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special screening at the Tivoli theater in Westport on August 25th.

Presenter Scott Butterfield is a Trends Consultant within the Creative Innovation and Discovery Division at Hallmark Cards, Inc.

His charge is to support, inform and inspire the creative community wiithin Hallmark. To help facilitate this mission, the Trends Group develops a yearly color and style forecast for Hallmark as well as seasonal palettes and design directions.

Gordon Bruce and Frederick Noyes give a presentation on the life and work of Eliot Noyes. Elliot was the first Director of Industrial Design at MoMA in the 1940’s as well as becoming A consulting Director of Design for IBM, Mobil Oil, Westinghouse and cummins Engine Company.

Presentation is September 14 at 11:30 am in Woodruff Auditorium in the KU Union. Free to the public.

Objectified is being featured at the Tivoli Theater as part of the Design Film Series. Objectified is Gary Huswit’s follow up to Helvetica and focuses on the people behind the products that we use everyday. He expertly interviews a great cross section of designer’s to reveal the secret world of these detail oriented creators. September 15th at 7:30.

This documentary about Rem Koolhaas is the final installment of the Design Film Series and plays at 7:30 on September 29th at the Tivoli Theater. Tickets are $10 online or $12 at the door. Don’t miss out.

2nd annual ObjectArt
benefiting United Way GenNext
Come see what product design in St Louis has to offer and meet the creative
individuals who are responsible.

Location
Abstrakt Gallery
1902 Arsenal St,
St Louis, MO 63118

Exhibition on Display
November 16-21, 2009

Reception Night
Friday, November 20, 2009
8:00PM – 1:00AM