create an apparition-like hologram of herself, as an ethereal novelty to memorialize the performance. - Courtesy of Stufish
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Location
Map pointer Reading, UK
Design
Stufish Entertainment Architects
Client
Lana Del Rey
Production Manager
Dennis Gardner
Lighting Design
Darien Koop
Column Projection Design
Loren Barton
Stage Fabrication
Ox Event House
Hologram
Carbon Black
Tour Manager
Emily Holt
Management
Tap Music

Stufish Entertainment Architects created a romantic, moody stage for Lana Del Rey’s performance at the UK’s Reading Festival, using design elements to represent key tracks.

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