Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design (Drama Desk Award)

Drama Desk Award

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. In the 1998 ceremony the category was separated, to honor both plays and musicals. The category was reinstated in the 2010 ceremony. † - indicates the performance won the Tony Award ‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Tony Award

Check all the winners of Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design presented under Drama Desk Award since 1969 .

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Chris Barreca

Honored for : Rocky

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chris Barreca	Rocky
Alexander Dodge	A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Richard Hoover	Small Engine Repair
Santo Loquasto	Bullets Over Broadway
Ian MacNeil	A Doll's House
Donyale Werle	The Explorers Club

Rob Howell

Honored for : Matilda the Musical

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rob Howell	Matilda the Musical
Mimi Lien	The Whale
David Zinn	The Flick
Michael Yeargan	Golden Boy
Santo Loquasto	The Assembled Parties
Anna Louizos	The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Jon Driscoll, Rob Howell, Paul Kieve

Honored for : Ghost The Musical

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roger Hanna	A Little Journey
David Korins	Assistance
David Korins	Chinglish
Jon Driscoll	Ghost The Musical
Rob Howell	Ghost The Musical
Paul Kieve	Ghost The Musical
Derek McLane	Follies
David Gallo	The Mountaintop

Derek McLane

Honored for : Anything Goes

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Korins	Lombardi
Zachary Borovay	Lombardi
Rachel Hauck	Orange, Hat & Grace
Tony Straiges	Treasure Island
Derek McLane	Anything Goes
Derek McLane	Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Mark Wendland	The Merchant of Venice

Julian Crouch, Phelim McDermott, Basil Twist

Honored for : The Addams Family

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Julian Crouch	The Addams Family
Phelim McDermott	The Addams Family
Basil Twist	The Addams Family
Sandra Goldmark	The Boys in the Band
Jay Rohloff	Underground
Karen Tennent	Hansel and Gretel
Derek McLane	Ragtime
Christopher Oram	Red

Eugene Lee

Honored for : Show Boat

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eugene Lee	Show Boat
Bob Crowley	Hapgood
James Youmans	The Petrified Prince
Santo Loquasto	A Month in the Country
Mark Thompson	Arcadia
Stephen Brimson Lewis	Indiscretions

Ian MacNeil

Honored for : An Inspector Calls

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ian MacNeil	An Inspector Calls
Marina Draghici	The Lights
Bob Crowley	Carousel
George Tsypin	In the Summer House
Peter J Davison	Medea
Adrianne Lobel	Passion

Wendall K. Harrington, John Arnone

Honored for : The Who's Tommy

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mark Beard	Brother Truckers
Guy-Claude François	Les Atrides
Heidi Ettinger	One Shoe Off
John Arnone	The Who's Tommy
Wendall K. Harrington	The Who's Tommy
Jerome Sirlin	Kiss of the Spider Woman

Tony Walton

Honored for : Guys and Dolls

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Tony Walton	Guys and Dolls
Robin Wagner	Crazy for You
Joe Vanek	Dancing at Lughnasa
James Youmans	Bella, Belle of Byelorussia
John Conklin	Tis Pity She's a Whore

Heidi Ettinger

Honored for : The Secret Garden

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Heidi Ettinger	The Secret Garden
Richard Hudson	La Bête
David Gallo	Machinal
Andrew Jackness	Road to Nirvana

Robin Wagner

Honored for : City of Angels

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robin Wagner	City of Angels
Edward Gianfrancesco	The Widow's Blind Date
Tony Walton	Grand Hotel
Kevin Rigdon	The Grapes of Wrath

Santo Loquasto

Honored for : Italian American Reconciliation

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Loy Arcenas	Reckless
John Lee Beatty	Aristocrats
Santo Loquasto	Italian American Reconciliation
Santo Loquasto	Cafe Crown
Tony Walton	Lend Me a Tenor
James Morgan	Sweeney Todd
Thomas Lynch	The Heidi Chronicles

Santo Loquasto

Honored for : Cafe Crown

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Loy Arcenas	Reckless
John Lee Beatty	Aristocrats
Santo Loquasto	Italian American Reconciliation
Santo Loquasto	Cafe Crown
Tony Walton	Lend Me a Tenor
James Morgan	Sweeney Todd
Thomas Lynch	The Heidi Chronicles

Maria Björnson

Honored for : The Phantom of the Opera

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Maria Björnson	The Phantom of the Opera
Tony Walton	Anything Goes
Tony Straiges	Into the Woods
Scott Bradley	Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Eiko Ishioka	M. Butterfly

John Napier

Honored for : Les Misérables

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Edward Gianfrancesco	North Shore Fish
John Napier	Les Misérables
John Napier	Starlight Express
Bob Crowley	Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Martin Johns	Me and My Girl
Tony Walton	The Front Page
John Gunter	Wild Honey

