Why should we care more for – or rather, be more concerned with – woods, from those close to home to those on the other side of the planet? In this exclusive video-interview for humus, Antonio Perazzi, landscape architect, botanist and writer, lists the reasons for this necessary concern; he also explains how woods grow, and what is their function in the natural ecosystem, which we are also a part of.
With projects running from Paris to Taiwan, the award-winning French landscape architect talks about the correct approach to forests in different places around the world. Design criteria must privilege the context and nature to be effective.
In the Carpathia project, photographer Nicholas J.R. White documents the birth of a nature park in the remote heart of Romania, protecting one of the last wild areas in the European continent.
Growing trees that are more suited that others to cope with climate change and, together, raise a new generation of citizens to take care of them: this is the two-fold challenge faced by a project run by the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park with Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group.
Our civilisation has been supported by forests for millennia, and many projects and objects have an invisible debt with the tree communities. Being aware of this – until now – unbalanced relationship can only improve it.
Rather than ending up in the landfill, the trees destroyed by Storm Vaia have been brought back to life as objects and furniture, avoiding the felling of healthy trees. Testimonials to this include the business venture of the Trentino-based start-up Vaia and other similar initiatives, especially in the collectible design sector.
Born and raised just a stone’s throw from the foothills of the world’s largest rainforest, the Brazilian designer draws inspiration from its plant and animal species to create furniture and complements that are both contemporary and soaked in local culture.
Which is louder, a tree falling alone in the woods or a voice that nobody listens to? We talked with Giulia Deval about these and other paradoxes to better understand sound, the woods and the animals (including humans) who live there.
With the no-profit initiative Art into Acres, in just eight years she has protected millions of hectares of primary forests worldwide: Haley Mellin, artist and biodiversity activist, talks about her practice, blending painting and action, drawing and meditation.
An intensely provoking artist, always ready to work with no filters on the idea of Nature offended by human forgetfulness and prepared to fight back. Amidst apocalyptic visions and the search for resilience, Federico Tosi shines a spotlight on the need to listen to nature.
