About Andrew Baseman
Andrew writes the blog, Past Imperfect: The Art of Inventive Repair, which chronicles his world-renowned collection of antique ceramics with early repairs. His collection was featured in a cover story in The New York Times, and has exhibited his collection worldwide, including Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, NY. He is an expert on the subject and has lectured in the US and abroad.
Andrew has worked as a set decorator on diverse film and television projects for over 25 years, and was nominated for an Emmy Award and won the Art Directors Guild Award for his work on the Apple TV series Severance. For his work on the international hit movie Crazy Rich Asians, he won the Art Directors Guild Award and was nominated for numerous other design awards. Favorite projects include Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Art Directors Guild Award nomination; 6 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture), In the Heights (Art Directors Guild Award nomination), Mindhunter, Gotham (2 consecutive Art Directors Guild Award nominations), The Americans, and The Normal Heart (Emmy Award winner: Outstanding Television Movie.) He has worked with notable directors including David Fincher, Jon M. Chu, Bill Condon, Ben Stiller, Aaron Sorkin, and Jane Campion, and is a proud member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Television Academy, Set Decorators Society of America (Board of Directors), and Motion Picture Studio Mechanics Local 52.
In 2003, he founded Andrew Baseman Design, Inc., an interior design firm specializing in upscale residential interiors, creating luxurious homes for clients predominantly in the visual arts. He is the author of The Scarf (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1989), the classic illustrated art book chronicling the history of the printed scarf that reflects both his expertise and love of textiles.