Early on, Pixar artists delivered a lovely 2,300-square-foot house to director/writer Bird-but once the story called for a larger, state-of-the-art home (one that two of the film’s new characters, telecommunications mogul Winston Deavor and his genius sister Evelyn, would be providing to the family), the sky was literally the limit. Considering their last abode was destroyed at the end of the 2004 film, the Parrs would need a new place to hang their hats… or, more specifically, their super suits. There’s a specific building in Incredibles 2 that exemplifies the aesthetic Eggleston and team worked so hard to create: the Parr family’s new home. sculptures by Harry Bertoia and the designs of modernist architect Mies van der Rohe. is a lot of fun.” The team’s overall approach was also informed by a host of mid-century luminaries and their creations, including the work of architectural photographer Ezra Stoller patterns designed by Alexander Girard furniture from the artists at Knoll, Inc. “It’s harder to find stuff that is less identifiable-little elements here and there, like ‘breeze blocks’ and repeated patterns. So we used a lot of in the design of the city of Municiberg.” Inspiration came from all manner of avenues “It’s actually easy to find great-looking mid-century architecture,” Eggleston admits. “It’s not the coolest buildings, but the stuff in between the coolest buildings. “We had this really fun idea of ‘mid-century mundane,’” explains Eggleston. Garnering inspiration from a research trip to the mid-century haven of Palm Springs, California, production designer Ralph Eggleston and his team set about designing with clean lines and simplicity.

Nowhere is this continued “mid-century with a twist” quality more evident than in the architecture and interior design of Incredibles 2. There were a bunch of them… that had that cool, elegant flavor that we wanted to capture.” That flavor extends from the cars to the gadgets, from the clothing to the characters themselves, and everything in between-all with a present-day bent and a steadfast eye to the future.

“James Bond, Mission: Impossible, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Our Man Flint, as well as a prime-time adventure cartoon called Jonny Quest. “I was inspired by spy series and spy movies,” explains director Brad Bird. Incredible mom Helen, otherwise known as Elastigirl and super kids Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack), but also reestablishes the unparalleled mid-century modern world of the original film. Picking up mere minutes after the memorable events of 2004’s The Incredibles, the new film not only reintroduces audiences to the Parr family (dad Bob, aka Mr. Pixar’s highly anticipated Incredibles 2 makes its super debut in U.S.

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