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Architecture

Design in Our Lives: Business Meets Aesthetics

The National

Item #: Y8Q-00-11

The National looks at the changing job of designers in today's fast-paced and constantly changing world: to make objects and space around us more engaging and meaningful.

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Format
DVD

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also available

Production Year
2000

Length
17:40

Grade Level
10-12, AD, PS

Design in Our Lives: Business Meets Aesthetics

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Take a look around you. Almost everything you see started out as an idea in someone's mind. In today's fast-paced and constantly changing world the process of designing and the role of designers is being redefined. How to make objects and space around us more engaging and maximize their inherent meaning is the job of today's designers. This program looks into the studio environments of Bruce Mau, Karim Rashid and Frank Gehry, three internationally known Canadian designers whose work features a crossover of disciplines. In these highly charged studios, anything can be designed. Spaces, objects, sounds, products, cinema — the possibilities are endless. The designs are about clarity and accessibility, but business savvy is as important to the job as aesthetics.