Tribe
4th April 2014, 13:00
According to Daan Roosegaarde, the future of art and design is awash with spectacular innovation.
From giant vacuum cleaning systems aimed at eradicating smog to "smart" apparel that becomes translucent when the wearer is turned on, the Dutch artist/designer/architect has helped imagine some hair-raising projects that could propel us into a new era of aesthetics.
His newest endeavor -- a plan to replace light fixtures with bioluminescent plants -- is no letdown in comparison.
Taking a cue from biomimicry, Roosegaarde is hoping to transform your average street-side trees into beacons of light for passersby. Like the luminescent abilities of jellyfish, mushrooms or fireflies, Roosegaarde, scientist Alexander Krichevsky and the State University of New York are all on the case, splicing DNA from luminescent marine bacteria with the chloroplast of a houseplant.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/30/daan-roosegaarde_n_5044578.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000 010
Also found this
http://youtu.be/QMDiRKootnI
From giant vacuum cleaning systems aimed at eradicating smog to "smart" apparel that becomes translucent when the wearer is turned on, the Dutch artist/designer/architect has helped imagine some hair-raising projects that could propel us into a new era of aesthetics.
His newest endeavor -- a plan to replace light fixtures with bioluminescent plants -- is no letdown in comparison.
Taking a cue from biomimicry, Roosegaarde is hoping to transform your average street-side trees into beacons of light for passersby. Like the luminescent abilities of jellyfish, mushrooms or fireflies, Roosegaarde, scientist Alexander Krichevsky and the State University of New York are all on the case, splicing DNA from luminescent marine bacteria with the chloroplast of a houseplant.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/30/daan-roosegaarde_n_5044578.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000 010
Also found this
http://youtu.be/QMDiRKootnI