Objectified

One Man's Junk Is a Storyteller's Treasure

Alissa Walker — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:56:56 -0400

In his monologue that closes out the industrial design film Objectified, reviewed here back in March, it's clear that columnist and author Rob Walker is perplexed by our obsession with material culture.

Paola Antonelli on Designing Ideas, Not Products

Alissa Walker — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:04:00 -0400

Carbon Credits Miss the Point

Gadi Amit — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:52:45 -0400

It may not be a popular thing to say, but all the feel-good talk about carbon emission policies may be obscuring a bigger and more important problem: Our society's long-entrenched habit of rampant over- consumption. When we focus on carbon-emissions, are we postponing a change in consumer behavior that could be more beneficial over a long time?

Without weighing in on the global warming debate about the actual amount of man-made climate change, it is clear today that:

Objectified: The New Design Film That Sickens, Inspires

Linda Tischler — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:48:10 -0400

"Your movie made me physically sick," one audience member told Gary Hustwit (left), the director of Objectified, the eagerly anticipated film about industrial design, last night at a screening in New York.

Far from being miffed, Hustwit grinned. "Maybe that's what we were trying to do," he said slyly.

'Objectified' Review: A Hurricane of Consumer Values

Alissa Walker — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:53:58 -0400

Gary Hustwit's "Objectified" [video]

Cliff Kuang — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:21:20 -0500