Abstract: The Art of Design

  • Premiered: Feb 2017
  • Episodes: 14
  • Followers: 102
  • Ended
  • Netflix
  • Friday at 3
  • Documentary

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Season 2
2x1
Olafur Eliasson: The Design of Art
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 25, 2019
Olafur Eliasson creates sensory-rich immersive installations, including a lamp-lit sun at the Tate Modern and chunks of Arctic ice on city streets.
2x2
Neri Oxman: Bio-Architecture
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Air date
Sep 25, 2019
Can we design our way out of an ecological crisis? At the MIT Media Lab, professor Neri Oxman cultivates new materials that emulate nature.
2x3
Ruth Carter: Costume Design
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Air date
Sep 25, 2019
A visual storyteller and frequent Spike Lee collaborator, Ruth E. Carter won an Oscar for her Afrofuturistic costume design for "Black Panther."
2x4
Cas Holman: Design for Play
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 25, 2019
As founder of toy company Heroes Will Rise, Cas Holman crafts tools and objects designed to inspire kids (and adults) to play creatively.
2x5
Ian Spalter: Digital Product Design
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Air date
Sep 25, 2019
On the heels of leading influential projects for Nike and Instagram, Ian Spalter explains the process of experimenting with new product designs.
2x6 Show finale
Jonathan Hoefler: Typeface Design
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Air date
Sep 25, 2019
While researching vintage watches as inspiration for a new font, Jonathan Hoefler delves into his work for Apple, Obama's "Change" campaign and more.

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