Biomimicry: Design by Analogy to Biology
- Resource Type
- RTM Publication
- Publish Date
- 11/02/2017
- Author
- Emily Barbara Kennedy
- Topics
- New Product Development, Trends
- Associated Event
- Publication
The best ideas are often borrowed. For example, the Dyson vacuum was inspired by cyclone separators used in sawmills to remove sawdust from air, the STRiDA folding bike repurposes the mechanics of the collapsible Maclaren umbrella stroller, and a guitar pickup winder took inspiration from the Dazey Stripper, an electric fruit and vegetable peeler with a rotating spindle. The practice of borrowing ideas from other domains to solve technical challenges is called design by analogy.