Australian born designer Marc Newson takes his ‘industrial artist’ title very seriously. Having designed practical and functional goods such as chairs, cars and planes, he’s also taken his design skills and applied them to an idea that’s well beyond this earth, as he even designed a spaceship. It’s not all grand-scale and limited edition designing […]
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Jul
Taschen's compendium tome of Australian designer/artist's work
12
Nov
A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and the people who design them
Just noticed Plexifilms recently released Objectified by Gary Hustwit. Same director behind Helvetica. Objectified takes a look at the creativity at work behind the objects we use on a daily basis…everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, […]
