As part of the 14-day design festival that took place in Mexico City, SPACE10 presented the exhibition "Deconstructed Home", with the intention of taking it to different places in Mexico. Five designers were convened and through six intensive weeks of design research and experimentation, they identified and explored new possibilities and uses for the biomaterial of their choice.
The resulting work is developed into a thought-provoking exhibition that shares the designers' visions of how these biomaterials could shape homes of the future, referring both to the spaces where we live and sleep, and our wider home, the planet. Designers considered how the local soil beneath our feet or the wax of xunaán kaab - a stingless bee native to Mexico - could help shape the future of materials. Others looked at how waste from maize, rambutan and tamarind harvests could be reworked in a way that supports the environment and local communities.
The recent pandemic has highlighted flaws in our global supply chain, the ongoing climate emergency has revealed more problems with the way we manufacture and transport materials and products around the world. How can we make use of discarded natural materials and design processes to engage with our local ecosystems in a supportive way? And how can the materials of the future create a positive impact for local communities?
- Elsa Dagný Ásgeirsdóttir, Senior Creative Producer, SPACE10
