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8. Ilse Crawford: Interior Design
Interior designer Ilse Crawford creates spaces and objects that engage the senses and promote well-being, from high-end hotels to Ikea furniture.
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Abstract: The Art of Design is a documentary TV series that premiered on Netflix on February 10, 2017. It has 2 seasons and 14 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 6 "Jonathan Hoefler: Typeface", aired on September 25, 2019.
Step inside the minds of the most innovative designers in a variety of disciplines and learn how design impacts every aspect of life.
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14 episodes · 2 seasons
2017 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago
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Interior designer Ilse Crawford creates spaces and objects that engage the senses and promote well-being, from high-end hotels to Ikea furniture.
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Platon’s fearless portraits capture the souls of world leaders and ordinary people. A shoot with Gen. Colin Powell provides a window into his process.
E6
Graphic designer Paula Scher paints with words, developing the visual language of iconic brands and institutions around the world.
E5
As Fiat Chrysler’s global head of design, Ralph Gilles steers the brand into the future with sleek new sports cars and a self-driving electric van.
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Architect Bjarke Ingels unites function, fantasy and sustainability in “pragmatic utopian” designs like a clean power plant topped with a ski slope.
E3
Stage designer Es Devlin crafts evocative sets for concerts, operas, plays and runway shows using light, film, sculpture -- and even rain.
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Tinker Hatfield's background in architecture and athletics sparked his game-changing shoe designs for Nike, including the iconic Air Jordan series.
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From New Yorker covers to Instagram sketches, illustrator Christoph Niemann plays with abstraction and interactivity -- and questions authenticity.
2019 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago
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While researching vintage watches as inspiration for a new font, Jonathan Hoefler delves into his work for Apple, Obama's "Change" campaign and more.
E5
On the heels of leading influential projects for Nike and Instagram, Ian Spalter explains the process of experimenting with new product designs.
E4
As founder of toy company Heroes Will Rise, Cas Holman crafts tools and objects designed to inspire kids (and adults) to play creatively.
E3
A visual storyteller and frequent Spike Lee collaborator, Ruth E. Carter won an Oscar for her Afrofuturistic costume design for "Black Panther."
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Can we design our way out of an ecological crisis? At the MIT Media Lab, professor Neri Oxman cultivates new materials that emulate nature.
E1
Olafur Eliasson creates sensory-rich immersive installations, including a lamp-lit sun at the Tate Modern and chunks of Arctic ice on city streets.
Abstract: The Art of Design has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on September 25, 2019.
The most recent episode of Abstract: The Art of Design, Season 2 Episode 6 "Jonathan Hoefler: Typeface", aired on September 25, 2019.
Abstract: The Art of Design has 2 seasons with 14 episodes in total.
Abstract: The Art of Design first aired on Netflix on February 10, 2017.
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