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05-26-09

The Design for a Living World Exhibition

By Fast Company staff1 minute Read

Ten leading designers have been commissioned to develop new uses for sustainably grown and harvested materials in order to tell a unique story about the life-cycle of materials and the power of conservation and design. Here are examples of their work.

The exhibition is running until January 4, 2009 at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

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