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The food revolution

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Let’s make it the place where taste and nature meet.

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Bulbo cultivates

the relationship between people

and nature.

Raising city dwellers’ awareness of agriculture through direct and daily experience.

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Nature is the smartest technology on earth.

We’re just giving it a hand.

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We put sunlight

in a lamp.

A new generation of LED lights developed through years of scientific research with the

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA - ITALY

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With Bulbo you can grow

your ownfruit & veg.

At home. All year round.

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It just works.

The plants grow faster thanks to our selected light frequencies, enabling the lamp

to follow the plant’s life-cycle.

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Our lights consume 7 watts.

As much as your wifi router.Not much.

BULBO

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Good designcan make

the difference.

Bulbo is an Italian young brandbrought together by diverse talents.

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Made in Italy. From start to finish.

Bulbo designs and produces innovative LED lights for growing

vegetables, herbs and flowers.

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CYNARA

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A flowerpot turned

upside down.

The lampshade merges with leaves while providing the ideal

light nutrition to the plant.

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Terracotta from Faenza,

one of Europe’s finest traditions.

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The Cynara playfully combines artisanal Italian handmade varnished ceramic with anodized aluminium.

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Cynara grows with the plant.

It can either be attached to an aluminium rod and placed directly in a pot, or securely hung overhead.

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QUADRA

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Transform the darkest corners of

any apartment into a lush oasis.

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The Quadra emits the ideal light allowing it to serve the entire life-cycle, from germination to flowering, of any medium-sized vegetable.

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Understated materials that

do their job well.

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Lightweight, resistant, aluminium accompanied by a waterproof wood base.

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On a wall, a shelf or even

the ceiling.

Side knobs allow for height extension and rotation in several positions.

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As smart as the future’s

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The integrated timer automatically reproduces

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Low tech, smart job.

Everything you need for your indoor soil-and-seed endeavors. The smart self-

watering pot does it job while the agri-perlite helps draining the water through the soil.

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THE COMPANY

After several years of scientific research and experimentation, in 2012, Bulbo won the Spinner European competition which provides funds to young entrepreneurs in order to promote research and create business opportunities in the field of technology. From the very beginning we tried to apply the same principles both to agriculture and industry by looking for smart solutions for industrial production in times of crisis. The entire production process is made in Italy, working along with specialised artisans and only using high quality materials.

Our products are designed and crafted with care to make them beautiful and incredibly easy to use. They perfectly match the natural element and combine functionality, advanced technology and Made in Italy design.

NUMBERS AND MARKET

Bulbo’s products have been available since October 2013. So far they have been sold in several countries: Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, France, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and USA.

Our best-seller is the Cynara model with a red cable. December has been a ground-breaking moment for our Quadra models. We sold 46.

Bulbo and several consumers have experimented with more than 30 plant varieties. Among them: basil, strawberries, lettuces, chili peppers, tomatoes, sage, parsley, kale, chards, radishes, beans.

Bulbo™ has been featured in 75 magazines (both online and in print). Among them Domus, Wohnrevue, Interni, Elle Deco UK, The Irish Times.

LIGHT FOR FOOD

Bulbo® is an Italian start-up that believes that the food revolution starts at home. We envision smart and creative solutions for indoor farming in urban environments all year round.

Bulbo® designs and produces highly innovative LED lights for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers and succulents at home.

Houses, the hearts of our lives, are becoming smaller. Tomorrow’s cities are dense and focus increasingly on functions and services, yet cannot meet basic demands concerning food. To arrive at this future comfortably and sustainably, smart and creative solutions are required. Wouldn’t it be nice to watch your own vegetable garden grow at home, on the kitchen table, next to the stove or even on that grey office wall?

THE TECHNOLOGY

The project started in 2010 as a technological research in the Industrial Design Department at the Politecnico di Milano. From 2011 scientific research has been developed in collaboration with DISTA, the Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna – Alma Mater Studiorum*. Bulbo® lights are a new generation of household appliances, able to replace sunlight and to activate a domestic food production cycle, while limiting energy consumption due to the implementation of LED technology. They reproduce the ideal light spectrum (PAR) enabling the photosynthesis process and allowing plants to grow in conditions of light scarcity or complete darkness.

* Piovene C. , Optimal LED light spectrum in indoor horticulture, Forthcoming essay, University of Bologna, 2014

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Recessed fixture to be integrated into kitchen furnitures & bookshelves.

Via Santo Stefano 8040125 Bologna, Italy

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