I am a lecturer at the Ontario College of Art and Design exploring Biomimicry within design. I am workign with an Architect Bruce Hinds to develop an interdisciplinary design focussed biomimicry course that results in applications towards tangible design briefs within industry.

We have found within our exploration of Biomimicry that there is a gap between ideas inspired by nature and the materials and technologies available to follow them through.

We are looking for materials researchers, biologists and engineers who may want to help bridge the gap between ideas and further applications, possibly through discussions and/or critiques of student work.