These gorgeous fake flowers are an oasis for tired city insects
19/11/2018
With bees and other insects dying off at alarming rates, this designer’s blooms are a port in the storm.
In 2017, a study found that in some parts of Germany, the entire flying insect population has declined by 75% over the last 27 years (a trend that has been demonstrated elsewhere). The shocking results...
With and other dying off at alarming rates, this designer’s blooms are a port in the storm.
In 2017, a study found that in some parts of Germany, the entire flying population has declined by 75% over the last 27 years (a trend that has been demonstrated elsewhere). The shocking results moved the Dutch designer Matilde Boelhouwer–who put her skills as a designer to use to help feed pollinators in cities thorough a project called Food for Buzz. How? By creating artificial flowers of screen-printed fabric petals and 3D-printed plastic.Read Full Story