The American Robin is an enduring and adaptable bird, and its behavior or “wisdom” offers humans lessons about our relationship with the earth and with one another. Philippe Becker Design’s Winged Wisdom presented three meditative aphorisms that describe robin behavior. Each letter was filled with sterile straw, providing ideal nesting material for the robin while affording human passersby an unexpected and mindful provocation.
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Philippe Becker Design, Winged Wisdom, 2010 (installation view); photo: Monique Deschaines
Philippe Becker Design, Winged Wisdom, 2010 (installation view); photo: Monique Deschaines
Philippe Becker Design, Winged Wisdom, 2010 (installation view); photo: Monique Deschaines
Philippe Becker Design, Winged Wisdom, 2010 (installation view); photo: Monique Deschaines
Philippe Becker Design, Winged Wisdom, 2010 (installation view); photo: Monique Deschaines
Philippe Becker Design, Winged Wisdom, 2010 (installation view); photo: Monique Deschaines
Philippe Becker Design, Winged Wisdom, 2010 (installation view); photo: Monique Deschaines
Philippe Becker Design, Winged Wisdom, 2010 (installation view); photo: Monique Deschaines
Philippe Becker Design, Winged Wisdom, 2010 (installation view); photo: Monique Deschaines
Philippe Becker DesignEstablished 1998, San Francisco
Philippe Becker Design specializes in branding and product design. Clients range from Bay Area companies such as Niman Ranch and San Francisco State University to national corporations such as Disney, Safeway, and T-Mobile.