Industry of Nature

Name: Industry of Nature
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9789077174487
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Another Approach to Ecology

By Élodie Ternaux

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Industry of Nature explores 75 ingenious strategies developed by nature to address challenges such as protection, strength, aerodynamics and camouflage. The book showcases these natural solutions alongside their existing and potential applications in design, richly illustrated with photographs. It includes insightful interviews with experts from architecture, biology, philosophy, design and ethical marketing, offering diverse perspectives on ecological issues. Additional features such as a history of biomimicry, a graphical timeline of Earth's developments, a bibliography and glossary deepen understanding of nature-inspired innovation.
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This book is ideally suited to creative professionals, designers, architects and anyone interested in sustainable innovation and biomimicry. It will inspire those looking to expand their imagination and incorporate ecological principles into their work.

An explanation of nature's answer to needs such as air-conditioning, self-cleaning, and camouflage, with application examples for the design industry.

Nature has always been a source of inspiration and resources to mankind - from the reproduction of floral motifs to the use of wood - but it has more to offer.

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Throughout the ages, nature has developed and optimised countless solutions to issues that also man faces daily. There is an amazing playground of smart, simple and sustainable behaviours, just waiting to be explored and learned from.

Industry of Nature describes 75 strategies that nature has developed in response to needs such as protection, strength, aerodynamics, camouflage and more. Included are existing and potential applications of these strategies in the design industry, illustrated with many photographs.

Furthermore, interviews with architecture studio AtelierZéroCarbone, biologist Janine M. Benyus, Professor of philosophy Catherine Larrère, designer Mathieu Lehanneur and ethical marketing consultant Hervé Naillon highlight the ecology issues from different angles. Other features are a chapter on the history of biomimicry, a graphical timeline showing Earth's developments, a bibliography and an extensive glossary.

The ecology issue has become unavoidable and should be considered a great opportunity to profoundly change our way of thinking and acting. Industry of Nature intends to provide creative professionals with information, inspiration and a tool for augmenting their work, expanding their imaginations and improving the world in which we live.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9789077174487

Publisher: Frame Publishers BV

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 December 2011

Country: Netherlands

Imprint: Frame Publishers BV

Illustration: Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 225.0mm

Height: 283.0mm

Weight: 1510g

Pages: 288

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Élodie Ternaux

About the Author

Elodie Ternaux: Engineer and designer Elodie Ternaux is currently director of materiO, an independent information centre on materials and innovative products. materiO offers a physical library regrouping thousands of samples, an online database, and a team of experts around the world. Ternaux's experiences as a student and as a teacher convinced her of the need for educational publications about materials and technologies dedicated to creative professionals. Daniel Kula: Cabinetmaker and interior architect. He is currently a teacher at ENSCI (French National School of Industrial Design) in Paris and a consultant for materiO. He's combining a long experience on how to actually work with materials, make prototypes and objects with a constant curiosity for contemporary technologies. Michele Ternaux: Trained geologist and a former biology teacher. Author of several books and publications about teaching methods in the field of earth and life sciences. Jean-Pierre Ternaux: Neurobiologist at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Author of several books and curator of numerous exhibitions, he has always been involved in scientific communication matters. He is currently directing Plateforme d'Ingenierie de la Connaissance (PIC) within the Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique (INIST).