How to Use scenography in a Sentence

scenography

noun
  • Interior design is a form of scenography; it is made to set up a mood.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • For the scenography, washi paper will be used to echo the toiles used to create haute couture silhouettes.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The lengthy scenography is drawn on scrolls of paper complete with detailed directions and notes.
    — Alice Cavanagh, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2018
  • And then using almost randomly the color spots to find each scene’ scenography.
    — Emilio Mayorga, Variety, 16 June 2022
  • An array of diverse classes range from costume design for dance and millinery to scenography and designing for the camera.
    — Cathy Whitlock, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Porro, who studied scenography, said the fair has renewed its commitment to linking the worlds of design with that of film like never before.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Directors are adapting plots and scenography to social distancing rules.
    — Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 2 June 2021
  • Nicolas [Di Felice] always knows how to stage his designs through impactful scenography.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The stage scenography is great fun, with colorful lighting, lasers, risers for each band member and a multitude of screens showing old footage of the band and video animations.
    — Nikki O'Neill, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Lê, who created the scenography for the room, opened up his personal archive and filled the space with objects and artworks that are autobiographical with a tinge of true crime.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Platè was known for his work in scenography and as a painter and for revolutionary works like Baños Públicos from 1972, Gabriel added.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Dior chose to collaborate with Paparatti to create the show’s scenography in an absurdist technique that mirrors her art philosophy.
    — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The exhibition’s scenography again reinforces this tension.
    — Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The following month, Honoré devised the scenography for Chanel’s fall 2024 haute couture show at the Paris Opera.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
  • Constructed from wooden structures and double-sided panels, the scenography invites visitors to move through the space as though navigating the narrow corridors of a barge.
    — Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The recording’s aural scenography set the stage for the section’s visual pieces, including two gelatin silver prints by photographer James Van Der Zee.
    — Ivy G. Wilson, Artforum, 1 May 2025
  • Inside, the Louis Vuitton team constructed sprawling wall-to-wall scenography that pays homage to Vuitton’s signature patterning and early trunk motif.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Until that point, Gianfelici had been studying photography, scenography, and art history with the thought of becoming a graphic designer or an architect.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 12 July 2018
  • The partnership will be unveiled at the Chiostro del Cappuccio location with an immersive scenography conceived as a contemplative environment.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Since 1970, The Queen has been actively engaged in painting, church textiles, watercolours, prints, book illustrations, scenography, decoupage and embroidery.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Cartoon animation and fashion proved a potent combo in building a business making window displays, turning everyday materials like paper into magical scenography engineered with movement and imbued with emotion.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Devoted to the history of Paris, the museum closed in October 2016 for a top-to-bottom overhaul that updated the scenography, opened up rooms with natural light and adapted the exhibits to be more child-friendly.
    — Washington Post, 23 July 2021
  • The practice’s services include residential, hospitality, and commercial architecture and interiors, as well as store design, furniture and product design, and scenography.
    — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2024
  • After working with Christian Liaigre and Peter Marino (Louis Vuitton) teams, Schmitt ventured out on her own to make her mark in interior architecture and scenography.
    — Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Porro, who studied scenography, has been linking the worlds of design with that of film like never before, forging ties with icons like Academy Award-winning director Paolo Sorrentino and late film director David Lynch.
    — Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In 2025, Leprince’s studio has also developed several scenography projects, including the 11th edition of the Les Rendez-vous de la Matière + Fair(e) trade show.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Music Box Theatre The theater’s big deployers of expensive live-feed scenography tend to be self-serious — which is one of many reasons that Kip Williams’s camera-happy adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s still deadly clever novella came as such a delight.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Organized by cultural association Villa Albertine at the Payne Whitney Mansion, the showcase will include immersive scenography by Crosby Studio‘s founder Harry Nuriev, highlighting the evolving dialogue between French and American creative communities.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 May 2026

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