Seed Pods
Yuyao Lin
Nature-inspired forest restoration after wildfire.
06/2024



How can we collaborate with animal agency to regenerate post-disaster ecosystems?


By strategically placing EcoResilience Seed Pods in the habitats of forest animals, this project harnesses their natural foraging activities to position seeds across the forest floor*. 



These pods feature a heat-resistant outer layer to protect seeds during wildfires and are made from shape memory biodegradable materials that release the seeds into nutrient-rich soil after a fire, ensuring immediate seed dispersal and germination to accelerate forest recovery.












The Problem








The Exploration




















The Design


how it could be attached. the seed seperator
/inner structure






Collaboration requires relinquishing control. Rather than directing recovery from above, design can intervene in ways that invite and amplify animal agency. This demands a shift from designing outcomes to designing conditions—trusting that ecological intelligence distributed across species can co-create futures beyond what human planning alone can achieve.