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Contemporary Art | Last Friday, young people across the globe marched to declare Climate Emergency; thousands of colorful banners filled the streets of London. Echoing Greta Thunberg’s speech, this year’s Brompton Design District theme is Nature/Nurture
Kengo Kuma, Bamboo Ring, 2019
© Courtesy of OPPO, London Design Festival / Photo: Ed Reeve
A double reflection on a process of creation and manufacturing ethical, sustainable, responsible and the imperative of mobilization.
From the bamboo ring installation by Kengo Kuma at the Victoria & Albert Museum; to the insect shelters of Marlène Huissoud. The festival inscribes a reconnection with the environment.
Kuma presents a new materiality with its bamboo and carbon fiber ring. Together, they form a light and extremely strong structure, able to withstand earthquakes. […]
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