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DESIGN IS HUMAN, June 1-10 2012


Atlanta, Georgia


 

Special Movie Screening of “Objectified”


Schedule



Time

7pm

Cost

$20 general public, $15 for AIGA, IDSA, and MODA members

Location

Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce De Leon Ave., Atlanta, GA 30306

All About

It's about industrial designers, the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It's about personal expression, indentity, consumerism, and sustainability.

The Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) invites you to a special screening of 

 

 

 

Objectified Director, Gary Hustwit

Objectified is a new documentary about our relationship to manufactured objects and the people who design them.  Directed by Gary Hustwit (Helvetica), the film is a look at the creatvity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets.  It’s about industrial designers, the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis.  It’s about personal expression, indentity, consumerism, and sustainability.

Read the New York Times Review of “Objectified”.

Objectified post-screening Q&A with director Gary Hustwit and special guests. Presented by the Museum of Design Atlanta, AIGA, IDSA Atlanta, and MA.  Tickets $20 general public, $15 for AIGA, IDSA, and MODA members.

Tickets on sale here online.

Chair by Jasper Morrison

Vintage Braun

Through verite footage and in-depth conversations, the film documents the creative processes of the world’s most influential designers, and looks at how the things they make impact our lives.  What can we learn about who we are, and who we want to be, from the objects with we surround ourselves?

Featuring: Paola Antonelli (Museum of Modern Art, New York) Chris Bangle (BMW Group) Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (Paris) Andrew Blauvelt (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis) Tim Brown (IDEO) Anthony Dunne (London) Dan Fromosa (Smart Design) Naoto Fukasawa (Tokyo) Jonathan Ive (Apple, California) Hella Jongerius (Rotterdam) David Kelley (IDEO) Bill Moggridge (IDEO)        Marc Newson (London/Paris) Fiona Raby (London) Dieter Rams (Kronberg, Germany) Karim Rashid (New York) Alice Rawsthorn (International Herald Tribune) Davin Stowell (Smart Design) Jane Fulton Suri (IDEO) Rob Walker (New York Times Magazine)

Naoto Fukasawa

Hella Jongerius

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

Click here for Objectified Trailer. We look forward to seeing you at this very special event.