These days designers have animals on the brain.
The critter-friendly habitats that Fritz Haeg created for the Whitney Biennial still stand in the museum courtyard, three weeks after the show closed.
More recently, Phillips de Pury & Company, a New York-based auctioneer, commissioned 24 designers, including Max Lamb, Martino Gamper, Jurgen Bey, and Michael Young (above), to create habitats for the United Kingdom’s endangered bee, bat, and bird species. While taking the living requirements of each species into account, the designers used only the company’s waste—crates, catalogues, wood, and cardboard used to pack, ship, and display artwork—to make these works.
The habitats are on view in its London location from today through June 27, when they will be auctioned. Three as-yet-unselected designs will be put into production.
+ Above: Peter Marigold
+ Above: Marcus Tremento
Written by Audrey Tempelsman, Associate Editor, Dwell.com
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