Season 2

Episodes • 2019

Olafur Eliasson: The Design of Art

1. Olafur Eliasson: The Design of Art

45 min

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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Neri Oxman: Bio-Architechture

2. Neri Oxman: Bio-Architechture

45 min

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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Ruth Carter: Costume Design

3. Ruth Carter: Costume Design

47 min

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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Cas Holman: Design for Play

4. Cas Holman: Design for Play

46 min

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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Ian Spalter: Digital Product Design

5. Ian Spalter: Digital Product Design

46 min

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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Jonathan Hoefler: Typeface

6. Jonathan Hoefler: Typeface

44 min

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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