My original tumblr post was here. These images were originally posted on Tumblr by Wilfred Lewis with the explanatory text “Lair appreciation society. Dr No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Diamonds are forever, You Only Live Twice.” They come to us via Supervillain Seeking Minions.
My father, an IBM programmer, would watch movies with a high tech villains lair, and comment about how strange for the factory systems engineer to rappel into the extinct volcano to service Dr. X’s super computer.
Ah, Sir Ken Adam at his best Bond! RIP I recall reading once how delighted he was when Spielberg saw him at a function and said his War Room from Doctor Strangelove was in his opinion one of the sets ever designed. The director returned minutes later and said no, actually it was the best movie ever in his opinion.