On the use of Biomimicry as a Useful Tool for the Industrial Designer

Sustainable Development

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-199

  Volstad, Nina Louise ^a   Boks, Casper ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Analogies; Biomimicry; Designer's toolkit; Industrial product design; Inspiration; Sustainable product design

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 84862900992     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.1535     Document Type: Article

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