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Gunya MYCouture

Exhibited Garments

MYCouture is an ongoing research into alternative production methods in fashion using properties of mycelium.

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Gunya MYcouture #2 .1 - Credits : Stichting Art-East + Art-West  Stichting Narada Dutch Design Foundation   All final photos: Alex Blanco Process: Marjo van Schaik, Dasha Tsapenko

Gunya _ MYCouture #1

Design: Dasha Tsapenko * 

Material: European hemp, polypore fungus 

Technique: Felting, growing 

Industrial hemp serves as nutrition for various fungi species. Mycelium serves as a binder for short hemp fibres that remain from traditional hemp processing, creating strong textiles. By upcycling leftover hemp parts using mycelium as a binder, an ethical production narrative is suggested.

*in collaboration with Han Wösten and Utrecht University

 

Gunya _ MYCouture #2

Design: Dasha Tsapenko * 

Material: European hemp, polypore fungus 

Technique: Felting, growing

This Gunya showcases endless and unique aesthetic possibilities that emerge in collaboration with fungal species. Due to unpredictable specifics of mycelium growth, the coating surface of each co-created garment is different and unique. 

*in collaboration with Han Wösten and Utrecht University

 

Gunya _ MYCouture #3

Design: Dasha Tsapenko * 

Material: European hemp, polypore fungus 

Technique: Knitting, Growing

The body of this Gunya is knitted from hemp yarn, and used as reinforcement for mycelium growth.

*in collaboration with Han Wösten and Utrecht University

 

Gunya _ MYCouture #4

Design: Dasha Tsapenko 

Material: European hemp, polypore fungus 

Technique: Weaving, growing

In this Gunya mycelium creates a coating for burlap, weaved from hemp, giving the material new functional and aesthetical properties.

 

Gunya _ MYCouture #5

Design: Dasha Tsapenko 

Material: European hemp, polypore fungus 

Technique: Growing

This Gunya is made of sawdust, binded with mycelium.

It is thick and sturdy. It provides insulation & protection and manifests the idea of the Gunya as a shelter in its broadest sense.

 

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