THE EMULATION OF BIOMIMETIC PROPERTIES OF WOOD BY CREATING A DATABASE OF ABSTRACTED DESIGN PRINCIPLES

The paper is focused on the methods for the emulation of biomimetic properties of wood by creating a database of abstracted design principles into a form understandable for designers. The database was created according to the proposed procedure. It can serve as a tool for introducing the nature as a model, a mentor, a pattern, and as a measure for the development of innovative sustainable solutions in different areas of design. Designers will be able to use the database in a visually understandable and graphically elaborated form of insights into nature and instructions on how to use its perfectly functional creations, like reference models of what works and what can be applicable to their solutions.