Designer People Explained

Director:	Ross Close
Country:	United States
Network:	Ovation

Designer People is a television documentary series launched in 2008 directed by Ross Close. Each episode showcases one of the world's leading artists in architectural design, communication design, industrial design, interior design, and fashion, centering on the creative insight of the acclaimed designer, whose work shapes our lives and our surroundings. The series was broadcast on Ovation.^[1]

Hosts

• Erika Oman
• Lee Lin Chin
• Amy Devers

Seasons

Two full seasons have been broadcast. Season 1 was broadcast originally from 10 November 2008, to 29 January 2009. A second season aired from 9 November 2009, to 30 April 2010.

Season 1 (2008-2009)

1. Yves Behar

Swiss industrial designer and founder of Fuseproject (10 Nov 2008)

1. Chris Lee: communication designer and founder of Asylum design company
2. Jakob Trollback: Swedish communication designer
3. Qiu Hao: Chinese fashion designer
4. Ole Scheeren

German architectfamous for his design of the CCTV headquarters in Beijing

1. Max Wolff: Australian automotive designer
2. Edward Fella

commercial graphic designer

1. Young Baek Min: Korean interior designer
2. Nipa Doshi & Jonathan Levien: Industrial designers discussing their creative partnership
3. Antonio Ochoa: Venezuelan architect and interior designer
4. Jens Martin Skibsted

Danish industrial designer

1. Kenji Ekuan

Japanese industrial designer

1. Anouska Hempel

Season 2 (2009-2010)

1. Zaha Hadid
2. Marc Newson
3. Marcel Wanders
4. Michael Young
5. Zandra Rhodes
6. Jürgen Mayer
7. Ilan Waisbrod
8. Gilles et Boissier
9. Bjarke Ingels
10. Mitchell Wolfson Jr.
11. Karim Rashid
12. Emmanuel Picault
13. M/M Paris

Notes and References

1. http://www.core77.com/blog/business/designer_people_on_ovation_11684.asp Core77: Designer People on Ovation