Design and science: conceiving new interactions

The seminar New Relationships between Man and Nature explores the approaches of bio-inspiration, biomimicry, bio-use, bio-manufacturing and bio-assistance as applied to urban environments, and examines their capacity to generate new forms of relationships between Man and Nature in the city, as well as the ethical, legal, economic, societal and cultural implications.

The Bio-inspiration for the conquest of space seminar looks at the possible contributions of design, bio-inspiration and bio-manufacturing in the field of space, and then invites us to imagine the potential changes in the space professions as they relate to the Living World.

The Bio-inspired and Bio-manufactured Materials seminar examines our relationship with bio-inspired or bio-manufactured materials, which often have remarkable properties and are transforming our relationship with design, manufacture, objects and their uses, as well as ethics.

Versus is a collaborative essay on new forms of cooperation between design and the life sciences, co-written with bio-engineer Michka Mélo.

Une possible évolution industrielle is an essay on how our industries and lifestyles might evolve in response to the emergence of new technologies and practices.

The Design and Biology research programme explores future changes in design practices as they converge with the sciences, particularly the life sciences.

Co-supervision of the Institut Pasteur team for the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition organised by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the theme of which varies each year.