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  • Growing the first panels

    The success and strife of convincing mushrooms to grow on waste.
  • insulation
  • mushrooms
  • mycelium
  • interior
  • Biology
  • Architecture
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  • Sluisdeurenloods, Mediamatic Biotoop Simeon Goodwin

    Saving the Sluisdeurenloods

    The Sluisdeurenloods at Biotoop Dijksgracht was up for demolition - but all it needs is love and fungus to transform it from a cold dusty space into an innovative exhibition and event space.

  • Imagining an Exhibition

    Designing the process and exhibition of the Myco Insulation project.

  • 'Myco-brewing'?

    Two Processes become one!

    Combining the beer brewing process with our Myco Insulation process for smart production of new materials.

  • Clean Lab Report

    February 2016

    The Clean Lab has been undergoing some changes recently. The area has been cleared to make way for an all new clean space with new equipment and workbenches to facilitate the growing needs of the...

  • Fresh improvements to panel growing

    After reviewing our previous panel experiments' highs and lows, we've started 4 new panels with some (hopefully) positive changes to our procedure.

  • Mushrooms are taking over the Dutch media

    “Scientists, designers and dreamers are working on a revolution”.

    For the last couple of months Motherboard, the technological arm of Vice have been on board to interview designers, scientists and mycelium experts about their work with fungi. The result is...

  • Mycelium Spawn

    Artificial Mushroom Seeds

    A short guide to making and using spawn at Mediamatic

  • Building with Living Materials

    Architectural design with biology programme at Mediamatic

    In 2014 Mediamatic started to develop a new program that combines architecture with living materials in experimental ways. Living materials cannot only be more ecological, they offer very exiting new...

  • Myco bierproeverij met Oedipus Brewing

    Op maandagochtend proefden we ons eerste Myco bier onder bezielende leiding van de heren van Oedipus Brewing.

  • Fungal Futures

    Exhibition at Utrecht University

    Oude Hortus, Universiteitsmuseum Utrecht | March 24 - May 16 2016 A collaborative project between Utrecht University, Officina Corpuscoli and Mediamatic.

  • Meet the Myco Insulation Brewery Team

    Part 2: Mycelium Cultivation

    Find out more about Ramon, Brendan and Claudia, the current team responsible for the mycelium cultivation activities of the Mediamatic Myco Insulation Brewery.

  • Developing our spawn & panel mixtures

    Some observations from the growth of our spawn and panels in the bio-lab

    What kind of quality and texture do we want our insulation panels to consist of? Selecting appropriate substrate mixtures is the first step to achieving the ideal material.

  • Psilocybe cubensis

    The magic mushroom

    Psilocybe cubensis is a species of psychedelic mushroom whose principal active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin . Commonly called shrooms, magic mushrooms, golden tops, cubes, or gold caps, it...

  • Mycelium insulation panels

    First experiments

    This mycelium panel was made out of wheat husks and Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) as biological binding agent, grown for three weeks at 25ºC and 85% of relative humidity.

  • Mycelium panel properties

    Fire resistance test

    An essential characteristic for a insulating panel should be fire resistance, so we tested our samples to check how good they are against fire.

  • In Pursuit of the Right Jute

    Two jute, one panel.

    Jute sacks are a great base for our panels. Mycelium likes to grow on them, and they are a waste product of the cacao industry in the Netherlands, so there are a lot lying around.

  • Urban Eden, human error

    Bio-architectural constructions out of moss and seeds

    Allison Kudla's project based on the formation of a living and growing biological material via its collaboration with an engineering mechanism.

  • Beer Roulette!

    Spin the wheel of (mis)fortune to taste batches #1-#21

    Over the Dijkspark Opening weekend and at last week's Biotalk , the Myco-Insulation Brewery finally revealed our tried and (safety) tested beers to the public for some tastings!

  • Substrate

    Nutritious & Delicious food for Mushrooms!

    Substrate is the surface from which mycelium and mushrooms can grow.

  • Myco Insulation Brewery Update

    April 2016

    What has the Myco-Brew team been up to recently? With the newly refurbished Clean Lab, the Myco-Brew project is back in action! Separate spaces within the same building have been specially designed...
  • Aniela Hoitink 18 Mar 2014

    Proposal Textile mycelium

    How can we use mycelium to improve textiles?

    The insulating and moisture-absorbing properties of mycelium are very good. A lot of textiles are lacking these. That is why want to integrate the mycelium into textiles. Could we make a fine...

  • Meet the Myco Insulation Brewery Team

    Part 1: The Brew Team

    Find out more about Hugo and Isa, the current team responsible for the beer brewing activities of the the Mediamatic Myco Insulation Brewery.

  • What is Bio-Design?

    For those new to the subject who would like a little clarity on what this field encompasses and what role Mediamatic takes in relation to this.

  • Beer Recipes

    Exploring use of Hops, Yeast & Grain

    Naturally, one of the many objectives of this project is to brew some tasty beer, unique to Mediamatic. We are fortunate enough to be brewing twice a week at the moment so each time we are slightly...

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