Tuesday
Nov172009
Design for a Living World
November 17, 2009 | Melanie Falick This video is part of the Design for a Living World exhibition on view at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York City until January 4, 2010. Christien Meindertsma, featured in the video, is one of ten designers commissioned to develop new uses for sustainably grown and harvested materials in order to tell a unique story about the life-cycle of materials and the power of conservation and design. I find the video and Meindertsma's work (see more here) captivating.
Reader Comments (3)
Interesting! And I love the picture no 5! Thanks for that.
What is most striking about the video is the beautiful connection between the place where the sheep are grazing and the ultimate design that comes from their fleece. You can see how the feeling of being in that landscape must have just completely inspired the designer. Thanks for sharing the video!
I would so much love to see this exhibition. I was given her book recently: PIG05049 It´s fascinating, so are her other works with sheeps.