Abstract: The Art of Design - Season 2
Season 2
Meet six of the world's most influential designers in a stylish new season spanning bio-architecture, costume design, typeface design and more.
Episodes
Olafur Eliasson: The Design of Art
Olafur Eliasson creates sensory-rich immersive installations, including a lamp-lit sun at the Tate Modern and chunks of Arctic ice on city streets.
Neri Oxman: Bio-Architecture
Can we design our way out of an ecological crisis? At the MIT Media Lab, professor Neri Oxman cultivates new materials that emulate nature.
Ruth Carter: Costume Design
A visual storyteller and frequent Spike Lee collaborator, Ruth E. Carter won an Oscar for her Afrofuturistic costume design for "Black Panther".
Cas Holman: Design for Play
As founder of toy company Heroes Will Rise, Cas Holman crafts tools and objects designed to inspire kids (and adults) to play creatively.
Ian Spalter: Digital Product Design
On the heels of leading influential projects for Nike and Instagram, Ian Spalter explains the process of experimenting with new product designs.
Jonathan Hoefler: Typeface Design
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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