Abstract – The Art of Design
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Abstract: The Art of Design is a Netflix original documentary series highlighting artists in the field of design. It was released on Netflix on February 10, 2017. The series was created by former Wired editor-in-chief Scott Dadich.
The first season profiled illustrator Christoph Niemann, Nike shoe designer Tinker Hatfield, stage designer Es Devlin, architect Bjarke Ingels, automotive designer Ralph Gilles, graphic designer Paula Scher, photographer Platon, and interior designer Ilse Crawford.
In 2019, Netflix announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which was released on September 25, 2019.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | February 10, 2017(2017-02-10) |
| 2 | 6 | September 25, 2019(2019-09-25) |
Season 1 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Christoph Niemann: Illustration" | Morgan Neville | February 10, 2017(2017-02-10) |
| 2 | 2 | "Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design" | Brian Oakes | February 10, 2017(2017-02-10) |
| 3 | 3 | "Es Devlin: Stage Design" | Brian Oakes | February 10, 2017(2017-02-10) |
| 4 | 4 | "Bjarke Ingels: Architecture" | Morgan Neville | February 10, 2017(2017-02-10) |
| 5 | 5 | "Ralph Gilles: Automotive Design" | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | February 10, 2017(2017-02-10) |
| 6 | 6 | "Paula Scher: Graphic Design" | Richard Press | February 10, 2017(2017-02-10) |
| 7 | 7 | "Platon: Photography" | Richard Press | February 10, 2017(2017-02-10) |
| 8 | 8 | "Ilse Crawford: Interior Design" | Sarina Roma | February 10, 2017(2017-02-10) |
Season 2 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Olafur Eliasson: The Design of Art" | Jason Zeldes | September 25, 2019(2019-09-25) |
| 10 | 2 | "Neri Oxman: Bio-Architecture" | Morgan Neville | September 25, 2019(2019-09-25) |
| 11 | 3 | "Ruth Carter: Costume Design" | Claudia Woloshin | September 25, 2019(2019-09-25) |
| 12 | 4 | "Cas Holman: Design for Play" | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | September 25, 2019(2019-09-25) |
| 13 | 5 | "Ian Spalter: Digital Product Design" | Scott Dadich | September 25, 2019(2019-09-25) |
| 14 | 6 | "Jonathan Hoefler: Typeface Design" | Brian Oakes | September 25, 2019(2019-09-25) |