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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...

  • Sustainability
  • Fungus
  • Plant
  • Biology
  • Design
  • 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

  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Looking back at "Molding Mycelium: Plant Pots"…

    with Dominik Einfalt and Doudouce Knol

    Molding Mycelium: Plant Pots workshop was a culmination of the research and collaboration between interns from Mediamatic Clean Lab and Aquaponics Greenhouse. We're not hosting this workshop anymore

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Andy Cartier

    Hybrid Material

    Mycelium Experiments

    Explore the potential of living material through a series of diverse experiments.

  • Enlighted Chimeras

    Mycelium Experiments

    Upcycling broken found objects with mycelium to create something new and interesting. When I started my internship in the CleanLab of Mediamatic I had no idea how the mycelium behaves, what the...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Andy Cartier

    Chimera Furniture

    Mycelium Experiments

    What if mycelium was combined to existing furniture to give them a new life? 

  • Commence operation back to basics/let's take a…

    How to build a Mycelium Pigeon Tower #2

    During the first building a mycelium pigeon tower workshop we had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Unfortunately there is nothing left to show for all the hard work except pictures and videos. Now it...

  • Clean Lab

    Credits

    Thank you!

    We would like to thank the following people, organizations, sponsors, and participants.

  • Growing lamps

    And then there was... mycelium

    In this post I will share how I made my first products from mycelium in the Mediamatic Clean Lab. 

  • Our projects

    Mediamatic Biotoop is a broad techno-cultural lab that explores the possibilities of fungal and other bio-based materials for design, science and art. Our current interest lies in the usage of waste...

  • Bibliography

    Here you find a collection of books and images used as sources for the Myco-Assemblage

    Shelter – Lloyd Kahn and Bob Easton (1973)

  • Structure

    How to build a Mycelium Pigeon Tower #4

    Does form follow function or should the function follow the form? Does any of this even matter and should we just think if it works it works? 

  • The Future of Plastic

    An exhibition by Maurizio Montalti

    Maurizio Montalti, partner of our Myco Design Lab, just opened his solo exhibition called "The Future of Plastic" in Naples. The exhibition will present some of the latest research and grown products

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Defining the Shape

    Square and Round

    Building living architecture pairs with failure and errors, but we get more experienced with each tower. Over time we learned to better understand how the mycelium behaves and how to respond to that.

  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Botanikurs 101

    with Plantmom

    Botanikurs 101 is a series of workshops and classes focused on plants. We invite you to learn and explore the life of plants and its systems as well as master taking care of your plants at home. 

  • Field marigold

    Calendula arvensis

    Find more about this plant on Wikipedia . 

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Nature Network

    Mycorrhizal fungi and their function

    As I wrote, fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. The third big group is mycorrhizal fungi. Which to me is the most inspiring group. It is the fungi that is connected to plants.

  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Gentle

    Pigeon Tower 04

    Period: 23 October 2020 Mycelium: Grey Oyster Mushroom. Rectangular blocks. Weather: - Supplier: John Verbruggen Paddestoelen B.V. Type: Round diameter 180cm, height 160cm.

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Nature's janitors and Remediation

    Saprophytic fungi and their function

    Fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. There are also some in-between types of fungi, but let's, for now, talk about these three. The first group is saprophytic fungi. They are...

  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Babel

    Pigeon Tower 01

    Period: 20 June 2020 Mycelium bricks: Shitake mushrooms, 30x20x20cm Weather: Sunny, 22 degrees. Supplier: Wouter Hassing, Mycophylia mushroom nursery, Lelystad. Type: Round, diameter 110cm, height...

  • Exhibition:

    I/O

    Pigeon Tower 07

    Period: 18 December 2020 Mycelium: Yellow Oyster Mushroom Weather: Cloudy, 9 degrees, no rain Supplier: John Verbruggen B.V. Type: Square, 180cm high

  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Cartier

    Pigeon Tower 03

    Period: 11 September 2020 (Removed 5 October 2020) Mycelium: Grey Oyster Mushroom. Rectangular blocks. 50x30x30cm Weather: - (indoor) Supplier: John Verbruggen BV. Type: Rectangular, 100 x 175 x 150...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Five kingdoms and Three terms

    The fungi, the mycelium and the mushroom

    First, let's tackle the fungi. Fungi are one of the species of the five kingdoms and it is the closest one to Animalia, ergo animals, including humans. Animals even evolved out of the fungi. That's...

created Doudouce Knol modified Julia van der Veen

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