Biomimicry: A Framework for Sustainable Design Disrupt your thinking.Flex your creativity.Get a jolt of inspiration. Envision your role in creating a sustainable world. We are all feeling an urgency to take action on climate change and sustainability. Designers have a unique ability to make change, but they need new sources of inspiration as well as a new problem-solving tool. Come join Denise DeLuca and Stef Koehler (MASD 2013) for an engaging hands-on experience at Design Week Portland 2020! We’ll cover basics of Sustainable Design and Biomimicry and share tools of Bio-Inspired Design. While playing with nature, you’ll sharpen your skills of observation and learn new tools for ideation. You’ll leave with a worksheet you can use to practice bringing nature to your design table to create more innovative and sustainable solutions. Brought to you by experts in the emerging field of Sustainable Design, we take you beyond recycling and composting and dig into design’s role in crafting a sustainable future. This workshop is offered twice:SUNDAY April 19 from 1:00 to 3:30pm and TUESDAY April 21 from 3:30-6:00pm Looking forward to meeting you there! Can't make it to Design Week Portland? Or can't get enough biomimicry? Check out our fully online 5-week course Introduction to Biomimicry: A Sustainable Design Methodology Registration is open NOW! Categories Alumni in Action Published on February 24, 2020 Tags biomimicry Design Week Portland sustainable design