true false false 08/10/2009 true false 39.99 2009-11-06T09:30:39-05:00 0.0 2009-08-09T04:55:10-04:00 false false false true 55197 Design for a Living World asks us to think about the products we use -- where they come from, how they are made and the impacts they have on our planet. <p>Design for a Living World asks us to think about the products we use &#8212; where they come from, how they are made and the impacts they have on our planet.</p> 39.99 Design For a Living World true true false 7 false The Nature Conservancy invited ten designers to create new objects from sustainable materials sourced from around the world. Wood, plants, wool and other organic materials were transformed into intriguing objects, revealing extraordinary stories about regeneration and the human connection to the Earth's lands and waters. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the people, places and projects featured in Design for a Living World. Learn more about the Conservancy&rsquo;s work around the world, read what the designers had to say about their projects and explore the emerging world of sustainable design. The beautiful book includes more than 200 pages of stunning, full-color photography by acclaimed photojournalist Ami Vitale, as well as essays by design experts Abbott Miller and Ellen Lupton, Nature Conservancy President Mark Tercek and New York Times photography critic Andy Grundberg. *Editors:* Ellen Lupton and Abbott Miller *Format:* Soft Cover *Publisher:* Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum *Publish Date:* May 2009 *Pages:* 200 <p>The Nature Conservancy invited ten designers to create new objects from sustainable materials sourced from around the world. Wood, plants, wool and other organic materials were transformed into intriguing objects, revealing extraordinary stories about regeneration and the human connection to the Earth&#8217;s lands and waters. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the people, places and projects featured in Design for a Living World. Learn more about the Conservancy&rsquo;s work around the world, read what the designers had to say about their projects and explore the emerging world of sustainable design.</p> <p>The beautiful book includes more than 200 pages of stunning, full-color photography by acclaimed photojournalist Ami Vitale, as well as essays by design experts Abbott Miller and Ellen Lupton, Nature Conservancy President Mark Tercek and New York Times photography critic Andy Grundberg.</p> <p><strong>Editors:</strong> Ellen Lupton and Abbott Miller</p> <p><strong>Format:</strong> Soft Cover</p> <p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum</p> <p><strong>Publish Date:</strong> May 2009</p> <p><strong>Pages:</strong> 200</p> 41 NC2000 99 2009-04-20 2009-11-13T07:45:10-05:00 http://shop.nature.org/images/products/41/55197-132.jpg http://shop.nature.org/images/products/41/55197-133.jpg http://shop.nature.org/products/55197-design-for-a-living-world 39.99