The Growing Coral Craft Project to Save Endangered Sea Coral

by admin on September 20, 2009

Upon window gazing in San Francisco, this immense coral yarn sculpture reminded me of one of the most inspirational and unique TED Talks I’ve ever seen and it’s about coral yarn crochet. In this TED (Technology and Entertainment Design) talk, Margaret Wertheim shares the coral project she started with her twin sister all about crocheting the coral reef.

The idea of this crocheted coral sculpture garden is inspired by endangered sea coral, the ancient art of domestic handicrafts, and the new discoveries in science by Dr. Daina Taimina on the beautiful math of coral.

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