Evolving Objects

Have you ever wondered how our everyday household products come to be? Or where these products go once they leave our homes? Our first-ever exhibition, Evolving Objects, attempts to tell the story of how humans have evolved with the everyday services of lighting, cleaning and clothing - from the construction of the Congdon House, circa 1877 to the present.

Evolving Objects provides a critical perspective on the way in which our everyday products evolve to match our changing lifestyle. Along the way, we find, many of our design criteria have changed: Where we once designed our products for longevity and practicality, have we now prioritized convenience and economy? Once we defined community as falling within a day's travel; today, we include the entire globe.
 
The question is, is it possible to design products and systems where the future health of our environment and our communities are key design criteria?

Imagine a world in which all the things we make, use, and consume provide nutrition for nature and industry—a world in which growth is good and human activity generates a restorative ecological footprint.
 
Evolving Objects will launch in August 2009–open weekends 11am-5pm.