No More Creepy Crawlers

Biomimicry uses the studies of nature to create a better human design. For this unit, our main focus has been plants. We analyzed the timeline of life's eras to get a better idea for how long nature has been on earth. After looking deeper into this, it became clear that humans have been learning from nature for as long as we have been alive. To gain a better prospective outside of the classroom, our class visited a sustainable flooring company, called Interface. Their mission is to commit to running their business in a way that is restorative to the planet and creates a climate fit for life. At first, I was confused as to how a flooring company could relate to plants; but after visiting their space it actually gave me a lot of new insight on how much nature has inspired. We then visited the Lincoln Park Conservatory to draw and observe different plants. In this Action Project, we created a design that addresses a human issue and connected it to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. To see my design, take a look at the slideshow. Hope you enjoy!

Reflecting on this project, it was challenging for me to come up with a specific design that fit the criteria of the Sustainable Development Goals. I enjoyed the artistic element to this project because I'm very passionate in using creativity. Overall, I thought this was a good way to rap up the unit. I learned much more about plants and was able to apply it to a design.