BIO 23 Honorable Mention Award winner, Amsterdam-based designer Rick Tegelaar's MeshMatic lamps demonstrate the poetic fusion of simple materials like chicken wire mesh and luminous bamboo paper. Wet bamboo fiber is formed over the mesh on wooden molds and allowed to dry – allowing for very controlled and accurate shaping. Photo 8 of 12 in Materials and Innovation at BIO 23 Ljubljana

Materials and Innovation at BIO 23 Ljubljana

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BIO 23 Honorable Mention Award winner, Amsterdam-based designer Rick Tegelaar's MeshMatic lamps demonstrate the poetic fusion of simple materials like chicken wire mesh and luminous bamboo paper. Wet bamboo fiber is formed over the mesh on wooden molds and allowed to dry – allowing for very controlled and accurate shaping.