Biodesign meets Pacific Islander craft in glowing Lucid Life objects

Designer Christopher Bellamy has sought to marry biotechnology and craft in a series of works that combine traditional knowledge from artisans in the Pacific Islands with a new material made from bioluminescent algae.

Titled Lucid Life, or Marama Ora in Tahitian, Bellamy's research project saw him create three different objects – a drum, a swimsuit and an ornamental neckpiece – working together with artists and makers on Mo'orea in French Polynesia.

The objects are all made from...