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    Objectified / produced and directed by Gary Hustwit ; Swiss Dots.

    • Title:Objectified / produced and directed by Gary Hustwit ; Swiss Dots.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Hustwit, Gary.
      Beshenkovsky, Joe.
      Geissbuhler, Luke, 1970-
      Dunn, Kristian.
      Swiss Dots (Firm)
      Plexifilm (Firm)
    • Published/Created:[London] : Swiss Dots Limited ; [Brooklyn, NY] : [Distributed by] Plexifilm, ©2009.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Industrial design.
      Industrial designers.
    • Genre/Form:Documentary films.
      Nonfiction films.
      Feature films.
    • Description:1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (2 pages ; 19 cm.)
    • Series:Design film triology.
    • Terms governing use:Restrictions: Site license. UBC faculty, staff and students only
    • Credits:Editor, Joe Beshenkovsky ; director of photography, Luke Geissbühler ; original score by Kristian Dunn.
    • Cast:Featuring, Paola Antonelli, Chris Bangle, Andrew Blauvelt, Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec, Tim Brown, Anthony Dunne, Dan Formosa, Naoto Fukasawa, IDEO, Jonathan Ive, Hella Jongerius, David Kelley, Bill Moggridge, Marc Newsome, Fiona Raby, Dieter Rams, Karim Rashid, Alice Rawsthorn, Smart Design, Davin Stowell, Jane Fulton Suri, Rob Walker.
    • Summary:A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. In his second film, director Gary Hustwit (Helvetica) documents the creative processes of some of the world's most influential product designers, and looks at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets.
    • Notes:Originally produced as a documentary film in 2009.
      Special features: : 60 minutes of additional interviews with Alice Rawsthorn, Naoto Fukasawa, Jonathan Ive, Marc Newson, Paola Antonelli, Dunne & Raby, Andrew Blauvelt, Chris Bangle, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Hella Jongerius, Davin Stowell, Dan Formosa, Tim Brown, David Kelley, Bill Moggridge, Jane Fulton Suri, Karim Rashid, Dieter Rams, Rob Walker.
      DVD; all region, NTSC; widescreen (1.78.1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, 5.1 surround.
      In English with optional English subtitles. Additional interviews in English, German, French, Dutch and Japanese with English subtitles.
    • Contents:Air chair
      Opening titles
      Morning objects
      Smart design
      Dieter Rams
      Jonathan Ive
      Form and function
      The Bouroullec brothers
      Marc Newson
      Ikea, Paola Antonelli
      Target, Rob Walker
      Chris Bangle
      Hella Jongerius
      Karim Rashid
      David Kelley, Bill Moggridge
      Naoto Fukasawa
      Sustainability
      IDEO
      Dunne and Raby
      Closing thoughts
      The hurricane's coming
      Credits.
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