Design Museum Gent Examines Human-Animal Relations in 'Creatures Made to Measure'

The Design Museum Gent in Belgium presents 'Creatures Made to Measure – Animals and Contemporary Design', an exhibition exploring the complex and contradictory relationship between humans and animals. Designers in the show attempt to redefine this relationship, highlighting how animals serve as sources of raw materials, leading to ethical, ecological, and economic conflicts. Featured works include proposals to make slaughterhouses less cruel and more dignified, research into lab-grown meat, and a project by British designer Thomas Thwaites, who spent several days in the Swiss Alps pretending to be a goat to free himself from human constraints and reflect on his actions. The exhibition runs until September 29, 2019.