Ami Vitale (American, 20th Century) . Mexico - Single Panel, 2011. Benefitting The Nature Conservancy: design for a li...

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Ami Vitale (American, 20th Century)
Mexico - Single Panel, 2011
Benefitting The Nature Conservancy: design for a living world

Aluminum with printed image
20 x 37 inches (50.8 x 94.0 cm)

Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Images printed on aluminum manufactured with 94% recycled content. Subject to fading in direct sunlight.

Ami Vitale
Ami Vitale's journey as a photojournalist has taken her to more than 80 countries. She has witnessed civil unrest, poverty, destruction of life, and unspeakable violence. But she has also experienced surreal beauty and the enduring power of the human spirit, and she is committed to highlighting the surprising and subtle similarities between cultures. Her photographs have been exhibited around the world in museums and galleries and published in international magazines including National Geographic, Adventure, Geo, Newsweek, Time, Smithsonian. Her work has garnered multiple awards from prestigious organizations including World Press Photos, the Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism, Lucie awards, the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting, and the Magazine Photographer of the Year award, among many others.

Design for a Living World asks us to think about the products we use-where they come from, how they are made and the impacts they have on our planet.

The Nature Conservancy invited ten designers to create new OBJECTS from sustainable MATERIALS sourced from the world. Wood, plants, wool and other organic materials were transformed into intriguing objects, revealing extraordinary stories about regeneration and the human connection to the Earth's lands and waters. Together, designers and consumers can reshape our material economy and help to advance a global conservation ethics by choosing sustainable materials that support, rather than deplete, endangered PLACES.

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