How 'Wuthering Heights' Created a Bedroom Out of Margot Robbie's Skin

Inside the production design of 2026's first major film.

View in Browser  Friday, February 13, 2026 If you're not planning on seeing the new Wuthering Heights movie this weekend, I would strongly urge you to fit it in. Yes, the film has debuted to mixed reviews, but, for design-lovers, the sets alone are a reason to drop everything and head to the theater. Created both on soundstages and in Yorkshire, England, production designer Suzie Davies reconstructed Emily Brontë's world—not to mention made a room meant to mimic star Margot Robbie's skin. Here, she shares a behind-the-scenes look at the ambitious project, guided by director Emerald Fennell's ethos: "There's no such thing as less is more; more is more." —Annie Goldsmith, senior editor How the Wuthering Heights Production Design Makes Every Space a Prison Production designer Suzie Davies on building Emily Brontë's Yorkshire, creating a bedroom wrapped in Margot Robbie's skin, and more.   When you read a novel for the first time, the world it creates is never complete. While certain details sear themselves into memory—the exact placement of a bed, the color of a dress, the feeling of walls closing in— others dissolve entirely. You build the setting in broad, feverish strokes, intensely vivid in some places and vague in others, more emotional impression than architectural accuracy. Director Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights, which opens in theaters today, exists precisely within this register of feverish strangeness, filtered through the lens of Fennell at 14 reading the Emily Brontë novel for the first time. The filmmaker behind Saltburn and Promising Young Woman wanted to translate that adolescent reading experience into something physical, and she called production designer Suzie Davies—whose recent credits include the Oscar-nominated Conclave and Fennell's own Saltburn—to do it. From their first phone conversation, before Davies had even seen the script, Fennell laid out her vision: Emily Brontë's Yorkshire built on soundstages in North London in the tradition of Gone with the Wind and Douglas Sirk's Technicolor melodramas. Davies, who has spent her career moving between period work and contemporary projects, knew the era well enough, but she also understood that this would be something entirely different. READ THE STORY   Wes Gordon Showcases Female Art Stars in Carolina Herrera's Latest Runway Show Creatives including Amy Sherald, Rachel Feinstein, Ming Smith, Eliza Douglas, and Hannah Traore walked in today's show.   READ THE STORY   ELLE Decor Checks In: What to Do In Aspen When There's No (or Very Little) Snow It's been a tough winter. But that doesn't mean you need to cancel your trip.   READ THE STORY   Annie Meyers-Shyer Documented Her Home Renovation on Instagram—Now She's Turned It Into a Book She tells ELLE Decor about her renovation story, This Oak House, how her family inspires her, and her perfect table lamps.   READ THE STORY   Follow Us Unsubscribe | Manage Preferences | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection ELLE Decor is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2026 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779