John Napier

Honored for : Starlight Express

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Edward Gianfrancesco	North Shore Fish
John Napier	Les Misérables
John Napier	Starlight Express
Bob Crowley	Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Martin Johns	Me and My Girl
Tony Walton	The Front Page
John Gunter	Wild Honey

Tony Walton

Honored for : Social Security

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
William Barclay	Goblin Market
Thomas Lynch	Little Footsteps
Bob Shaw	Hamlet
Tony Walton	Social Security
Tony Walton	The House of Blue Leaves
Ming Cho Lee	Execution of Justice
Bob Shaw	The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Tony Walton

Honored for : The House of Blue Leaves

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
William Barclay	Goblin Market
Thomas Lynch	Little Footsteps
Bob Shaw	Hamlet
Tony Walton	Social Security
Tony Walton	The House of Blue Leaves
Ming Cho Lee	Execution of Justice
Bob Shaw	The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Heidi Ettinger

Honored for : Big River

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kevin Rigdon	Balm in Gilead
James Leonard Joy	Digby
Heidi Ettinger	Big River
Clarke Dunham	Grind
Ralph Koltai	Much Ado About Nothing
Marjorie Kellogg	Requiem for a Heavyweight
John Lee Beatty	The Octette Bridge Club

Tony Straiges

Honored for : Sunday in the Park with George

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Tony Straiges	Sunday in the Park with George
Michael Annals	Noises Off
Tony Walton	The Real Thing
Peter Larkin	The Rink
David Potts	Full Hookup
Bill Stabile	Spookhouse

Ming Cho Lee

Honored for : K2

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andrew Jackness	Whodunnit","Geniuses
Marjorie Kellogg	Steaming","Present Laughter","Extremities
John Gunter	All's Well That Ends Well
Ming Cho Lee	K2
Kert Lundell	Johnny Got His Gun
Douglas W. Schmidt	Death of Von Richthofen Witnessed from Earth

Robin Wagner

Honored for : Dreamgirls

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robin Wagner	Dreamgirls
Santo Loquasto	Crossing Niagara
Stuart Wurtzel	Henry IV, Part 1
Laurie Dennett	The Dresser
David Chapman	The First
Eugene Lee	The Hothouse

John Lee Beatty

Honored for : Fifth of July

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Lee Beatty	Fifth of July
John Bury	Amadeus
Douglas W. Schmidt	Frankenstein
Wilford Leach	The Pirates of Penzance
Bob Shaw	The Pirates of Penzance

John Lee Beatty

Honored for : Talley's Folly

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Lee Beatty	Talley's Folly
David Jenkins	The Art of Dining
Douglas W. Schmidt	Sidewalkin'
David Mitchell	Barnum
David Jenkins	I Ought to Be in Pictures
William Ritman	Morning's at Seven

John Lee Beatty, John Wulp

Honored for : The Crucifer of Blood, Talley's Folly

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Lee Beatty	Talley's Folly
John Wulp	The Crucifer of Blood
Wilford Leach	All's Well That Ends Well
Santo Loquasto	King of Hearts
Steven Rubin	On Golden Pond
Eugene Lee	Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Robin Wagner

Honored for : On the Twentieth Century

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Mitchell	The Gin Game
Edward Gorey	Dracula
William Ritman	Deathtrap
Robin Wagner	On the Twentieth Century
Santo Loquasto	The Play's The Thing
Judy A. Juracek	P.S. Your Cat Is Dead

Santo Loquasto

Honored for : American Buffalo

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Santo Loquasto	American Buffalo
Santo Loquasto	The Cherry Orchard
Robert Randolph	Porgy and Bess
George C. Jenkins	Sly Fox
John Lee Beatty	The Innocents
Douglas W. Schmidt	The Robber Bridegroom
Clarke Dunham	Hagar's Children
Douglas W. Schmidt	The Crazy Locomotive

Santo Loquasto

Honored for : The Cherry Orchard

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Santo Loquasto	American Buffalo
Santo Loquasto	The Cherry Orchard
Robert Randolph	Porgy and Bess
George C. Jenkins	Sly Fox
John Lee Beatty	The Innocents
Douglas W. Schmidt	The Robber Bridegroom
Clarke Dunham	Hagar's Children
Douglas W. Schmidt	The Crazy Locomotive

Boris Aronson

Honored for : Pacific Overtures

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Boris Aronson	Pacific Overtures
James Tilton	A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton
James Tilton	They Knew What They Wanted
Santo Loquasto	Kennedy's Children
John Lee Beatty	Knock Knock
Robert U. Taylor	Lamppost Reunion
Santo Loquasto	Legend

