Present Laughter
by Noel Coward

Designing for Present Laughter is like carefully composing a brilliant score. Noel Coward's language is witty, elegant and precise, and the biggest task for a designer is to get out of the way of both character and language. To create the stage for this witty banter to ebb and flow, I first had to create an environment that was as bitchy and snobby as Mr. Coward himself. For this I looked to the Godmother of Interior Design, Dorothy Draper, for a cue. Her style of oversized Baroque accents with bold uses of pattern and color were exactly what we were looking for to create a foundation of elegance and sophistication for Mr. Coward's characters.

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