Dieter Rams Gary Hustwit

Gary hustwit the director of helvetica talks with dieter rams marc newson jonathan ive and other renowned designers behind some of the world s most iconic products.

Dieter rams gary hustwit. The man who all but invented consumer product design as we know it today the guardian to quantify his impact you need only look at the millions of apple products in our pockets. Rams is a design documentary but it s also a rumination on consumerism materialism and. So at 86 years old why does he now regret being a designer. Gary hustwit is the director best known for bringing design documentaries to the big screen including helvetica the first only film to revolve entirely around a typeface and attract a general audience as well as the industrial and urban design documentaries objectified and urbanized respectively so the design world was naturally excited when in 2016 it.

Eleven songs from the film on white vinyl includes a download code too available exclusively in shops worldwide for record store day. Rams is the new documentary from gary hustwit helvetica objectified urbanized about legendary german designer dieter rams. Rams is a documentary portrait of dieter rams one of the most influential designers alive and a rumination on consumerism sustainability and the future of design. Courtesy gary hustwit by mark wilson 6 minute read dieter rams is done giving interviews and gary hustwit can only poke at his tempeh hash with a laugh here and a sigh there.

So at 86 years old why does he now regret being a designer. Brian eno rams soundtrack out august 29. A limited edition 11 x 17 portrait photograph of dieter rams by gary hustwit. For over fifty years rams has left an indelible mark on the field of product design with his iconic work at braun and vitsoe and his influence on apple.

Rams is filmmaker gary hustwit s new documentary about legendary designer dieter rams. Plus a digital download of rams when the film is released exclusive kickstarter only bonus video dieter s jazz mix and your name included in the film s. Numbered edition of only 30 copies. For over fifty years rams has left an indelible mark on the field of product design with his iconic work at braun and vitsoe and his influence on apple.

After several postponements of record store day due to the pandemic brian eno s original soundtrack to rams will be released august 29. Signed by gary hustwit and printed on hahnemühle photo rag baryta paper. Gary hustwit shares a selection of exclusive photos of dieter rams plus offers dezeen readers a free screening of his documentary about the german designer.