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Rewilding


Rewilding goes beyond sustainable ambitions to maintain the status quo; it means repairing damaged ecosystems, restoring and protecting the Earth. Tis movement has roots in the 1990s, especially evident in architecture and urban planning, seen in Milan’s iconic Bosco Verticale completed in 2014. Since then, and with the burgeoning climate crisis and recent COP26 summit, rewilding is extending its tendrils to more categories and sectors and blossoming as a mission for positive change among designers.


Tangible urgency: Trees took centre stage at the Supersalone, setting the agenda of environmental stewardship, and tapping into a rapidly growing narrative around our symbiotic relationship with forests and their importance within climate action. A collaboration with the ForestaMi project saw 200 trees destined for the streets of Milan create a sparse wood at the Fiera. Shrubs filled the place of empty fair stands, creating a calm, reflective oasis between exhibits. In Brera Botanical Garden, the installation Natural Capital by Carlo Ratti Associati in collaboration


compared starkly to clear bubbles representing a tree’s captured carbon. Italian luxury retailer Mohd partnered with Studiopepe to reveal their latest collection and share their view of the home of tomorrow. Te showroom was transformed into a green-filled escape where design and nature beautifully intertwined.


with the University of Milan seeks to make CO2 visibly tangible. Dark circles on the ground represent humanity’s CO2


Coexistence: Key projects embodied the essence of rewilding by counteracting the human attitude of dominance over other


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species, instead looking to collaborate with nature. Vestre and Note Design Studio’s Habitats collection addresses declining biodiversity in the city; the log bench, for example, is constructed around a fallen tree trunk, creating seating and a home for non-human species.


Assisted ecosystem: Graduates reacting to the Earth’s declining ecosystems imagined positive uses of technology to assist regeneration. Segev Kaspi’s Forest Ranger Druids project devised a line of robots responsible for preserving forests. Each robot has its own role in management and their actions change based on the forest’s needs. In the ocean, Coral City by Anna Kaiser and Kyo Mangold proposes a modular coral reef made up of 3D-printed parts developed with marine biologists to attract coral larvae to its surface and adapt to the warmer temperatures.


Biophilic palette: Te CMF palette of rewilding has raw geological and biological origins, inspired by intense spices, rock surfaces and a multitude of verdant greens.


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1 Clear bubbles indicate a tree’s captured carbon in Brera Botanical Garden


2 Vestre and Note Design’s log bench has a function for both human and non-human visitors


3 Segev Kaspi’s robotic Forest Ranger Druids play a crucial role in wildlife preservation


4 The CMF palette of rewilding takes inspiration from nature


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