Design studio MADLAB created a chandelier that is a living 'household organism'.
Called ‘Bacterioptica’, it is a biologically living chandelier that contains various organisms and bacteria, belonging to the family who owns it.
According to the design project statement, it said, "It is alive in a very literal sense: it cultivates, distributes and illuminates the bacterial life of its family members by way of a branching assembly of metal rods, glass petri dishes and fiber optics.”
“Bacterioptica is adaptive by design, not only in its form and mechanics, but more importantly, in the way it evolves. Step by-step instructions guide the family through procedures to experiment with and prepare each bacterial sample for its place in the chandelier. Whether featuring bacteria from the skin, the yard or the dinner guests, Bacterioptica is continually changing in shape and luminosity.”
[via Thinxblog]