LIVING STRUCTURES at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
08.11.2024 - 23.03.2025
LIVING STRUCTURES presents three design studios, including Atelier LUMA, that integrate biology and biochemistry into their practices.
The new exhibition series Architecture Connecting at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art explores the evolution of architecture in response to current climate challenges as well as social, cultural, and political issues. The first edition, LIVING STRUCTURES, presents three design studios, including Atelier LUMA, that integrate biology and biochemistry into their practices.
Guided by four fundamuntal principles – find, connect, engage, and share – Atelier LUMA presents its research on materials and production methods derived from resources within the Arles bioregion, such as salt, sunflower, agricultural waste, algae, and invasive plants, as well as resources from the Humlebaek bioregion, where the museum is located, such as eelgrass.
For the exhibition, the team designed bio-based materials such as 3D-printed bricks made from agricultural by-products and waste from the area, rotationally molded seating in algae-filled bioplastic, and various textiles crafted from resources from both bioregions. In collaboration with furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen, Atelier LUMA also developed a veneer – made from the invasive tree species Ailanthus altissima – to recreate Arne Jacobsen’s iconic Series 7 chair, thereby illustrating the potential of local resources for sustainable design.
