One Luminous Dot, by Theresa van Dongen

Theresa van Dongen won the Young Designer title at the Dutch Design Awards with her bacteria-powered light installation. It points to the groundswell of biological design applications – in particular mycelium (mushrooms) and bacteria – at DDW. The installation uses her Ambio light that works by supplying the bioluminescent micro-organisms that make waves glow at night with oxygen.