Connected virtual exhibition sees nine designers craft carbon-negative furniture from hardwoods
A range of carbon-negative furniture items created by designers including Ini Archibong and Thomas Heatherwick for London's Design Museum can now be viewed as part of a permanent virtual exhibition.
Jointly commissioned by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), Benchmark Furniture and the Design Museum, the Connected exhibition tasked nine designers with creating a table and seating object for their own home offices. Designed for their personal use, each designer's creation was made to suit their new ways of living and working from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The exhibition aimed to explore how designers and craftspeople have adapted their working methods during lockdown. The nine furniture pieces were displayed at London's Design Museum from 11 September to 11 October. The show, which was digitally scanned by V21 Artspace, is now permanently available to view online as a virtual exhibition.