Caroline Baumann

THE COOPER HEWITT HEAD ON REVERSING CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH DESIGN.

BY CHARLES CURKIN

Why choose nature as the theme of this year’s Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial (through January 20, 2020)? CB: The show was being planned when the UN’s report on climate change was released. The triennial is all about what we need to do to get to zero carbon emissions by 2050. Is climate change the most important issue of our time? CB: Yes. We talk about it as a national crisis, but it’s a global crisis. Do you think design can reverse the effects on our environment? CB: I think it can change the course, but only with smart collaboration with scientists. On display is a unique piece in which the designer used old grafting techniques to combine heirloom fruits onto one tree. He met with botanists to figure out how to do this. Which piece on…

You're reading a preview of

ELLE DECOR (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2019

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.