Architectural Digest (3 mentions) highlights Chris Trujillo's production design work on *Stranger Things*, noting the use of pool noodles for the Upside Down vines and his anchoring of the radio station set in the Golden Age of Radio.
Chris Trujillo is an American production designer and art director based in New York City. He is known for his role as lead production designer for *Stranger Things*, creating its haunting atmosphere. Trujillo also worked on *Echo* and was interviewed for *Assembled: The Making of Echo*.
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