Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival at Triennale Milano

The Triennale di Milano hosts 'Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival', an international exhibition curated by Paola Antonelli exploring 'reconstructive design' as a means to restore the symbiotic human-environment relationship. The show features about 100 projects from the last three decades that have impacted society, plus special commissions. Key highlights include Neri Oxman's 'Totems' installation using melanin as a reactive architectural material, and Formafantasma's 'Ore Streams' examining e-waste recycling. A parallel immersive exhibition curated by plant neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso, 'The Nation of Plants', proposes learning from plant resilience. The exhibition runs at Triennale Milano and emphasizes design's role in addressing environmental crisis through biodesign, sustainable consumption, and circular economy principles.