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These Mesmerizing, Morphing Chandeliers Move Like Jellyfish

These Mesmerizing, Morphing Chandeliers Move Like Jellyfish

By Theron Sturgess

Theron Sturgess

Theron is an educator, business owner, writer, and consultant working within Springfield, MO and the Ozarks community. He enjoys making and building with his 11 year old son and likes to read and write about science, technology, education, sci fi, martial arts, and philosophy.

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This project transforms overhead lighting into kinetic sculptures. Studio Drift, an art and design studio in Amsterdam, has created the silken, flowery “Shylights.” When raised to the ceiling these lights are retracted in their cocoon-like container. They  descend like airborne jellyfish, filling the room with light and movement. [vimeo 47945023 w=620] In design, biomimetics  is […]

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A Toolkit for Learning About Biomimicry

A Toolkit for Learning About Biomimicry

By Sherry Ritter

Sherry Ritter

Sherry Ritter is a biologist, writer, and educator living in Montana. Before getting involved with biomimicry, she was a wildlife ecologist with state wildlife agencies in Wyoming and Idaho, and worked for the U.S. Forest Service. Biomimicry fits her life-long interest in organisms’ adaptations to survive.

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Explore the lectures, videos, exercises, case studies, and other resources included in the toolkit.

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