![]() ![]() They spent a lot of time in the weeds on things like fabric material, colors, permanent versus mobile installations, reimagining certain set pieces as alternative uses, and numerous other considerations. My biggest ask was that it was functional, yet remained as screen accurate as possible. Mind you, that’s actually a pretty tall order when you consider how little detailed source material exists to most folks from a scene that was shot over 40 years ago. They really helped guide me in every little aspect about how to bring the rendering to life. Tom and his team were absolutely fantastic from start to finish. How did the Regal Robot team take the original concept for this living room set and tweak it for your exact needs? The vastness of the Star Wars universe becomes apparent at that very moment – up until that point in the film, there are Droids, Vader, humans, Stormtroopers, but when Luke steps in to Chalmun’s Cantina, you just see a bunch of regular beings living their daily lives, we have no context for who they are and what they are doing, but their body language and vocalizations make you believe they are unwinding from whatever it is that has consumed their day/lives, and you suddenly realize how large this galaxy might be. It feels like a real place, with real beings – you can almost smell the uncleanliness and spilled drinks. Unequivocally, the grit, grime, tangibility and imperfectness of the whole set. Tell us about why the Cantina resonates with you as a Star Wars fan. ![]() Concept art showcasing our Cantina furniture ideas which caught Chris’ eye. The props, costumes, characters and furniture used in the Cantina scene are iconic and this was an incredible way to honor my favorite movie scene of all-time in a refined way – when I saw the rendering, I thought this set, or a permutation thereof, could be dressed up, or dressed down. I literally had a conversation with my wife maybe a few weeks before about how “one day” I would build an operable Cantina in our house, to which I was laughed out of the room, but then I found what I considered to be the perfect compromise. I am fairly certain my heart skipped a beat it was love at first sight. So, I was messing around on the internet around the holidays of 2017 and saw these renderings on the Regal Robot website in the “Custom Studio”, one of which was the Cantina furniture – it was almost like the spotlight shining down from the heavens above. What about these specific designs piqued your interest? We heard that your interest in commissioning Regal Robot sparked from seeing the Cantina themed living room set concept art online. I am sure this goes without saying, but the obvious common thread here is of course STAR WARS! It was always one of those, “maybe one day…” things, but his work certainly piqued my interest so I started loosely following his blogs and websites shortly thereafter. I first discovered Tom and, in turn, Regal Robot back in I believe 2009 when Tom introduced the Han Solo carbonite desk. My name is Chris Ropko, and my family and I relocated to a suburb of Memphis, TN called Germantown about 12 months ago from Northern California, specifically Novato, CA in Marin County. Name, where you’re from, and how you came across Regal Robot. What about the cantina struck an emotional chord with our client? Why in the world did he want to turn this scene into a real-life setting for his living room? Let’s hear it from our customer himself, Chris… We recently had the opportunity to create an incredible set of custom furniture and decor, inspired by this iconic gritty setting for a customer’s home and wanted to share the story behind the project with you. ![]() ![]() For most of us, the Mos Eisley Cantina was our first major encounter with the aliens and scoundrels of the universe. If you’re a Star Wars™ fan, you know exactly what wretched hive old Ben was describing to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: A New Hope. “You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy…” -Obi-Wan Kenobi ![]()
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