Design for Today

Design for Today is a 1965 British promotional short film directed by Hugh Hudson. It depicts innovations in the design of everyday objects.

Appearances[]

12:17 a.m. A record player is turned off, and the needle moved off the record. A man kicks off his shoes. He sets his cufflinks, wristwatch, keys, and lighter on a table.
4:38 a.m. A faucet is turned off.
5:23 a.m. A man picks up a phone.
5:46 a.m. A man hangs up a phone.
6:41 a.m. A woman removes the stopper from a bathtub drain.
6:47 a.m. A shower is turned on, and toast pops up out of a toaster.
7:00 a.m. An alarm clock is seen through a pair of glasses.
7:38 a.m. A toothbrush is rinsed off.
8:33 a.m. Coffee is poured into a cup.
11:27 a.m. Hot water is poured into a teapot.
12:49 p.m. Metal working machines are operated in a factory.
12:50 p.m. A drink is poured, and buttons on an adding machine are pressed.
1:00 p.m. A voice service gives the time, and a pendulum clock and two wristwatches show the time.
1:39 p.m. People go into Martins Bank and up the escalator.
5:47 p.m. A woman closes a dishwasher,^[1] and a record player is started.
7:28 p.m. A wall clock in a kitchen displays the time as a woman prepares food.
10:04 p.m. The clock in the kitchen displays the time.