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Production designer Kalina Ivanov reveals how she created the ‘king gangster’ aesthetic of HBO’s ‘The Penguin’

By 2025-08-15T14:29:00

Kalina Ivanov

Source: Courtesy of Kalina Ivanov/HBO Max

The Emmy-nominated designer talks about turning to 1970s and 1980s New York aesthetics to build her Gotham City.

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