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      Past Exhibition

      Wild Designs

      On view May 26, 2018 to August 4, 2019

      Today's hours:

      10 am–5 pm

      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

      Closed

      Wednesday

      Closed

      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–5 pm

      Sunday

      10 am–5 pm

      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

      Closed

      Wednesday

      Closed

      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–5 pm

      Sunday

      10 am–5 pm

      Wild Designs looks to nature for new ideas and creative solutions.

      Explore bioinspired innovations in design, technology and art that either model or engage nature to generate more sustainable solutions. The exhibition includes mixed media sculptures, artist installations and drawings, as well as design projects ranging from preliminary concepts to realized products and buildings.

      Share your impressions with us on social media using #PEMwild

      Media Partner
      Boston Spirit

      TOP IMAGE: Jube, 2015, a bioinspired live edible insect trap. Biomimicry Global Design Challenge entry by Pat Pataranutaporn with Ratchaphak Tantisanghirun, Purichaya Kuptajit, Tavita Kulsupakarn, Alfredo Raphael. Image courtesy of BioX team.
      © 2019 Peabody Essex Museum. Photography by Mel Taing

      © 2019 Peabody Essex Museum. Photo by Mel Taing/PEM.

      Emily Longbrake, Origin/Insertion I, II & III, 2017. Ceramic, plywood, and cotton thread. Courtesy of the artist.

      Emily Longbrake, Origin/Insertion I, II & III, 2017. Ceramic, plywood, and cotton thread. Courtesy of the artist.

      © 2018 Peabody Essex Museum. Photography by Mel Taing

      © 2018 Peabody Essex Museum. Photo by Mel Taing/PEM.

      Sebastian Conran with Tony Prescott and Ben Mitchinson, Consequential Robotics, United Kingdom, MiRo, 2017. Mixed media. Courtesy of Consequential Robotics.

      Sebastian Conran with Tony Prescott and Ben Mitchinson, Consequential Robotics, United Kingdom, MiRo, 2017. Mixed media. Courtesy of Consequential Robotics.

      © 2019 Peabody Essex Museum. Photography by Mel Taing

      © 2019 Peabody Essex Museum. Photo by Mel Taing/PEM.

      Stefano Boeri Architects, Italy, Liuzhou Forest City in China (rendering), scheduled for completion in 2020. Courtesy of Stefano Boeri Architetti.

      Stefano Boeri Architects, Italy, Liuzhou Forest City in China (rendering), scheduled for completion in 2020. Courtesy of Stefano Boeri Architetti.

      © 2018 Peabody Essex Museum. Photography by Mel Taing

      © 2018 Peabody Essex Museum. Photo by Mel Taing/PEM.

      Stefano Boeri Architects, Italy, Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest), Milan, Italy, 2009–2014. Courtesy of Stefano Boeri Architetti.

      Stefano Boeri Architects, Italy, Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest), Milan, Italy, 2009–2014. Courtesy of Stefano Boeri Architetti.

      © 2018 Peabody Essex Museum. Photography by Mel Taing

      © 2018 Peabody Essex Museum. Photo by Mel Taing/PEM.

      Genetic Architectures Research Group, Spain, Genetic Barcelona Project (Phases 1–3), 2003–14. UV photograph of a natural lemon tree leaf next to one with a bioluminescent gene from a jellyfish. Courtesy of Genetic Architectures Research Group.

      Genetic Architectures Research Group, Spain, Genetic Barcelona Project (Phases 1–3), 2003–14. UV photograph of a natural lemon tree leaf next to one with a bioluminescent gene from a jellyfish. Courtesy of Genetic Architectures Research Group.

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