'Barbie's Production Triggered a Worldwide Paint Shortage of This Particular Color
director Greta Gerwig enlisted production designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer to bring Barbie's Dreamhouse to life they never envisioned causing an international shortage of pink paint.The trio opened up to about the gargantuan effort, which drew inspiration from Palm Springs midcentury modernism. For starters, Gerwig wanted to «literally» create «the alternate universe of Barbie Land» as they aimed for «authentic artificiality» whenever possible.So instead of opting for CGI when it came to the picturesque sky and San Jacinto Mountains backdrop, Gerwig wanted the backdrop to be hand painted.«Everything needed to be tactile, because toys are, above all, things you touch,» Gerwig told the venerable magazine.And, in order to maintain the «kid-ness» of the Dreamhouse, the director said everything needed to be pink.«I wanted the pinks to be very bright, and everything to be almost too much,» she added.And it too much.According to Greenwood, construction of the Dreamhouse — which was erected at the Warner Bros.