Blogging Natural Home Mag: Biomimicry - Home Design Inspired by Nature

It's designing with lessons learned from nature. Biomimicry was coined by Janine Benyus in her book, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. Biomimicry in interior design can follow seven steps laid out in the current issue of Natural Home...

1. Design your home to respond to the sun's light.
2. Make connections between your furnishings and decor.
3. Combine form and function.
4. Create life-affirming beauty.
5. Optimize your resources.
6. Reduce, reuse, following the cycle of life.
7. Think locally.

Read more on carrying out these steps at Natural Home. And the article held a wonderful quote:

"When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God-made object like a tree or a flower. If it clashes, it is not art."
-Paul Cezanne

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Maybe I'm alone in my anarchistic daydreams, but I'd like to break into that first room, leave a single, oil-drenched sundried tomato on one of those chairs, then leave.

Honestly, is anything less natural than a blinding white fabric lounge chair?

posted by Blandwagon on February 25th 2008 at 4:44pm
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I think it's a beautiful concept that can be customized
to fit one's own taste and way of living.

Obviously using white fabric is not a wise choice for someone who enjoys eating outside the kitchen or for a household with kids.

Biomimicry Interior Design- An eco friendly concept that goes way beyond beauty to the eye.

posted by sorraia on March 16th 2008 at 10:08am
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