LAB van Abbema

A project that is a cross between an exotic Garden of Eden and an illegal growshop, a home hothouse, and a biotech laboratory. NAT, designing nature is about the interface where nature and culture, biology and design intertwine. Some call it biomimicry, others next nature or simply ecodesign, but no matter what you call it, it is a fact that for some time now designers from a wide range of disciplines have expressed a keen interest in this specific interface. MU has challenged ten of these designers, all of them with a proven track record in successfully integrating living nature into their work, to develop a new work for NAT. They are free to make use of grass or bacteria, wind or earth, flowers or animals, food or water. And as these are living elements, there’s a good chance that a number of works will develop in a natural way during the three-week exhibition in MU. They grow, proliferate, or rot before your very eyes. To facilitate these processes as organically as possible, we have made sure that there is plenty of moisture, heat, and light. This means that the exhibition space will contrary to the normal state of affairs, feel like a ‘wet area’.

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