John Graysmark
"Ragtime" ( 1981 ) was a turning point in Graysmark's career , the first film he did with the title production designer . Having worked for producer Dino de Laurentiis on 1980s "Flash Gordon" as supervising art director , under Italian designers Ferdinando Scarfiotti and Danilo Donati , Graysmark was later contacted by de Laurentiis , who offered him "Ragtime" as designer . 
<triplet> Flash Gordon <subj> Dino de Laurentiis <obj> producer <subj> Danilo Donati <obj> production designer