Neri Oxman – Architect of Material Ecology and Bio-Inspired Design
Trained as both architect and scientist, Neri Oxman has spent her career dissolving the boundaries between nature, technology, and design. Through her pioneering work in material ecology, she creates living structures that grow, adapt, and even heal—using everything from silkworms and bacteria to 3D-printed biodegradable composites. In 2026, her latest projects at OXMAN push the frontier of “material democracy,” where buildings and products are grown rather than manufactured, sequestering carbon and supporting biodiversity. Oxman’s visionary leadership merges rigorous scientific research with poetic artistic expression, inspiring a new generation to see materials not as inert resources but as living collaborators in building a regenerative future.
