INHALE is a cultural platform where artists are presented, where great projects are given credit and readers find inspiration. Think about Inhale as if it were a map: we can help you discover which are the must-see events all over the world, what is happening now in the artistic and cultural world as well as guide you through the latest designers’ products. Inhale interconnects domains that you are interested in, so that you will know all the events, places, galleries, studios that are a must-see. We have a 360 degree overview on art and culture and a passion to share.
A new kind of designers working with materials and technologies to rethink our world reshaping our relationship to nature. From April 26 to September 1, the exhibition “IN LIFE, border design,” a reflection on the presence of nature in architecture and design. An event that take place at space EDF Foundation.
For over four months, from April 26 to September 1, designers, architects and researchers wonder through their work on the presence of nature in architecture, industrial and interactive design, furniture, jewelry , textiles, fashion and photography.
Through these works, they conduct an ecological and ethical reflection: what new biotechnology can lead to more environmentally friendly production? What are the alternatives? How far can you control nature? This control of life gets closer to the borders of design?
These new “copycat” mimic the modus operandi of nature. Or they choose to co-designer with nature, as “new artisans.” Others become “agents provocateurs” and explore the ethics and risks of creation with an organization alive. All invent and question a hybrid future where our daily products and manufacturing tools will be “alive.”
To see in particular the work of the Canadian architect Philip Beesley which offers a spectacular installation that immerses visitors in an immersive and interactive world playing with his senses. We also found a creation of designer Emile de Visscher has developed a way to make an artificial pearl imitating the process of an oyster!
Here is Phillip Beesley’s project.
Radiant Soil forms interlinking clouds of industrial design biomimetic components of polymer, metal and glass, arranged in suspended filter layers contain a near-living carbon-capture metabolism. Frond-clusters fitted with shape-memory alloy mechanisms react to viewers as they approach, flexing and setting off bursts of light that stimulate the protocells and trigger chains of motion that ripple throughout the environment. Scent-emitting glands attract viewers and encourage interaction with the system, providing stimulus that increases air circulation and protocell formation.
via fondation.edf.com, philipbeesleyarchitect.com