In the work of Neri Oxman, the disciplines of art, science, architecture, and ecology fuse to form a new kind of eco-activism—one based on the lessons of biomimicry (in which we look to nature for design solutions). With breathtaking examples from her work—a chair that moves with your body weight, energy efficient buildings that can grow and change—Oxman provides a glimpse into the future of performance-driven design and how it's literally reshaping our physical world. We must look past the surface of an object, Oxman says, and think instead about "how it behaves." Avant garde yet wholly accessible, Oxman makes a powerful and eloquent case for adapting sustainable, nature-derived concepts to tackle our most daunting challenges in design, business, society, the environment and our daily lives.
At the nexus of nature and design, and of biological and mechanical creation, Israel-born architect and designer Neri Oxman is leading a quiet revolution.
Fast Company inspires a new breed of innovative and creative thought leaders who are actively inventing the future of business.
It's tough to define what Neri Oxman does. It might be sculpture, it might be architecture, it might be science. Whatever it is, it can be seen at the MIT Media Lab.
Israeli-born designer and architect Neri Oxman has been selected as the 2014 Vilcek Prize in Design’s recipient. “Oxman will be awarded $100,000 and a trophy, uniquely designed for each winner by Stefan Sagmeister.
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