Austrian design studio Mischer'Traxler spoke to Dezeen in a live interview about its Curiosity Cloud installation, which features at Design Miami 2020.
The live conversation, which was the penultimate instalment of Dezeen x Miami Design Talks, was moderated by Dezeen's founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs.
Created in collaboration with 200-year-old champagne house Perrier-Jouët, Curiosity Cloud is a chandelier-like installation comprising 22 suspended blown-glass bulbs.

The bulbs come in three different sizes and were blown individually by Viennese glassware company Lobmeyr.
Each of the bulbs contains a hand-made model of a species of insect that is commonly found in the United States, which is intended to speak to Design Miami 2020's theme of America(s). The work lies dormant when there is nobody around but the bulbs light up and the insects inside start fluttering when visitors move closer to the piece.
Curiosity Cloud aims to reflect upon the relationship between man and nature, with a particular focus on the impact of human activity and the importance of biodiversity.
Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler from Austrian design studio Mischer'Traxler
The insects are also a nod to Art Nouveau, a style of architecture and design characterised by its references to nature, which gained popularity in Europe and the US at the end of the nineteenth century until the beginning of the first world war.
The style is central to Perrier-Jouët's brand, as the design for its Belle...