What comes to mind when you think of technology? Of all the words that pop into your head, "ancient" probably isn't one of them. We tend to think of technology as something that belongs to the future.
In a world where high-tech solutions are virtually synonymous with development, Julia Watson has taken the opposite approach. The New York-based Australian designer has spent much of her career traveling to indigenous communities in the most remote parts of the world—from Benin to Iraq—to study how we can apply their ancient innovations to our planet's contemporary environment.
Living root bridges in Northern India
