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BACKGROUND: Biodesign

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To know how to best care for our planet, we need to look no further than our planet’s perfect design: balanced, complete, healing, functional. Design works best when focussing on these same goals which is where biodesign comes from. Based in biomimicry (example: sharkskin = wetsuit material), design can both serve people AND planet. A driving force at MM-O-DD is to be a champion of sustainability; this is best done when designed with inspiration from nature.

THANK YOU! We appreciate the support from all who value our mission. The outcome is an AH-HA spark toward the future workforce in Design and related fields. MM-O-DD is the only Design Museum in Detroit, which is the only designated UNESCO City of Design in the nation. 

Metropolitan Museum Of Design Detroit is supported in part by an award from the 
Ralph
 C. Wilson Jr. Foundation via CultureSource for our Collab Cafe. [aka Memory Cafe],
Plus,
Bloomberg Art Initiative-Student Interns; University of Michigan Arts Initiative for summer season interns- Three Years; Wayne State University International Summer Student Cohorts

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