February 2009 Archive

Please join director Gary Hustwit and special guests Jonathan Ive, Marc Newson, and Alice Rawsthorn for a special London screening and post-film discussion.
Thursday, April 16, 7:00pm
Curzon Chelsea Cinema
206 King’s Road
London SW3 5XP
Open seating, film starts promptly at 19:00 so arrive early.
Tickets are very limited for this special event, and are only available through our site. Tickets will go on sale Thursday, 26 February at noon GMT.
UPDATE: This event is sold out. There is no returns list, any spare tickets will be sold at the door the night of the event.
Categories: Film News
Join director Gary Hustwit and designers from the film for preview screenings and post-film Q&A’s at the Visual Arts Theater. Formerly the Chelsea West, SVA’s Visual Arts Theater has undergone an extensive renovation led by legendary designer Milton Glaser. This event is presented in conjunction with the School of Visual Arts, and the MFA Designer as Author, MFA D-Crit, and MFA Interaction Design programs.
Thursday, April 9th, 6:30pm and 9:30pm
Visual Arts Theater
333 West 23rd Street
(between Eighth and Ninth Avenues)
New York, NY 10011
Tickets are on sale!
Categories: Film News
San Francisco: of the two added shows on April 22nd, the 7pm show is getting close to selling out. Still a fair amount of tickets for the 10pm show though.
Chicago: the event at the Music Box Theatre April 28th is actually getting close to selling out as well… get on it…
Two new events announced, both with Gary Hustwit in attendance:
May 14 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana.
May 15 & 16 at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio.
Categories: Film News
Question: how many manufactured objects did you touch this morning, between waking up and leaving your house?

Categories: Musings, Production Stills
We’re pleased to announce another special screening event:
May 13
Atlanta GA, USA
Plaza Theatre, 7pm
Post-screening Q&A with Gary Hustwit and special guests.
Sponsored by the Museum of Design Atlanta, AIGA Atlanta, and IDSA Atlanta
Tickets on sale now.
Many more cities will be announced soon…
Categories: Film News
Tickets for the first two San Francisco special screenings on April 21st sold out in one day. So a second night has been added, with two new screenings on April 22nd at 7pm & 10pm. Director Gary Hustwit and designers from the film will be in attendance at these shows as well. Tickets go sale tomorrow, Tuesday February 10th, at 12 noon PST. Don’t miss out.
Categories: Film News

Big news in the car design world: Objectified cast member Chris Bangle has left BMW after 16 years as the company’s design chief. “Bangle’s plan to pursue his own design-related endeavours beyond the auto industry marks the start of a new phase in his life while maintaining strong ties with the BMW Group,” BMW said in a statement.
More coverage via Auto Week, Wired, Business Week.
Categories: Design News
Both the 7pm and 10pm San Francisco special screenings on April 21st have already sold out. For news about possible added screenings, please join our mailing list.
Seats at the April 28th Chicago event are also going fast. Don’t delay.
Categories: Film News