Objectified

Objectified is a feature-length documentary film examining the role of everyday non-living objects, and the people who design them, in our daily lives. The film is directed by Gary Hustwit. Objectified premiered at the South By Southwest Festival on March 14, 2009.

Contents

• Objectified trailer
• Appearing characters
• References

According to Swiss Dots Production, the film is the second part of the three-film series Design Trilogy, the first being Helvetica about the famous typeface, and the third and final film being the documentary Urbanized.

Appearing characters

Paola Antonelli - Design Curator, Museum of Modern Art (New York)

Chris Bangle - Former Design Director, BMW Group (Munich)

Andrew Blauvelt - Design Curator, Walker Art Center

Erwan Bouroullec - Designer (Paris)

Ronan Bouroullec - Designer (Paris)

Anthony Dunne - Designer (London)

Agnete Enga - Senior Industrial Designer, Smart Design

Dan Formosa - Design & Research, Smart Design (New York)

Naoto Fukasawa - Designer (Tokyo)

Jonathan Ive - Senior VP Industrial Design, Apple (Cupertino)

Hella Jongerius - Designer (Rotterdam)

David M. Kelley - Founder & Chairman, IDEO

Bill Moggridge - Co-founder IDEO

Marc Newson - Designer (Paris)

Fiona Raby - Designer (London)

Dieter Rams - Former Design Director, Braun (Kronberg, Germany)

Karim Rashid - Designer (New York)

Alice Rawsthorn - Design Editor, International Herald Tribune

Amber Shonts - Model

Davin Stowell - CEO & Founder, Smart Design

Jane Fulton Suri - IDEO

Rob Walker - New York Times Magazine