Open Flower
Making genetics and biotechnology accessible through flower design
The Open Flower initiative, hosted at TSL within the Kamoun group, bridges biotechnology, art, and education through flower design.
It builds open scientific tools, create artwork with social impact, and conduct workshops that make flower genetic design accessible.
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By sharing knowledge, resources, and imagination, Open Flower aims to inspire a new generation to see biology as a sandbox for discovery and creative expression.
Open Flower is powered by a creative team of two:
Nick Desnoyer is the founding scientist and artist with a PhD in plant molecular biology and passion for inspiring others about biology.
Juan Pablo Guzman Alvarez has an MA/MSc in Innovation Design Engineering from the Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art. He is a bio-design oriented creative engineer and designer with a passion for flowers.
Read this Asimov Press article about Nick's inspiration and ideas: The Flower Designer
The Rainbow Flower
Nick is genetically engineering a rainbow petunia flower with 5 differently coloured petals
FLOREDEX
After 10 Fridays, 10 flowers, and 100+ drawings, the Florédex is complete!
Nick gives a tour of the design and science behind 10 iconic flowers
Freaky flowers
Did you know that just a few mutations can transform the Arabidopsis flower into all kinds of forms?
Nick gives a tour of 6 mutants that orchestrate floral development and architecture.
The 1000 Flower Collection
Nick is creating 1,000 genetically designed flowers each crafted with new colors, patterns, and shapes.
