Abstract: The Art of Design
2017 · TV Series · TV-14 · 45 min · ★ 7.8 · 95% critics
This docuseries explores how creative thinkers shape the world through design across many fields. Each episode follows a different designer’s background, inspirations, and process, showing how ideas become real projects and why design touches everyday life.
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Streaming on Netflix.
10 hours to watch · 14 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2017–2019
- Release date
- 2017-02-10
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (81 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like learning how creative work gets made and hearing personal, down-to-earth stories from artists and designers; Not for you if you want hard facts only or fast-paced drama like The Mind, Explained.
Pros: inspiring creative stories; wide range of disciplines; engaging visuals | Cons: uneven storytelling quality; occasional hype over substance; ended too soon
Themes
- illustrator
- architect
- design
Cast & crew
- CN
Christoph Niemann
as Self
- TH
Tinker Hatfield
as Self
- ED
Es Devlin
as Self
- BI
Bjarke Ingels
as Self
- PS
Paula Scher
as Self
- LI
Lee Iacocca
as Self
- NO
Neri Oxman
as Self
- ÓE
Ólafur Eliasson
as Self
- RC
Ruth E. Carter
as Self
- JH
Jonathan Hoefler
as Self
Directed by Morgan Neville
Episodes2 seasons · 14 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1Christoph Niemann: Illustration47mNetflix
- S1E2Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design42mNetflix
- S1E3Es Devlin: Stage Design43mNetflix
- S1E4Bjarke Ingels: Architecture45mNetflix
- S1E5Ralph Gilles: Automotive Design48mNetflix
- S1E6Paula Scher: Graphic Design41mNetflix
- S1E7Platon: Photography44mNetflix
- S1E8Ilse Crawford: Interior Design42mNetflix
Season 26 episodes
- S2E1Olafur Eliasson: The Design of Art45mNetflix
- S2E2Neri Oxman: Bio-Architechture45mNetflix
- S2E3Ruth Carter: Costume Design47mNetflix
- S2E4Cas Holman: Design for Play46mNetflix
- S2E5Ian Spalter: Digital Product Design46mNetflix
- S2E6Jonathan Hoefler: Typeface44mNetflix