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  • Textile Design
  • Biomimicry
  • Sustainable Design
  • Computational Design

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  • Textile waste is largely determined during early design stages, not just end-of-life.
  • Current sustainability efforts often overlook the conceptualization phase.
  • Biomimicry offers a framework to integrate ecological considerations from the outset.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore biomimetic reasoning for early-stage textile design thinking.
  • To enhance material utilization and reduce textile waste.
  • To introduce ecological constraints and material life-cycle awareness into design.

Main Methods:

  • Biomimicry as systemic reasoning, using topological skeletonization.
  • Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) framework with biological venation as a guide.
  • Incorporation of manufacturing constraints (path continuity, density) as penalties.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated how organizational logics influence pattern configuration computationally.
  • Exploratory findings in the computational domain using proxy indicators for textile behavior.
  • Identified limitations including lack of physical fabrication validation.

Conclusions:

  • Biomimetic design thinking can be a reflective tool for sustainable and regenerative practices.
  • Framing waste as an upstream design outcome is crucial.
  • Supports earlier engagement with ecological considerations in textile development.