Author(s):
Ferreira, Carlos Gonçalves Félix, 1990-
Date: 2017
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/28499
Origin: Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
Subject(s): Biomimetismo; Design de equipamento; Sustentabilidade; Inovação social; Projecto orvalhinho; Captação de água; Design de Equipamento - Especialidade em Design de produto
Description
Industrial practices over the last fifty years have led to the deterioration of our natural world, putting at risk the sustainability of future generations. Industrial evolution has given human beings tools and technologies that have increased life expectancy and material quality of life, but has also brought downsides. Protecting nature instead of destroying it could be more beneficial in the medium term. Reflecting on the main lessons that nature has to offer, and further studying its methods and inherent strategies that are applicable to product design, can revert this cycle. By learning from the natural world, it is possible to establish a synchronised evolution between the biological and technological worlds, and design can be a vital process in the search for sustainable innovation. The designer can be a fundamental part in changing the current industrial paradigm and methods used in design and also be able to implement inspiring and innovative solutions in society by raising awareness of the possible changes in habits and behaviour. It is through design that this dissertation seeks to present examples and concepts interpreted through nature. Based on this knowledge it presents guidelines for a methodological process in bio-design that comes from a selection of ideas inspired by the natural world