Wiener Werkstätte

Shoot the system, not the pattern: the same square in the tile, the silver, the menu and the dress.

Everything in the frame should share one square. Line up tiles, objects and type on that grid and shoot square and level so the geometry holds. Let black and white do the structure, then place gold and one strong colour deliberately. Show the hand: hammered silver, enamel, lacquer. No Deco glamour lighting, no soft-focus, and no checkerboard used as a backdrop without the rest of the system.

Director's note

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

1. 01A cocktail bar with checkerboard tiles, a pierced silver vase and a cobalt glass on a black table
2. 02A model in a black-and-white grid dress against a chalk-white wall, gold earrings
3. 03A place setting: hammered silver, an enamel dish and a menu card with a square monogram
4. 04A staircase of black lacquer and white walls, one vermilion door
5. 05A tabletop of small objects laid out on a grid, shot straight down

Crisp, even and slightly cool: soft daylight or a large key with gentle fill, so black and white stay clean and metal reads as metal. Avoid warm colour casts; gold should be gold against neutral white.

Light

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

1. 01A café or cabaret with tiled walls
2. 02A jeweller's or silversmith's workshop
3. 03A lacquered interior with a grand stair
4. 04A textile studio with printed silks
5. 05A studio set of white walls and black furniture

Black and white with geometric structure: checks, grids, stripes, squared collars; gold or silver jewellery; one vermilion or cobalt accent. No florals unless stylised inside a grid.

Wardrobe