Dwellings, Rehomed
Jamps Studio, Calum Stevens, Charlie Humble Thomas, Christie Swallow, Daniel Schofield, Dharma Taylor, Freya Bolton, George Baggaley, Georgia Kemball, Jaclyn Pappalardo, Jana Spence, Jane Wright, Jesse Crabtree Butterfield, Oliver Hawkes, Park Ralph, Sam Wills & Lira Valencia, Tessa Silva, Computer Room, Flock Together
Design Museum
224 – 238 Kensington High Street, London, UK W8 6AG
Mon–Thu 10am–5pm, Fri–Sun 10am–6pm
Admission
Free Admission
The display is free and open to the public following the museum's opening hours.
About
Visit our garden and explore a vibrant collection of birdhouses by some of London’s most innovative designers. Responding to the challenge of reimagining the humble birdhouse, the display brings together a feast of materials, shapes and concepts. Each creates a space for our feathered friends to live in, and for humans to reflect upon. Birdhouses enable the co-habitation of people and birds. Unassuming and beautiful, these objects usually allow close observation of these fascinating creatures. But ultimately, in urban areas they are artificial sanctuaries attempting to replace the birds’ shrinking natural habitats. About 600 species of birds have become extinct due to human activity, especially habitat destruction. Dwellings, Rehomed responds to the themes of the More than Human exhibition. With approaches ranging from the functional to the poetic and from the utilitarian to the sculptural, each birdhouse manifests human empathy with other species. Seventeen birdhouses imagined and crafted by visionary designers are displayed in the garden, inviting you to immerse in nature and explore the space to find them all. Dwellings, Rehomed is the progression of the Dwellings project, originally conceived by Computer Room and Flock Together in collaboration with Open AREA in 2024.