The Concise Ward Bennett
Client: Herman Miller
Role: Direction / Design / Animation
Back in 2017, Herman Miller approached Dress Code to create this film celebrating the centenary—and new Phaidon monograph—of Ward Bennett, a design renaissance man.
Starting with an archival interview, we aimed to capture Bennett's unique outlook on work and life in his own words. We wanted the graphic style of the piece to reflect those ideas - clean, simple, organized, unpretentious, and - hopefully - a little elegant.
Produced at Dress Code
Director: Wesley Ebelhar
Executive Creative Director: Dan Covert
Executive Producer: Brad Edelstein
Head of Production: Tara Rose Stromberg
Design: Elena Chudoba, Peter Harp, Simone Noronha, Wesley Ebelhar
Animation: Wes Ebelhar
, Rasmus Löwenbrååt, Wei-Shen Wang
Music & Sound: YouTooCanWoo
VO: Ward Bennett from an archival interview courtesy of Dr Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel