The more our world functions like the natural world, the more likely we are to endure on this home that is ours,… — Janine Benyus Copy Share Image
There are three types of biomimicry - one is copying form and shape, another is copying a process, like photosynthesis in a… — Janine Benyus Copy Share Image
Everyone is trying to jump on the biomimic bandwagon. But a cork floor is not biomimicry. Neither is using bacteria to clean… — Janine Benyus Copy Share Image
Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature. In a society accustomed to dominating or 'improving' nature, this respectful imitation is a radically new… — Janine Benyus Copy Share Image
For businesses, biomimicry is about bringing a new discipline - biology - to the design table. It's not to write an environmental… — Janine Benyus Copy Share Image
Jay Harman is the quintessential biomimic, a principled inventor who sees solutions everywhere he looks in the natural world. And he looks… — Janine Benyus Copy Share Image
At this point in our global ecological crisis, the survival of humanity will require a fundamental shift in our attitude toward nature:… — Fritjof Capra Copy Share Image
Biomimicry is basically taking a design challenge and then finding an ecosystem that's already solved that challenge, and literally trying to emulate… — Janine Benyus Copy Share Image