Innovative Collaborating With NATURE!

If you're following the latest innovations at the intersection of biology/art/technology, then you'll be interested in the following international exhibitions and Biodesign Summit in New York City:

~ The Cooper Hewitt Museum's 2019 Design Triennial, NATURE, features innovative projects, from 2016 and later, that highlight the ways designers are collaborating with scientists, engineers, farmers, environmentalists and nature itself to design a more harmonious and regenerative future; Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in NYC; thru January 20, 2020; also includes "Nature Salons"... https://www.cooperhewitt.org/channel/nature/

~ The 2019 international Biodesign Challenge Summit plus Exhibition Opening + Reception for "LIFE IN REPLY," will feature student collaborative projects [with artists, designers, and scientists] that portray materials, garments, foods, etc. created from relationships developed with other species. Two Summit venues: Parsons School of Design and Museum of Modern Art; June 20-21, 2019; Exhibition/Reception is in The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons School of Design, 66 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011; 7-9 pm. https://biodesignchallenge.org/summit-2019