Designer David Rockwell on "celebrating a sense of ritual"

For 45 years, "Sunday Morning"'s set, created by legendary CBS designer Victor Paganuzzi, has served as our backdrop. But for this year's Design Issue, we opted for an update.  And who better to reimagine our surroundings (in virtual form) than the eminent design firm Rockwell Group?

"There were things about the 'CBS Sunday Morning' piece that were an immediate yes for me," said David Rockwell, the firm's founder and president. "When I think of it, I think of it as one of the ultimate communal rituals. And every project we do is really about celebrating a sense of ritual.

"So, we started with lots of hand sketching. And as we zeroed in on it, I realized there was an opportunity to do something that had the kind of simplicity and restraint of the original, but have a kind of exuberance and theatrical flair," he said.