Design Films

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
FREE EVENT
Location: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

12:30pm Helvetica
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Directed by Gary Hustwit

2:00pm Objectified
Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. Directed by Gary Hustwit.

3:30pm Hella Jongerius: Contemporary Archetypes
Hella Jongerius: Contemporary Archetypes is a 30 min film that captures the creative process of a designer, plus the “dance” a designer engages in with manufacturers like Vitra, Maharam and Royal Tichelaar.

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