1. The document summarizes presentations from a panel discussion on design strategies inspired by nature, including eco-design, cradle to cradle, biomimicry, and circular design. 2. The strategies aim to reduce environmental impact and create more sustainable products through approaches such as using recycled materials, designing for disassembly, and mimicking natural processes and systems. 3. Examples of products highlighted include the Zartan eco-chair, Axia smart chair, and Supernatural chair that apply these nature-inspired design strategies.

3. Design Strategies Inspired
by Nature

4. Eco-Design - Bram van der Grinten
Cradle to Cradle - Ernst-Jan Mul
Biomimicry - Ingrid de Pauw
Circular Design - Marcel den Hollander
Panel discussion - Douwe Jan Joustra

5. Eco-design
by Bram van der Grinten

6. Eco-design
as a strategy for efficient,
sustainable products
Illustrated with the
Zartan Eco chair
Designed by Philippe Starck
22 oct. | Dutch Design Week | CLICKNL DRIVE
fesIval | Bram v/d grinten | IDEAL&CO Explore

7. Why apply Eco-design in your organisation?
Image
CSR
Clients
Efficiency

8. Why apply Eco-design as a designer?
Impact
Clients
Materials
Creativity

9. Reducing environmental impact
Reduce,
Reuse,
Recycle.
Renewable
Image: greenfurniture.se/about-us/eco-design-strategy

10. Knowing the environmental impact
LCA:
Life Cycle
Assessment
Or for designers:
LC-Benchmarking or Hotspot-A

11. 0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
1,2
Virgin PP Recycled
PP
Glass fibre Jute fibre
Impact of Polypropylene and fibres
(eco-costs/kg)
Health impact Eco-impact Resource depletion Carbon footprint
Recycled PP
Natural fibers
Lightweight
Little waste

12. Zartan Eco
~35% less
impact
Than Basic0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Polyprop. Fibre Molding Transport Waste
Impact in Pt per Zartan chair (with assumptions)
Eco
Basic

13. Tools to make Life Cycle Assessments
Ecolizer
Ecoscan
WebBom
Plugins

14. Results: Countless eco-design products
Efficient
Natural
Recycled
Green

15. Cradle to Cradle
by Ernst-Jan Mul

16. Cradle to Cradle
for positive impact products
While sitting actively on the
Axia Smart Chair
developed by BMA Ergonomics
22 oct. | Dutch Design Week | CLICKNL DRIVE festival
| Ernst-Jan Mul | EPEA Nederland

18. Motivation / Drivers / Benefit / Advantage
1. Why would I apply this strategy?
1. For organisations (company, government, NGO, etc)
How does this fit our portfolio, project, profile?
2. For practitioners (designer, architect, engineer, business)
How does this fit my skills, specialities, interests?

19. Results
1. What are the results/yields of this strategy?
1. (Physical) characteristics
How do the results look like (the product, services, etc.)?
2. Results
What kind of values are created (€, eco, social, etc.)?

20. 3 Principles
1. Everything is a resource for something else
2. Use Current Solar Income
3. Celebrate diversity

21. Process

22. Design Tools
1. Use Life Benefits
2. Defined Pathways
3. Circularity Passports
4. C2C Certified™ products program

25. Results
1. What are the results/yields of this strategy?
1. (Physical) characteristics
How do the results look like (the product, services, etc.)?
2. Results
What kind of values are created (€, eco, social, etc.)?

26. Biomimicry
by Ingrid de Pauw

27. Biomimicry
as a strategy for eco-
sustainable products
While seated on the
Supernatural chair
Designed by Ross Lovegrove
22 oct. | Dutch Design Week | CLICKNL DRIVE
festival | Ingrid de Pauw | IDEAL&CO Explore

28. Why Biomimicry ?
• Innovation inspired by nature
Wright glider

29. Why Biomimicry ?
• Innovation inspired by nature
• Nature as an example of
ecologic sustainability

30. Why Biomimicry ?
• Innovation inspired by nature
• Nature as an example of
ecologic sustainability
• Nature is all about
circular design
Photo: www.torange.us

31. Why Biomimicry ?
Technology Biology
Material Structure

32. Why Biomimicry ?
Technology Biology
Material Structure
Many similar problems – Only 12% similar solutions
J. Vincent (2006): Biomimetics, its practice and theory

33. How to do Biomimicry?
• Inspiration & study of natural examples
• Learning from nature about:
- shapes
- processes
- systems
Source: Biomimicry 3.8

34. • Learning from natural shapes
Speedo Fastskin

35. • Learning from nature’s processes

36. The water cycle. Image: ESA
• Learning from natural systems

37. How to do Biomimicry?
• Use Biomimicry methods & tools
• Integrate ecosystem principles
• Involve a biologist/ecologist
Images: Biomimicry 3.8

38. Biomimicry chairs
Design: Lilian van DaalDesign: Ross Lovegrove

39. Biomimicry chairs
Design: Lilian van DaalDesign: Ross Lovegrove

40. Biomimicry chairs
Design: Lilian van DaalDesign: Ross Lovegrove

41. Biomimicry chairs
Design: Lilian van Daal
Design: Joris Laarman

42. Biomimicry chairs
Design: Lilian van DaalDesign: Ross Lovegrove

43. Biomimicry chairs
Design: Lilian van DaalDesign: Ross Lovegrove

44. Circular Design
by Marcel den Hollander

45. Circular Design
product design for circular
business models
While seated on the
Ahrend 2020
office chair
22 oct. | Dutch Design Week | CLICKNL DRIVE
fesIval | Marcel den Hollander| TU DelY
m.c.denhollander@tudelY.nl

70. Penal discussion
by Douwe Jan Joustra