Microbial Home is an innovative creation funded by the brand Phillips, it is a domestic ecosystem which integrates biological processes with everyday systems of the home. Fuelled by the leftovers of daily life, the kitchen harvests the gases produced by decomposing foods contained within a concealed 'Waste Digester', these gases power the cooker hobs and the Biolight.
Within the organic shaped vessels of the Biolight are millions of natural bacteria that produce bioluminescence as they eat and breath. The bacteria consume the methane gases that are gathered from the waste digester which allows them to create their soft green glow. This bioluminescence is called cold light, better recognised in glow-flies and jellyfish, it is a completely green source of energy. Although the light is too soft to be used as task lighting it does provide a beautiful ambient glow.
Mieke Meijer and dutch firm Vij5 have developed a process that remakes newspaper into faux wood planks. The planks are made by glueing each sheet of a newspaper together and then tightly rolling it to create a sturdy plank, it is then waxed to make it water proof and sawed and sanded at an angle to reveal the 'grain' created by revealing the layers of print.
The wood was given to 7 designers to experiment with in their own way, below Greetje Van Tiem's explores the wood as a veneer on a writing desk. Although, the wood has its limitations currently the wood uses natural glues to keep it biodegradable, but a strong chemical resin would provide a stronger material, also another limitation is the fall in newspaper production with the introduction of online media freely available.
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