Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival

by Paola Antonelli

The XXII Triennale di Milano exhibition Broken Design Takes on Human Survival highlights a range of international architecture and design projects that underline the concept of restorative design.

By bringing together the voices of a number of curators, scientists, scholars, designers, and artists, the XXII Triennale di Milano seeks to engage its visitors with questions of climate change, migration, artificial intelligence, politics, gender, labor, economics, social justice, and natural histories. This exhibition catalog highlights objects and concepts at all scales that reconsider humans' relationship with their environment, including research into both natural and social ecosystems. The aim is to trace design's ability to move us into a more constructive sense of indebtedness toward nature.

This volume will appeal to the design community as well as a broader readership and scholars who study the sociological, economic, political, and personal ramifications of design as it relates to the environment.

Genres: Design

400 pages, Paperback

Published December 10, 2019

About the author

Paola Antonelli is curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art. Since 1994, Paola has curated the following landmark exhibitions: "Achille Castiglioni: Design!;" "Humble Masterpieces;" "Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design; " "SAFE: Design Takes on Risk;" "Thresholds: Contemporary Design from the Netherlands;" "Projects 66: Campana/Ingo Maurer:" and "Workspheres." For these accomplishments she received the 2006 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Design Mind Award. She was also appointed senior fellow at the Royal College of Art, London and given an honorary doctorate by Kingston University. Prior to joining the staff at MoMA, Paola was the editor of Abitare and a contributing editor to Domus. Among the books she has written are: Humble Masterpieces: Everyday Marvels of Design and Objects of Design from the Museum of Modern Art. She also writes for publications such as Harper's Bazaar, Harvard Design, I.D., Metropolis, Nest, and Paper.

Reviews

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Non mi soffermerò molto sulla recensione di questo libro. L'ho dovuto leggere per l'università e se c'è una cosa che odio è dover leggere per obbligo, quindi potete immaginare la mia scontentezza di dover leggere questo volume di 400 pagine. Tutto sommato la lettura non è stata così tremenda, complice la pienezza di immagini e poco testo. Ho apprezzato molto la prima parte e ho trovato al suo interno parecchi progetti interessanti. Non lo consiglio perché per il costo che ha non ne vale. Però se avete l'opportunità di darci un'occhiata in biblioteca fatelo.