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Name: Nature-inspired Textile Innovation

Explore biomimetics by designing a textile product inspired by nature. Mimic natural elements in fabric for clothing, interiors, outdoor products, or building materials. Evaluate design strengths, weaknesses, and potential improvements.

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Name: Nature-inspired Textile Innovation

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  1. Name: Form: Tech group: BIOMIMETICS Situation: Designers and inventors have always taken inspiration from nature when creating new products. From Leonardo Da Vinci's flying machine to Speedo’s Sharkskin swimsuits. This is called Biomimetics. (as in, to mimic or copy nature). Challenge Choose a source of natural inspiration and design a textile product which mimics or copies your inspiration in some way. Textiles products are made from fabric and include clothing, interiors such as curtains and bedding, outdoors products such as tents and hammocks and even building materials such as insulation. Use the success criteria below to support you in meeting or exceeding your MEG level. You should hand in… Evaluation (written in full sentences) Your design (coloured and labelled) Your research for level 6a and above (key information should be highlighted)

  2. Examples to support……... Example: Or come up with your own natural source of inspiration. Print our your research and highlight important phrases – you could also annotate your research with initial ideas.

  3. Product:_________________________ Inspired by:______________________ Draw and label your design below, don’t forget to label and add colour.

  4. Evaluation: Explain what Biomimetics means _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the function of your product and how is it related to nature? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What are the strengths of your design? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What are the weaknesses? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How could your design been improved further? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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