The Nest Egg - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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The Nest Egg

Suchi Reddy
Papier-mâché, brass, woven materials
22 in. × 22 in. × 62 in.
Overlook

A papier maché egg with an opening for birds.
The Nest Egg birdhouse at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
An illustration of people looking at an egg seated on a gold tripod, with birds living in it
Concept art by Suchi Reddy.

Architect Suchi Reddy designed this birdhouse for an imagined bird-as-client, aiming to fulfill the bird’s needs and preferences. The Nest Egg, which is dome-shaped and boasts a side entrance, carries many of the same elements seen in Carolina wren nests. “I hope this work leaves the viewer with an understanding that birds deserve as much as humans,” Reddy says.

  • A dark haired woman in a shiny black jacket in front of a book display

    Suchi Reddy (b. 1967, India) founded Reddymade Architecture and Design in 2002 with a human-centric approach to design. The guiding principle of the practice is “form follows feeling,” a design ethos informed by neuroaesthetics, the study of how the brain responds to the design of our surroundings. The belief that good design, calibrated carefully to the human, positively influences well-being, creativity, and productivity informs all projects from conception to details.

    Artist website: rmdny.com
    Instagram: @reddymadedesign

Photo: Chloe Horseman

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