Design Movies

Short subject on how fashion is created-- not by the great couturiers, but on the street.

Why has letterpress printing survived? Irreplaceable knowledge of the historic craft is in danger of being lost as its caretakers age. Fascinating...

Borrowed From Nature explores the rich and complex history of Japanese gardens in western Canada. Through the principles and design philosophy of...

A compilation of conferences/debates between renowned designers, environmental activists, and students on the concept of design. Held in Aspen,...

A look at how mall producers design malls in order to maximise traffic and sales.

Catatonik is a multi sensory installation project which becomes part of my final study for the course design for social change. It is an attempt at...

In the 1980's, something changed the world forever. Computer technology, mostly due to the appearance of affordable Commodore 64's, entered...

It's Dutch Design is a 60-minute documentary about the worldwide success of Dutch Design. Top Designers and international keyplayers reveal their...

Documentary about an eclectic group of students from all corners of the planet at one of the world's top industrial design schools in Sweden's...

A group of young architects, confined to a forest in Barcelona during the COVID crisis, explore the problems generated by the ambition of wanting to...

A documentary on the life and work of the American designer, Walter Dorwin Teague. It's the story of a poor young farm boy who travels to New York...

Inside a computer a space-time is revealed in which image and sound become numbers and motion manifests as rhythm, flow and chaos. This tracking and...

This film was made by Bass' company as a presentation to AT&T executives. It would have extended to be shown to the public, but a number of his...

Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...

SuperDesign is a film about 19 players of the Italian Radical Movement. Through their words and their stories, we retrace the history and the...

Confidential report on designer Dino Gavina's showroom created by Carlo Scarpa between 1961 and 1963. Restoration details and stills from a 1985 film...

A fascinating documentary about Piet Zwart (1885–1977), an idiosyncratic and stubborn designer, who lived for innovation and prepared the way...