Design for a Living World
14th May ‘09 - 4th January ‘10
Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
2 East 91st Street, New York
The Nature Conservancy and the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum present "Design for a Living World," an exhibition featuring objects created by leading designers and made from sustainable, natural materials.
Each designer exhibited was given the specific task to design an object which focused on a natural material from a specific place where the Conservancy works. The locations ranged from iconic American landscapes, to such exotic places as the southwest coast of Australia and the forests of China's Yunnan Province.
Featuring work by Yves Behar, Stephen Burks, Hella Jongerius, Maya Lin, Isaac Mizrahi, Abbott Miller, Ted Muehling, Kate Spade Ezri Trazi and Christien Meindertsma, the exhibition reveals fascinating stories about regeneration, natural places and the human connection to the Earth's lands and waters.
Tool for collecting plant materials for cosmetics by Stephen Burks - Southwest Australia - Design for a Living World
Figit-friendly lounge chair by Ezri Tarazi - China - Design for a Living World
