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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

London exhibition explores design based on needs of nature and animals

Wall made of clay air bricks in a garden
The More Than Human exhibition features the Alusta Pavilion, which was designed to provide a habitat for insects. Photograph: Maiju Suomi/Elina Koivisto/c/o The Design Museum

Designers need to “fundamentally rethink our relationship with the natural world”, according to the curator of a new exhibition which argues the needs of nature and animals should be considered when creating homes, buildings and products.

Justin McGuirk, the curator of the upcoming More Than Human exhibition at the Design Museum in London, said our current “human-centric” approach to design needs to be radically overhauled as the world adapts to the climate crisis.

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