September 2011
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Lesson 1: Names are Hard
After spending literally a whole day writing down every permutation of the words Biology, Mimic, and Home (even delving into Greek and Latin words) I finally settled a on a name for my biomimicry housewares brand: Niche.
I chose the name because it really touches on many ideas behind the product line. ’Niche’ comes from the french word for ‘nest’...
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“Despite the fact that we face the same physical challenges that all living...”
– Janine Benyus
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WatchThe Heart Urchin Pea Crab
Collaboration between Morphologic and Animal Collective. Beautiful Stuff
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Resin and Ash Console Table-
As a segue from my Biomimicry project, this is what I’m currently working on for my furniture class. I was inspired by objects encapsulated in clear resin: Like this super useful seashell ashtray. I’m using the resin as the actual joinery for the table legs to connect with the table top. According to my professor, this is uncharted territory so I’m a...
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Brainstorming Design Ideas:
First week of school was a blur and now it’s time to get to the dirty work. I spent a lot of time racking my brain over which Biomimicry strategies I wanted to focus on and ended up with a gigantic list, then realized I had no concrete design problem yet. Smooth move.
Since I want to present Biomimicry in an accessible way, I’m focusing on the housewares...
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Velcro = Biomimicry
One lovely day this summer I went on a picnic in the california hills on Skyline Blvd. It was a perfectly romantic excursion with my beau - fruit, blankets, sunset and all. Except for the fact that i had 200 burrs stuck on my butt.
The inventor of Velcro had the same experience as I did (except with his dog, and less romantic). Turns out these seemingly innocuous plants...