Biomaterials for design: using mushrooms (Mycelium) to build objects
by GLIMPS
Hours and dates
- 2 Nov 2018 from 10:00 to 13:00
Language
English
About
GLIMPS
GLIMPS is a Biolab based in Gent, Belgium that engage a strategic transition towards an open bio-based economy. They operate a novel approach across biology, design and architecture. Their research includes biomaterials, bio-inspired design methods and biofabrication technologies. Their mission is to help guide our society into a new era of production where objects get shaped by organisms. Their activities range from sustainable product design to creating experiential installations for exhibitions and developing educational strategies.
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Building objects using mushrooms (Mycelium) : general introduction
Using mushrooms (Mycelium) to build objects
Learn how to create objects with mushrooms (Mycellium). After this workshop you will go home with your own individually built and grown mycelium piece. You will also learn how to finish your piece at home, to start growing their own mycelium materials. You will also receive mycelium starter to grow your own materials at home
Replace plastic with Mycellium a naturally grown material. You will learn how to build your own cardboard mould, tips and tricks for making the mould, what a good mould consists of, usage of existing patterns and get explanations on how to work sterile.
Workshop process
Make and fill the mold
We will provide standard molds to make your plant pot. You can therefore take home your own pot to grow a plant and plant it with the pot. People who are not comfortable creating their own mold from scratch can use it.
After this workshop participants will go home with:
• Their own individually built and grown mycelium piece
• All they need to know to finish their piece at home
• All they need to know to start growing their own mycelium materials
• A mycelium starter to grow their own materials at home
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