- CollegeCentral Saint Martins
- CourseMA Design (Ceramics, Furniture, Jewellery)
- Graduation year2023
This collection explores life in the Symbiocene at the scale of the home and the individual through living bioactive furniture. The Symbiocene could be the next chapter in Earth’s history, an era in which human society becomes fully integrated with physical and living systems at all scales.
In this future vision, furniture takes on a new role, fostering symbiotic relationships between individuals and photosynthetic microalgae. This regenerative paradigm leverages the incredible properties of Spirulina, an edible species of cyanobacteria that captures atmospheric carbon more efficiently than any terrestrial plant.
Each piece of furniture functions as a photobioreactor, or a device for growing algae. The algae growing within the pieces generates a source of fresh oxygen and of edible, vegan protein directly in the home.
Engaging with the algae in daily life expands an individual's Ecological Awareness, fostering symbiotic relationships between individuals and photosynthetic microalgae.
This collection furthers conversations around how we can intermesh our lives with living systems to benefit our shared planetary ecosystem.
Final work
Symbiocene, Living Furniture - Trailer
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