Here is living furniture, a photo bioreactor harnessing photosynthesis and algae to purify air and grow food. “It’s essentially regenerative,” explains the designer, “exploiting the incredible properties of Spirulina, an edible species of cyanobacteria that capture atmospheric carbon more efficiently than any terrestrial plant.” He calls his piece, somewhat romantically, Proterozoic Portal – “because it is something like a round portal looking back to the Proterozoic Eon, the period of Earth's History when photosynthetic cyanobacteria ruled the world, oxygenated our atmosphere, and enabled the development of multicellular life.” He also talks about the Symbiocene – “the next chapter in Earth’s history when human society becomes fully integrated with physical and living systems at all scales.”

Peter has an MA in Design from Central Saint Martins UAL

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