Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design
September 1, 2023, 10:30 am –July 7, 2024, 5:30 pm
Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
Explores the regenerative power of design as it shifts its focus towards a more collaborative rapport with the natural world. See examples of design that is thoughful of materials’ life cycle. Cow manure collected from the streets of Indonesia is transformed into casings for loudspeakers and lamps. Bricks made from crop waste and fungi mycelium are used as a carbon-neutral building material. Bees fabricate honeycomb vases over human-made forms.
No ticket needed to access this gallery on the first floor.
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