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  • Image: Sebastian Kaye (UK)

    Fruiting Panel 1#

    Mycoinsulation panel experiments, where we found unwanted fructification from the substrate. This occurs because the mycelium has been exposed to light, the temperature may have dropped and perhaps...
  • Nature
  • fructification
  • experiments
  • insulation
  • ecology
  • mushrooms
  • bio-material
  • mycelium
  • panel

  • 'Myco-brewing'?

    Two Processes become one!

    Combining the beer brewing process with our Myco Insulation process for smart production of new materials.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Bart Ellenbroek

    Going solo

    My experiences during my second week at Mediamatic

    After succesfully closing the Open lab event on sunday I started my second week the next day. This week was less hectic then the first one. I got to know Mediamatic and the clean lab so i was feeling...

  • Mycoinsulation project

    Development of mycelium-based panels for the insulation of a protected wooden barn of Amsterdam.

    •The mycelium has to be grown on agricultural waste or forestry by-products. •The new material should be cost-efficient and not petrochemical dependent. •It should meet the thermal and noise...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Bokashi Containers

    Composting with microorganisms

    The organic waste coming from the kitchen of Mediamatic ETEN finds a special companion in its composting process: the Bokashi container.  This system uses effective microorganisms to enable low...
  • 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.
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Hard Water

    18
    Sep 2015
    - by Zeger Reyers

    Is it plates growing in between plants, or plants growing in between plates? Hard Water is an installation that consists of a thousand plates, soil and plants 'growing' on the exterior wall...

  • How do you brew beer?

    Follow our step-by-step guide for home brewing a simple beer.

    Brewing beer is easy! Besides investing in key equipment and ingredients, the process itself is not complicated. Give yourself a full day to make your first brew since it does take some time, and be...

  • 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.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Clara Casal Georgiou, Magdalena Thur, Elnaz Assar, Nadja Nolte

    The Balanophagy Team

    We are Clara, Magdalena, Elnaz and Nadja and we are living the balanoculture: the harvesting, processing, storage and consumption of acorns play a large role in our project taking place in the Clean...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Kubra Mayda

    How to wASH

    een zero waste wasmiddel

    Hergebruiken, upcyclen en recyclen. Dit zijn enkele kernwoorden die het werk van kunstenaar en ontwerper Caroline Jacob beschrijven. Eerder maakte ze van de stofjes die je kunt vinden in je wasdroger...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    'O' Tristana

    3
    Nov 2018
    - by Zeger Reyers

    Oysters are locked in their own enclosing and homemade houses. Once they settle, that's it, they never move again. A sad thing according to artist Zeger Reyers. For his exhibition 'O'

  • 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.

  • Growing the first panels

    The success and strife of convincing mushrooms to grow on waste.

  • Mycelium products

    Mycelium, mushrooms, and more...

    Mycelium based materials can someday replace plastic. Artists, designers, mycologists, and organizations are working with mycelium based materials, growing their own mushrooms, and exploring this new...

  • Mycelium Spawn

    Artificial Mushroom Seeds

    A short guide to making and using spawn at Mediamatic

  • Mycelium Videos

    Lectures and fiction

    1. TED talk by Paul Stamets on 6 ways that mushrooms can save the world. This is already on the Mediamatic site here . 2. What's Mycelium? Mycelium (plural mycelia) is the vegetative part of a...

  • Smell of the exotic

    Rare animals in Amsterdam

    The exotic animal trade: one might not think too much of its significance to our ecosystem. Yet, it is very much “alive and kicking” and becoming a real threat in the global world. Recently, the...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Rocket Stove

    1
    Jan 2016
    - by Hein Kramer

    A highly efficient stove made almost entirely from reclaimed materials, Hein Kramer's rocket stove can easily reach 1000 degrees and is virtually non-polluting. When you visit our restaurant, you...

  • 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...
  • Book: Ernst Haeckel, Adolf Giltsch 1 Jan 1900

    Kunstformen der Natur, Lieferung 10

    Issue 10 of Kunstformen der Natur, consisting of 10 lithographs by German biologist Ernst Haeckel and lithographer Adolf Giltsch. Ten of these loose-leaf issues were published between 1899 and 1904.
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Open Aroma Lab

    28
    May 2020

    Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition plus of...

  • Is your life a reflection of your soul?

    Question 1/30 of Raising Doubts

    If your answer is Yes, then sow Spreading Bellflower in growbed no.1 If you don't think so, please sow Plantago Major in growbed no.1

  • Secretopia

    Secretions in Art, Design and Society

    Secretopia is an inquiry into human secretions through art, science and design. After exploring the potential of urine in The Pis’ Project, we decided to expand the programme to all sorts of...

  • Can you grow mycelium on spent beer grain?

    Spawn making experiments

    How you can improve mycelium growth on spent beer grain.

created Sebastian Kaye (UK)

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