Carl Toms

Honored for : Sherlock Holmes

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Carl Toms	Sherlock Holmes
Julia Trevelyan Oman	Brief Lives
John Conklin	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Scott Johnson	Dance with Me
John Napier	Equus
William Ritman	God's Favorite
Franco Zeffirelli	Saturday Sunday Monday
Tom John	The Wiz

Eugene Lee

Honored for : Candide

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eugene Lee	Candide
Franne Lee	Candide
Douglas W. Schmidt	Over Here!
David Mitchell	Short Eyes
Douglas W. Schmidt	Veronica's Room

Franne Lee

Honored for : Candide

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eugene Lee	Candide
Franne Lee	Candide
Douglas W. Schmidt	Over Here!
David Mitchell	Short Eyes
Douglas W. Schmidt	Veronica's Room

Douglas W. Schmidt

Honored for : Over Here!

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eugene Lee	Candide
Franne Lee	Candide
Douglas W. Schmidt	Over Here!
David Mitchell	Short Eyes
Douglas W. Schmidt	Veronica's Room

David Mitchell

Honored for : Short Eyes

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eugene Lee	Candide
Franne Lee	Candide
Douglas W. Schmidt	Over Here!
David Mitchell	Short Eyes
Douglas W. Schmidt	Veronica's Room

Douglas W. Schmidt

Honored for : Veronica's Room

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eugene Lee	Candide
Franne Lee	Candide
Douglas W. Schmidt	Over Here!
David Mitchell	Short Eyes
Douglas W. Schmidt	Veronica's Room

Victor Garcia

Honored for : Yerma

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Victor Garcia	Yerma
Fabian Puigserver	Yerma
Tony Walton	Pippin
Tony Walton	Shelter
David Jenkins	The Changing Room

Fabian Puigserver

Honored for : Yerma

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Victor Garcia	Yerma
Fabian Puigserver	Yerma
Tony Walton	Pippin
Tony Walton	Shelter
David Jenkins	The Changing Room

Tony Walton

Honored for : Pippin

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Victor Garcia	Yerma
Fabian Puigserver	Yerma
Tony Walton	Pippin
Tony Walton	Shelter
David Jenkins	The Changing Room

Tony Walton

Honored for : Shelter

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Victor Garcia	Yerma
Fabian Puigserver	Yerma
Tony Walton	Pippin
Tony Walton	Shelter
David Jenkins	The Changing Room

David Jenkins

Honored for : The Changing Room

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Victor Garcia	Yerma
Fabian Puigserver	Yerma
Tony Walton	Pippin
Tony Walton	Shelter
David Jenkins	The Changing Room

Robert U. Taylor

Honored for : The Beggar's Opera

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robert U. Taylor	The Beggar's Opera
Kert Lundell	Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Santo Loquasto	That Championship Season","Sticks and Bones

Kert Lundell

Honored for : Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robert U. Taylor	The Beggar's Opera
Kert Lundell	Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Santo Loquasto	That Championship Season","Sticks and Bones

Santo Loquasto

Honored for : That Championship Season, Sticks and Bones

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robert U. Taylor	The Beggar's Opera
Kert Lundell	Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Santo Loquasto	That Championship Season","Sticks and Bones

Sally Jacobs

Honored for : A Midsummer Night's Dream

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sally Jacobs	A Midsummer Night's Dream
Boris Aronson	Follies
Robin Wagner	Lenny

Boris Aronson

Honored for : Follies

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sally Jacobs	A Midsummer Night's Dream
Boris Aronson	Follies
Robin Wagner	Lenny

Robin Wagner

Honored for : Lenny

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sally Jacobs	A Midsummer Night's Dream
Boris Aronson	Follies
Robin Wagner	Lenny

Fred Voelpel

Honored for : The Memory Bank

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Fred Voelpel	The Memory Bank
Jo Mielziner	Child's Play
Boris Aronson	Company

Jo Mielziner

Honored for : Child's Play

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Fred Voelpel	The Memory Bank
Jo Mielziner	Child's Play
Boris Aronson	Company

Boris Aronson

Honored for : Company

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Fred Voelpel	The Memory Bank
Jo Mielziner	Child's Play
Boris Aronson	Company

Ming Cho Lee

Honored for : Invitation to a Beheading

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ming Cho Lee	Invitation to a Beheading
Ming Cho Lee	Billy
Boris Aronson	Zorba

Ming Cho Lee

Honored for : Billy

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ming Cho Lee	Invitation to a Beheading
Ming Cho Lee	Billy
Boris Aronson	Zorba

Boris Aronson

Honored for : Zorba

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ming Cho Lee	Invitation to a Beheading
Ming Cho Lee	Billy
Boris Aronson	Zorba