Christoph Niemann: Illustration
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2017 (47 min)
From New Yorker covers to Instagram sketches, illustrator Christoph Niemann plays with abstraction and interactivity -- and questions authenticity.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2017 (47 min)
From New Yorker covers to Instagram sketches, illustrator Christoph Niemann plays with abstraction and interactivity -- and questions authenticity.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2017 (42 min)
Tinker Hatfield's background in architecture and athletics sparked his game-changing shoe designs for Nike, including the iconic Air Jordan series.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2017 (43 min)
Stage designer Es Devlin crafts evocative sets for concerts, operas, plays and runway shows using light, film, sculpture -- and even rain.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2017 (45 min)
Architect Bjarke Ingels unites function, fantasy and sustainability in "pragmatic utopian" designs like a clean power plant topped with a ski slope.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2017 (48 min)
As Fiat Chrysler's global head of design, Ralph Gilles steers the brand into the future with sleek new sports cars and a self-driving electric van.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2017 (41 min)
Graphic designer Paula Scher paints with words, developing the visual language of iconic brands and institutions around the world.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2017 (44 min)
Platon's fearless portraits capture the souls of world leaders and ordinary people. A shoot with Gen. Colin Powell provides a window into his process.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2017 (42 min)
Interior designer Ilse Crawford creates spaces and objects that engage the senses and promote well-being, from high-end hotels to Ikea furniture.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2019 (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.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2019 (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.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2019 (47 min)
A visual storyteller and frequent Spike Lee collaborator, Ruth E. Carter won an Oscar for her Afrofuturistic costume design for "Black Panther".
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2019 (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.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2019 (46 min)
On the heels of leading influential projects for Nike and Instagram, Ian Spalter explains the process of experimenting with new product designs.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2019 (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.