Rams's sleek product design has served as inspiration for myriad cinematic portrayals of the future. With this series, organized in conjunction with the exhibition Less and More, we turn an eye toward design. Hear from Rams and his peers in a documentary about the field, then take another look at some modern classics whose sets and props are indebted to Rams's design principles. On the last night of this film series we will look at Kubrick's sci-fi masterpiece portrays a vision of humanity's trajectory — beginning with our primate progenitors' first use of tools and ending with human inquiry into the cosmos — revealing our transformed relationship to technology along the way. The metaphysical narrative is complemented by the meditative cinematography, stunning special effects, and an iconic soundtrack, all of which combine to sublime effect
