Nature used to be thought of as the environment of which we were no longer apart, the wilderness disconnected from society, but today we know better: nature and sustainability are tied up in our very survival as a species and green art and design is an expression of the complex relationship between urban and eco-friendly living. From environmental art to daring eco-designs here are some examples that blur the boundaries of supposed opposites.
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