Kodak is re-launching Super 8 film with a new camera designed by Fuseproject

Super 8 is not dead. At CES 2016 in Las Vegas, Kodak announced a new Super 8 film camera, designed by fuseproject. By commissioning Yves Béhar, design entrepreneur and founder of Fuseproject, Kodak wants to ensure that the new Kodak Super 8 camera design echoes the look and feel of the original Kodak Super 8 camera, introduced in 1965, while adding a modern sensibility. “Kodak has always represented innovation that is approachable while delivering the craft of filmmaking. Our design aspires to express both these ideals. We are designing the Kodak Super 8 camera with robust materials and new ergonomic …

Agfamatic 2000 Pocket. Interview with Designer Julian Schlagheck

(In German language. Click “CC” for Germanc transcript and English translation). HS: What are we talking about today? JS: We are talking about the Pocket-Family of Cameras that were designed and launched in the 1970s. Originally, the Pocket concept was developed by Kodak. In 1972 Kodak launched it, I think …

Work in Progress

We are currently working mainly on the Agfamatic 2000 pocket: a video that highlights the design of the camera, and an interview with Julian Schlagheck, who talks about the design characteristics and the development of the camera.