Why Biomimicry?

An excerpt from the Biomimicry Institute

Biomimicry is the practice of applying lessons from nature to the invention of healthier, more sustainable technologies for people. Biomimetic designers (“biomimics”) focus on understanding, learning from, and emulating the strategies used by living things, with the intention of creating designs and technologies that are sustainable.

Janine Benyus, co-founder of the Biomimicry Institute, biologist, and author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (the book that brought biomimicry into the public eye), has defined biomimicry as the “conscious emulation of life’s genius.” That is:

“Conscious”: being intentional

“Emulation”: learning from living things, then applying those insights to the challenges humans want to solve.

“Life’s genius”: recognizing that life has arrived at well-adapted solutions that have stood the test of time, within the constraints of a planet with finite resources.



With biomimicry, we can develop new products, processes, and systems, or improve existing designs. It can help us to shift our perspective, see design problems and objectives differently, and uncover “new” solutions to difficult problems.. 

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“Biomimicry is the practice of applying lessons from nature to the invention of healthier, more sustainable technologies for people..”  -Janine Benyus -