Nature Infusions

Bringing the Outdoors Indoors

Implications - The time we spend indoors working in artificial surroundings has inspired a bevy of structures inspired by nature. Whether they're meant to sit indoors as a reminder of the mystery of the world that lies outside our window or to integrate seamlessly with our home decor, bringing the outdoors in has never been hotter.

Trend Themes

  1. Nature-inspired Design — Corporations may capitalize on this emerging pattern by crafting products with nature-based design elements to counteract the technological aesthetics that currently overrun the marketplace.
  2. Organic Architecture — The featured apartment building was designed to eke out the max­imum square footage possible on the 8,288-square-foot site while preserving existing natural surroundings.
  3. Sustainable Energy — Perhaps the solution is to combine both solar power and wind power, in order to maximize the benefits of both.

Industry Implications

  1. Furniture Manufacturing — Products that enable customers to experience a sense of reconnection with nature, with ecology-inspired designs
  2. Home Decor — Innovative designs that evoke nature and bring it into the home.
  3. Environmental Engineering — Developing environmental products and engineering sustainability-focused building structures
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12 Featured, 4 Examples:
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May 07 — Nov 08
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Featured Examples

Creative Billboards
Creative Billboards
Koleston Naturals Uses Nature
When I visited Beirut, Lebanon a few years ago I was blown away by the beauty of its coast and its infamous sea-side cliffs. This creative billboard campain for Koleston Naturals utilizes this natural… MORE
Bird Fashion
Bird Fashion
When Nature Influences Style
Hi I am fashion designer from Latvia. Well this is my fashion collection. I decided to make the collection called The Birds course it’s the best way to express my feelings about what’s happening right… MORE
Steel Art Trees by NatureMaker
Steel Art Trees by NatureMaker
If you crave the latest in Home Décor, maybe you need a steel art tree. The concept is that an art tree will help you to feel closer to nature, but with a sophisticated style. Overall, a gigantic tree… MORE
Design Mirrors Nature
Design Mirrors Nature
The Chameleon Truck is a Centipede
Even with all our technology and breakthrough inventions, we still look at mother nature for inspiration. Thats what Haishan Deng did when he designed the Chameleon Truck. This bionic cargo transport… MORE
Architecture Nestled in Nature
Architecture Nestled in Nature
Tokyo's 'Dancing Trees, Singing Birds'
Built on a partially wooded lot (rare as hen's teeth in Tokyo), this six-unit apartment building named 'Dancing Trees, Singing Birds' was designed to eke out the max­imum square footage possible on the… MORE
Nature Inspired Furniture Design
Nature Inspired Furniture Design
Nature Nurtures
Designs that build on what nature has provided - these pieces are less about reshaping wood and more about celebrating it as a "found object". They respect the wood by featuring natural form as a major… MORE
Transparent Toilets
Transparent Toilets
Nature Scene Tanks
These pieces of art will give your #1-toilet-using guests (as opposed to going #2) something to look at while going potty. They will probably also spark some interesting discussion into the world of restroom… MORE
Making Machines to Imitate Nature
Making Machines to Imitate Nature
14k Gold Mechanical Dragonfly
Anax Imperator Machina is latin for The Emporor Dragonfly Machine, says artist Jesse Dang. Illiantbray is pig latin for brillant. This large model (8 inch wingspan) is meant to interpret the gadgets of… MORE
Eco Friendly Lighting Imitates Nature
Eco Friendly Lighting Imitates Nature
Ravi Solar Flower Power
Looking a lot like the plant from Little Shop of Horrors, this is the Ravi solar charger. The solar arrays are like a plant, they absorb sunlight during the day and store it at night. It doesn't grow or… MORE
Nature Exhibited in Art
Nature Exhibited in Art
Design and the Elastic Mind at MoMA
The NY Times is raving about a new show, calling it "exhilarating," at the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition titled "Design and the Elastic Mind" has a breathtaking opening sequence. A can of spray… MORE
Furniture Design for Nature Lovers
Furniture Design for Nature Lovers
Birdy Chair Chirps Love Me
Aww, isn't this tweet? It's an iddy-biddy birdy chair. Every chair is handmade of wood, liana and leather. Liana is made flexible using steam and then dried to become very sturdy. The chair is not available… MORE
Nature Inspired Outdoor Subwoofer
Nature Inspired Outdoor Subwoofer
Tree Trunk Speaker
Super-small, wristwatch-sized mp3 music-players with even tinier earbud-sized speakers. That's the sort of stuff we hear about today when it comes to music. This music-related product takes us in opposite… MORE