Design Movies

  • 2017
    Elizabeth

    Elizabeth

    Elizabeth

    02017HD

    Elizabeth concerns the life and work of calligrapher, typographer, and graphic designer Elizabeth Friedlander. The film takes an essay form,...

    Elizabeth
  • 2017
    Pressing On: The Letterpress Film

    Pressing On: The Letterpress Film

    Pressing On: The Letterpress Film

    6.82017HD

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

    Pressing On: The Letterpress Film
  • 2017
    Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

    Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

    Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

    72017HD

    Viewers are immersed in revolutionary landscape designer Piet Oudolf’s work and given an insight to his creative process, from his beautifully...

    Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf
  • 2012
    Inge Druckrey: Teaching to See

    Inge Druckrey: Teaching to See

    Inge Druckrey: Teaching to See

    82012HD

    This film is about patient and dedicated teaching, about learning to look and visualize in order to design, about the importance of drawing. It is...

    Inge Druckrey: Teaching to See
  • 2008
    Max Bill: The Master's Vision

    Max Bill: The Master's Vision

    Max Bill: The Master's Vision

    62008HD

    The film about Max Bill (1908-1994) moves between the dynamic fields of art, aesthetics and politics. Max Bill was probably the most important swiss...

    Max Bill: The Master's Vision
  • 1980
    The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

    The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

    The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

    101980HD

    This witty and original film is about the open spaces of cities and why some of them work for people while others don't. Beginning at New York's...

    The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
  • 2015
    Made in Italy

    Made in Italy

    Made in Italy

    42015HD

    Synonymous with elegant quality fabrics, cuts and leather craftsmanship, Made in Italy explores the influence Italy has on the global fashion market,...

    Made in Italy
  • 2021
    2021-1985

    2021-1985

    2021-1985

    102021HD

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

    2021-1985
  • 2025
    Peng. Von Augenblick und Ewigkeit

    Peng. Von Augenblick und Ewigkeit

    Peng. Von Augenblick und Ewigkeit

    02025HD

    Peter Engelhardt - aptly named “PENG” - has dedicated his entire life to good design: as a renowned designer as well as a collector of...

    Peng. Von Augenblick und Ewigkeit
  • 2025
    Take a seat

    Take a seat

    Take a seat

    02025HD

    Yin Honqiang, a master carpenter from Jiangyin, has been working with wood for over 50 years. Along with his son and his grandson, they create...

    Take a seat
  • 2013
    Solutionism

    Solutionism

    Solutionism

    02013HD

    A short documentary on what design actually means and how it can generate lasting, positive change in our individual lives and our collective world....

    Solutionism
  • 2023
    Class Acts

    Class Acts

    Class Acts

    22023HD

    Class Acts is a feature-length documentary tracing the genesis of Singapore's creative scene in the '90s through intimate conversations with its...

    Class Acts
  • 2021
    Spontaneous Generation, 10 years of Design in Mexico

    Spontaneous Generation, 10 years of Design in Mexico

    Spontaneous Generation, 10 years of Design in Mexico

    02021HD

    "Spontaneous Generation, 10 years of Design in Mexico" is a visual and investigative work that casually recounts the events of the creative...

    Spontaneous Generation, 10 years of Design in Mexico
  • 2026
    City Mark: A Rochester Icon

    City Mark: A Rochester Icon

    City Mark: A Rochester Icon

    02026HD

    A documentary film exploring the origin, evolution, and lasting impact of one of Rochester, NY's most recognizable symbols. From its creation in the...

    City Mark: A Rochester Icon
  • 2022
    Catatonik

    Catatonik

    Catatonik

    02022HD

    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...

    Catatonik
  • 2015
    Genius Loci: Carlo Scarpa and the Olivetti store

    Genius Loci: Carlo Scarpa and the Olivetti store

    Genius Loci: Carlo Scarpa and the Olivetti store

    02015HD

    An examination of the Olivetti store in Venice, Piazza San Marco -- a true icon of Italian architecture of the twentieth century restored in the...

    Genius Loci: Carlo Scarpa and the Olivetti store
  • 2009
    Food Design

    Food Design

    Food Design

    72009HD

    A look at how form, color, smell, consistency, the sounds made during eating, manufacturing technique, history and stories influence food design.

    Food Design
  • 2017
    Signs With Soul

    Signs With Soul

    Signs With Soul

    102017HD

    Goodwin & Goodwin are a creative sign company based in North London — an eclectic, international team of architects, designers,...

    Signs With Soul
  • 2024
    Mönsterberättaren Wanja Djanaieff

    Mönsterberättaren Wanja Djanaieff

    Mönsterberättaren Wanja Djanaieff

    02024HD

    The life of Swedish designer Wanja Djanaieff is explored in this documentary made from 25 years of material recorded by her son.

    Mönsterberättaren Wanja Djanaieff
  • 2014
    Teague: Design & Beauty

    Teague: Design & Beauty

    Teague: Design & Beauty

    02014HD

    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...

    Teague: Design & Beauty