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Mediamatic Biotoop Mily Bogaarts 3 Mar 2021
From Packaging to Beaver Skin
How to build a mycelium pigeon tower roof #1
The pigeon and the mycelium are in joint agreement. Pigeons don’t nest on soggy surfaces and mycelium prefers high humidity, but don’t like the wet. It is critical: The tower needs a roof. But what...
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Shrinking Sustainability (draft)
Experimenting with making bioplastic out of coffee grounds, curry powder, milk, potato starch and many more!
Designer of the Herbal Thai Sauna, Waew, is currently in the process of experimenting, she was able to make numerous different kinds of bioplastic, in an attempt to see if they would be able to...
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Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijkspark Lisa Witte
Doubts about Casting Doubts
To what extent can you restore a work before you affect its authenticity?
Casting Doubt is an art project created by Masha Ru and Jasmin Moeller. The open-air project consists of a series of flowerbeds, each with a self-reflective question on the side, formed by pins. By...
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Waew Jeeraphat Voraphotmuangman
Founder of the Waew Food Program
Waew ( Jeeraphat Voraphotmuangman), is a creative artist and chef who aims at combining art and food in order to create powerful experiences and messages for the public. Waew has developed the Waew...
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Fashion Your Sweat
Alice Potts is a biomaterial designer fascinated by sweat. By f ashioning this vital bodily fluid into crystals for garments, shoes and sportswear, Potts asks us to reconsider the potential of our...
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Organization:
Bio-Kultura
Bio-Kultura verkoopt drie kwalitatief hoogwaardige producten die geschikt zijn voor elke plant en elk type tuin. Hun biologische potgrond, tuinaarde en mestcompost zijn biologisch gecertificeerd. Ze...
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Clean Lab
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Organization:
Verbruggen Paddestoelen
Verbruggen Paddestoelen B.V. is een echt familiebedrijf. De door Piet Verbruggen opgezette paddenstoelenkwekerij wordt inmiddels al weer vele jaren door zijn zoon John voortgezet.
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Messages from the Myco-Assemblage
- Arne Hendriks & Dominik Einfalt talk about their attempts to construct pigeon guano towers with living mycelium waste.11Dec 2020This Friday afternoon, Arne and Dominik will discuss their attempt to build structures with living mycelium waste. What have they learned? What are the challenges? And what stories have emerged so...
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Planting the Seed
The history of greenhouses at Mediamatic
Now that the Serres Séparées have gone viral, the small houses and the food that we serve there gets attention from all over the world. But did you know that the greenhouses already played a role at...
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Designing mycelium plant pots
While working with mycelium at Mediamatic we thought about ways to combine mycelium with plants. We chose to experiment on making biodegradable plant pots. When making a positive impact on the...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Andy Cartier
Chimera Furniture
Mycelium Experiments
What if mycelium was combined to existing furniture to give them a new life?
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Mediamatic Biotoop Andy Cartier
Hybrid Material
Mycelium Experiments
Explore the potential of living material through a series of diverse experiments.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Vera Catalano, Doudouce Knol
What does a day in the Aquaponics greenhouse look…
Morning The first thing we do in the morning is to check the pH in the subtank. The pH, a measure of how acidic the water is, determines the health of the fish, the creation of bacteria in the system
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Values for Survival
- Presentation of the first results within the complementary research program of the Dutch contribution to the 17th Architecture Biennale of Venice14Jul 2020In these strange times, in which our daily life has changed radically, it has become clear that we must jointly look for new ways and values to shape our lives. In Values for Survival, the social and...
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The Ins and Outs and the Do's and Do Not's
How to build a Mycelium Pigeon Tower #1
In this blog series we will share the findings we have discovered after every workshop. There will be many questions found here regarding the process of building the tower both from us and those who...
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Mediamatic Biotoop, Mediamatic Eten
A place for happiness
Getting married in your own way
Weddings are times of joy and happiness. There is no better way to start a life together than at Mediamatic, where creativity and uniqueness are put on a pedestal. Our venue offers a beautiful...
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Bibliography
Here you find a collection of books and images used as sources for the Myco-Assemblage
Shelter – Lloyd Kahn and Bob Easton (1973)
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Mycelium Pigeon Towers
Collection of Design Research Questions
Is mycelium waste from the oyster mushroom industry an effective material to build with? Can we build structures to house Amsterdams feral pigeons? Do pigeons accept a mycelium structure as a place...
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Agne Buciunaite
Aroma Lab
My name is Agne! In the beautiful city of Amsterdam I am working on various projects in Aroma Lab
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Parfums Funèbres
- Odorama 38: Olfactory Rituals of Death with Frank Bloem, Susanne Duijvestein, Steffie Baaijens, Caro Verbeek and Josely Carvalho25Jun 2020Death smells, and fragrances have always played an essential role in rituals surrounding the death. By means of historical, contemporary, and religious examples, we want to explore the relation...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Mediamatic ETEN: Our Serres
1Jun 2020- Book a table in our Grande Serre or Serres Séparées14Oct 2020Due to current corona measures the Serres Séparées are closed since October. As soon as we resume our restaurant service, you will be able to enjoy a sensorial plant-based dinner in one of our...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Space for a final goodbye
(un)conventional rite
All forms of life are given a place at Mediamatic. Death is inherently linked with the cycle of life. Just as nature provides room for death, so do we. We offer the opportunity to bid your deceased...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Foraging Food
with Leoniek Bontje
There is a lot more to gain from the city than we realize. Food is not only in the supermarket, but is also growing in our immediate environment. Learn to recognize edible wild plants, get...