Abstract
This paper follows a design science approach to inquire into the act of creation of nature-inspired product forms. Structured on Nigel Cross taxonomy, it considers three aspects for design research: Processes, Products, and People. In this paper, we discuss two aspects of the framework examining Processes & Methods by undertaking a comparative study of methods in the published literature on the generation of product forms inspired by nature. The second aspect, the study of Products is a qualitative study of visual elements of product form inspired by nature. The paper explores the possibilities of developing i) systematic design research and ii) systematic design practice in exploring nature-inspired product forms.
Keywords
Nature-inspired design, design science, design research, design knowledge
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.383
Citation
Verma, S., and Punekar, R. (2020) Design Science Approach to Nature Inspired Product Forms: Studies on Processes and Products, in Boess, S., Cheung, M. and Cain, R. (eds.), Synergy - DRS International Conference 2020, 11-14 August, Held online. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.383
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Design Science Approach to Nature Inspired Product Forms: Studies on Processes and Products
This paper follows a design science approach to inquire into the act of creation of nature-inspired product forms. Structured on Nigel Cross taxonomy, it considers three aspects for design research: Processes, Products, and People. In this paper, we discuss two aspects of the framework examining Processes & Methods by undertaking a comparative study of methods in the published literature on the generation of product forms inspired by nature. The second aspect, the study of Products is a qualitative study of visual elements of product form inspired by nature. The paper explores the possibilities of developing i) systematic design research and ii) systematic design practice in exploring nature-inspired product forms.