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Krypton, Supermans home planet galaxies away, is rarely the main setting of most Superman adaptations.
For example: What kind of planet is Krypton?
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What materials does it have?
How would it compare to Earth?
Is it ornate and architectural, or one that places more emphasis on surroundings being functional?
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We were trying to create a world that was believable, Nekvasil tells EW.
The key thing is that on Krypton, all of the people on Krypton look like people on Earth.
He continued, Because life on the planet is kind of tough, they dont do designs.
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If they make something, its because they use it and they would like to use it for life.
Its not because they would like to design something.
We were trying to stay away from the over-design, over-dressed rooms.
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We were trying to show that everything has some kind of practical reason for why its there.
What was important is that this place is not just a workshop or laboratory.
Its also some kind of spiritual place for the family, says Nekvasil.
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They also keep all the things theyve invented.
Not only the grandfather of our hero, but also his grandfather and his grandfather.
The figures you see on the stain-glass windows in the image above arent just ornamental.
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If somebody has time to find out the details, everything makes sense, says the production designer.
The concept [of the design] is that its very utilitarian, says Nekvasil.
Everything thats there has to make sense for the people working there.
That explains why this doesnt look like your typical military compound with gratuitous computer and monitors.
Its actually the basic place, from our point of view.
For us, its kind of a metallic mesh of Krypton.
Its very strong material.
They can bend it.
They can build chairs and tables.
From our perspective, that was the cheapest way to build furniture.
When it came to the furnitures seemingly random pattern, the production turned to the micro-cosmos for inspiration.
We actually used details from butterflies or details from leaves.
We found these textures in nature.
Kems bar
Its a very basic bar.
So, what about Kem is doing the same thing?
Hes just hanging the old bottles from the ceiling.
