Objectified

7.1(113 votes)

2009

1h 15m

Documentary

A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them.

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Production

Companies:

Plexi Productions

Swiss Dots

Languages

Original:en

Spoken:

EnglishGermanFrenchJapanese

Cast

Paola Antonelli

Self

Chris Bangle

Self

Andrew Blauvelt

Self

Erwan Bouroullec

Self

Ronan Bouroullec

Self

Anthony Dunne

Self

Agnete Enga

Self

Dan Formosa

Self

Naoto Fukasawa

Self

Jonathan Ive

Self

Hella Jongerius

Self

Bill Moggridge

Self

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