Artist Mike Ham works together with PROWL design studio and sustainable furniture design and manufacturing brand Model No. on the new Endless Loop: Waste to Wanted in Miami. It is unveiled during this year's Art Basel highlighting their shared vision of reducing environmental harm affected by manufacturing methods.
Lauryn Menard and Baillie Mishler from PROWL talk about the project, stating that "As a studio, we use design to tell stories about the climate crisis we are facing and the ways we can shift our manufacturing practices towards positive change [...] "As a studio, we use design to tell stories about the climate crisis we are facing and the ways we can shift our manufacturing practices towards positive change."
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PROWL Joins Model No. On the Endless Loop: Waste to Wanted
Trend Themes
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