UpsideDownHouse
Bat House
ADVENTURE ECOLOGY AND PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY HAVE INVITED INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS TO UP-CYCLE THE AUCTION HOUSE’S WASTE INTO HABITATS FOR BIRDS, BATS AND BEES
THE PROTOTYPES TO BE SOLD AT LONDON AUCTION ON JUNE 27
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
London – May 31 – Phillips de Pury & Company has partnered with Adventure Ecology in an environmental endeavour to cut down the company’s waste in a creative and relevant way. The paper, plastic and wood discarded in the process of packing, moving and installing art works and exhibitions will be up-cycled to ultimately create habitats for the rapidly declining numbers of bird, bat and bee species in urban areas.
The displacement of birds, bat s and bees from their natural habit at in the UK is extremely harmful not only to the animals and insects but also to the sensitive ecological system. Bats, which make up a third of the UK’s mammal population, play a key ecological role as a primary predator, eating thousands of insects each night. Of the 16 species of bat in this country, two are endangered and nine are threatened.
Commissioned by Phillips de Pury & Company and Adventure Ecology, internationally renowned artists, designers and architect s have created bird/bat/bee houses out of the company’s cardboard, crates, invitations and catalogues. These handmade prototypes will be sold at auction on June 27 in London at Phillips de Pury & Company, the proceeds of which will benefit the Sculpt the Future Foundation.
