SCOBY Lamp
New York City 2024
The project reimagines SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) as a biomaterial, transforming it into a sustainable, light-diffusing lamp. Originally formed during kombucha fermentation, SCOBY develops a leathery, translucent texture when dried, revealing organic patterns that interact beautifully with light. By manifesting its natural adaptability and biodegradability, the design offers a living, evolving alternative that merges science, nature, and a home into a single luminous form.
Everything in the natural world evolves and changes over time, this piece will evolve and eventually disappear. I aim for the impermanence of the lamp, and its circular process from growth, decay, and rebirth.