Jan Klingler is an industrial designer from Germany who currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden.
He received his BFA in Industrial Design from the Faculty of Design in Hildesheim, Germany in 2016, and his Master’s Degree in Individual Study/Industrial Design at Konstfack University in Stockholm, Sweden in 2018.
Through the help of microbiologist Volkan Özenci, Jan Klingler was able to to create the bacteria lamps in his “In the new light” lighting collection. The designer started by collecting bacteria, yeast and fungi and left them on a resin disc to grow. Then a nourishment, such as agar, was added to allow bacteria to multiply. The ground was left to harden and reveal the different patterns created by the bacteria.