# Evolving Microbe Fixtures The 'Bacterioptica' Chandelier is Literally Living Art By Amanda Chang | Published 2010-09-17 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baterioptica-chandelier References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/34409/) & [madlabllc](http://www.madlabllc.com/projects/?p=135) The Bacterioptica Chandelier is something that both the scientist and artist can thoroughly enjoy. Consisting of [fiber optics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chant) and petri dishes for the scientist, this light fixture features [intricate artistry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nova-pendant-light) that anyone would appreciate. Original and creatively innovative, this Bacterioptica Chandelier truly breaks the boundaries between art and science. Unlike the [normal chandelier](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baccarat-x-harry-nuriev), this chandelier is unique in a way that literally consists of bacteria that is still alive - and growing. Dare to have this piece over your kitchen table? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 59% | Activity: 45% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Living Art:** The trend of incorporating living organisms into art pieces showcases a disruptive innovation opportunity for the biotech industry to collaborate with artists and create unique bio-art installations. - **Techno-biology:** The blending of fiber optics and petri dishes in the Bacterioptica chandelier illustrates a disruptive innovation opportunity for tech and biology fields to intersect and create illuminated biological art. - **Bio-design Decor:** The Bacterioptica chandelier introduces a disruptive innovation opportunity for interior design and decor industries to incorporate living organisms and biological elements into their products and services. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Biotech:** The trend of living art presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the biotech industry to collaborate with artists and create unique bio-art installations for a new market. - **Tech:** The Bacterioptica chandelier represents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the tech industry to explore the intersection of biology and technology and create illuminated biological art. - **Interior Design:** The trend of bio-design decor introduces a disruptive innovation opportunity for the interior design industry to incorporate living organisms and biological elements into their products and services, catering to a new market with unique needs and preferences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Plant-Inspired Dynamic Chandeliers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blossom-chandelier.md) - [Algae-Based Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chandeliers-sconces.md) - [Dynamic Artful Light Fixtures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghost-chandelier.md) - [Sculptural Biomaterial Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wevolve-labs.md) - [Dynamic Hand-Blown Glass Chandeliers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polaris.md) - [Sculptural Contemporary Chandeliers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volant.md) - [Multifaceted Glass Crystal Fixtures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystal-light-fixtures.md) - [Blooming Light Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bloome.md) - [Demure Dual-Function Hanging Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-fixture-planter.md)