Name: Designing objects that tell stories
Uploaded: 2008-05-21T02:53:00Z
Duration: 17 min 29 s
Description: Designer Yves Béhar digs up his creative roots to discuss some of the iconic objects he's created (the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset). Then he turns to the witty, surprising, elegant objects he's working on now -- including the "$100 laptop."

Designer Yves Béhar digs up his creative roots to discuss some of the iconic objects he's created (the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset). Then he turns to the witty, surprising, elegant objects he's working on now -- including the "$100 laptop."

Yves Béhar: Designing objects that tell stories

Designing objects that tell stories

Design's influence on our lives starts early, as seen through childhood memories of objects that tell stories and inspire creativity.

Innovation combines passion with utility, as shown by a DIY ski-windsurfing hybrid that led to design school and rethinking objects' roles.

The One Laptop per Child project demonstrates design's power to marry technology with human needs, changing children's lives worldwide.