Patrizia von Brandenstein (born April 15, 1943) is an American production designer.
She has shown versatility in creating sets for both lavish historical films and glossy contemporary fare.
1966 saw the real start of her career in design with an eight-year stay creating costumes and sets at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco under William Ball.
[1] She has designed movies in a wide range of subjects, styles, and periods: from the low-budget, break-dancing musical Beat Street to the expensive plutonium-plant melodrama Silkwood.
[2] Director Neil Burger, in his DVD commentary for Limitless, singles out von Brandenstein for her excellent work on the film.