Prior to the Industrial Revolution, hand-production methods were abundant. Craft defined everything. The craftsman had an almost phenomenological knowledge of materials and intuited how to vary their properties according to their structural and environmental characteristics. — Neri Oxman Copy Share Image
At least since the Industrial Revolution, the world of design has been dominated by the rigors of manufacturing and mass production. Assembly lines have dictated a world made of parts, framing the imagination of designers and architects who have been… — Neri Oxman Copy Share Image
I like to think of synthetic biology as liquid alchemy, only instead of transmuting precious metals, you're synthesizing new biological functionality inside very small… — Neri Oxman Copy Share
In the end, it's clear that the incorporation of synthetic biology in product and architectural design will enable the transition from designs that are… — Neri Oxman Copy Share
Look at spiders. They use about eight different properties of silk for different functions. The spider is like a multimaterial 3D printer. — Neri Oxman Copy Share
When I came to MIT, there were four rubrics: science, art, design, and technology. And as you entered your degree, whether it was a… — Neri Oxman Copy Share
I am equally fascinated and awed by visiting an Alexander McQueen show as I am looking under a microscope. — Neri Oxman Copy Share
I object to the hegemony of form in contemporary architecture. We have very advanced technological tools, but ultimately, we create buildings exactly like we… — Neri Oxman Copy Share
The second-most abundant biopolymer on the planet is called chitin, and some 100 million tons of it are produced every year by organisms such… — Neri Oxman Copy Share
There is a very beautiful expression in the Hebrew language that's borrowed from spoken Torah... 'All is predicted, and permission is given at any… — Neri Oxman Copy Share
The world of design has been subjugated by the rigors of manufacturing and mass production. — Neri Oxman Copy Share
When you celebrate a new idea, it immediately comes through the way you hold yourself and the clothes you wear. — Neri Oxman Copy Share
Rarely do we see immediate use of innovative technologies. I believe that the future is built by small pieces that add up. — Neri Oxman Copy Share
If you think about it, the printing press allowed everyone to print books - it democratised the printing of information. For the first time,… — Neri Oxman Copy Share
The future of design is a future where anything material in the environment - whether it's wearables, cars, buildings - can be designed with… — Neri Oxman Copy Share
Forms in nature are a byproduct of a reciprocal action between a given material and the conditions of the environment. But in architecture, the… — Neri Oxman Copy Share
