Abstract: The Art of Design

Abstract: The Art of Design

Go inside the minds of the world's greatest designers

Ended First aired 10/Feb/2017 United States English 2 season(s) 14 episode(s)
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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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Season 2 · Season 2
6 episode(s) · Air date: 25/Sep/2019
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S2E6
Jonathan Hoefler: Typeface
Air date: 25/Sep/2019 · Runtime: 44 min
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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.

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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.

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S2E5
Ian Spalter: Digital Product Design
Air date: 25/Sep/2019 · Runtime: 46 min
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On the heels of leading influential projects for Nike and Instagram, Ian Spalter explains the process of experimenting with new product designs.

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On the heels of leading influential projects for Nike and Instagram, Ian Spalter explains the process of experimenting with new product designs.

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Cas Holman: Design for Play
Air date: 25/Sep/2019 · Runtime: 46 min
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As founder of toy company Heroes Will Rise, Cas Holman crafts tools and objects designed to inspire kids (and adults) to play creatively.

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As founder of toy company Heroes Will Rise, Cas Holman crafts tools and objects designed to inspire kids (and adults) to play creatively.

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S2E3
Ruth Carter: Costume Design
Air date: 25/Sep/2019 · Runtime: 47 min
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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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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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Neri Oxman: Bio-Architechture
Air date: 25/Sep/2019 · Runtime: 45 min
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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.

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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.

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Olafur Eliasson: The Design of Art
Air date: 25/Sep/2019 · Runtime: 45 min
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Olafur Eliasson creates sensory-rich immersive installations, including a lamp-lit sun at the Tate Modern and chunks of Arctic ice on city streets.

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Olafur Eliasson creates sensory-rich immersive installations, including a lamp-lit sun at the Tate Modern and chunks of Arctic ice on city streets.

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Season 1 · Season 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Feb/2017
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S1E8
Ilse Crawford: Interior Design
Air date: 10/Feb/2017 · Runtime: 42 min
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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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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: Photography
Air date: 10/Feb/2017 · Runtime: 44 min
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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.

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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.

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Ralph Gilles: Automotive Design
Air date: 10/Feb/2017 · Runtime: 48 min
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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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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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Bjarke Ingels: Architecture
Air date: 10/Feb/2017 · Runtime: 45 min
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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.

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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.

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Es Devlin: Stage Design
Air date: 10/Feb/2017 · Runtime: 43 min
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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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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: Footwear Design
Air date: 10/Feb/2017 · Runtime: 42 min
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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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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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Christoph Niemann: Illustration
Air date: 10/Feb/2017 · Runtime: 47 min
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From New Yorker covers to Instagram sketches, illustrator Christoph Niemann plays with abstraction and interactivity -- and questions authenticity.

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From New Yorker covers to Instagram sketches, illustrator Christoph Niemann plays with abstraction and interactivity -- and questions authenticity.

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Christoph Niemann
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Tinker Hatfield
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Es Devlin
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Bjarke Ingels
Bjarke Ingels
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Ralph Gilles
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Paula Scher
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Platon
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Ilse Crawford
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Lee Iacocca
Lee Iacocca
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Neri Oxman
Neri Oxman
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Ólafur Eliasson
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Ruth E. Carter
Ruth E. Carter
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Cas Holman
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Ian Spalter
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Morgan Neville
Morgan Neville
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Ben Cotner
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Dave O'Connor
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Jason Spingarn-Koff
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Jon Kamen
Jon Kamen
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Justin Wilkes
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Lisa Nishimura
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Scott Dadich
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Bari Pearlman
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Grace Sin
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Amanda Rohlke
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