About Us
We haven’t officially e-met yet, have we?
Let us take a moment to introduce ourselves and share the little tale of WildBulb -and the team behind it all.
Nice to meet you.
Let us try to sum up how the heck WildBulb came to be. If we told you that Final Fantasy, the band Gojira, and the anime One Piece all played a part in WildBulb’s creation… well, we wouldn’t be lying. It’s funny how life’s little influences stack up to create something bigger, right?
But let’s get serious (well, kind of)—if deep thoughts and long sentences are your vibe, check out our blog. For now, here’s the official spark that lit up WildBulb.
ECOSPHERE, our inspiration.
Once upon a time, Kevin (this guy on the left) stumbled across the ECOSPHERE—a self-sustaining aquatic ecosystem where algae and tiny shrimp live in perfect harmony.
How? The algae grow in sunlight, becoming food for the shrimp. In turn, the shrimp do their business (yep, poop), which fertilizes the algae. It’s a never-ending circle of life. Fascinating, right?
Eureka! The bulb moment.
Eureka! The bulb moment.
This tiny self-sustaining world captured Kevin’s imagination and sent him down a rabbit hole of terrariums. With second-hand jars and bottles from charity shops across London, he got to work, teaching himself through YouTube tutorials (because where else?).But here’s the twist: the idea for light bulb terrariums wasn’t Kevin’s at all.
One fateful day, he stumbled upon a tutorial featuring a mini terrarium inside a light bulb. The tiny, rounded shape instantly reminded him of the ECOSPHERE, and just like that, the light bulb moment happened (literally). From that day forward, Kevin knew light bulbs would be his canvas—and WildBulb was born.
Pronounce it [kwɛt].
Enter Qouet, this one here on the left -a cool, sharp, childhood friend of Kevin- who joined the WildBulb adventure back when the project didn’t even have a name. With a background in graphic design and an eye for the original, elegant, and functional, Qouet quickly saw the potential and stepped in to level things up. Good thing, too—because light bulb terrariums come with their fair share of challenges!
DYI & design are his specialties. From the moment Qouet joined, his shed turned into a full-fledged lab where building, experimenting, and dreaming became the new weekly routine. Think DIY experiments at Qouet’s and terrarium tinkering at Kevin’s. It was messy, creative, and honestly, a lot of fun.
Making it concrete.
By summer 2018, after months of mentally-draining (and sometimes hilarious) brainstorming, WildBulb officially sprouted. But it wasn’t just the terrariums that came to life—our identity did too. To us, terrariums are more than just plants in jars.
We’re inspired by the way nature reclaims spaces once dominated by humans—like Mayan temples swallowed by jungle vines. That tension between Nature vs. Culture fuels us. Concrete, for instance, is the perfect symbol: urban, modern, and a hallmark of human civilization. So we brought it into our designs, from the stands to the structures in our ecosystems.
In a Nutshell.
WildBulb isn’t just about terrariums; it’s an invitation to explore and appreciate a mini living world where nature and culture collide. This philosophy drives everything we do, from creating new designs to offering workshops, crafting concrete planters, and even DIY kits.
And yes, it’s as exciting as it sounds—we can’t wait to grow this world with you.
