Objectified: Our Environment, Our Merchandise, and Ourselves

The documentary Objectified by Gary Hustwit is the first modern film I've become aware of that comprehensively explores our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. In addition to watching a screening of this documentary, it would be beneficial for many people to look deeper into the next generation of products and product designers coming out of world-class schools like Stanford's School of Design, the "D.School", established by the founder of IDEO.