Aivan grows headphones from fungus and yeast
Fungus, yeast-based bioplastic and other materials grown by microbes have been used to make the Korvaa headphones, designed by Finnish studio Aivan in collaboration with scientists. More
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Shaina Garfield redesigns death with sustainable coffin
New York designer Shaina Garfield has created an eco-friendly coffin that uses fungus to biodegrade the body so that it decomposes quickly and fertilises the surrounding soil. More
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Aniela Hoitink creates dress from mushroom mycelium
Dutch textile designer Aniela Hoitink has created a dress using disc-shaped pieces of mushroom mycelium, which she believes will "change the way we use textiles". More
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Mushroom inhalers replace vaccination needles in RCA student proposal
For those scared of injections, Royal College of Art student Celine Park has proposed a new immunisation technique: inhaling vaccines through fungus (+ slideshow). More
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Lab-grown materials form fashion and furniture for Vivorium lifestyle concept
New York designer Ali Schachtschneider has imagined a future in which biologically grown materials are used to create furniture, garments and tools that would become "extensions of the body". More
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Mushroom-based modelling kit allows users to grow their own designs
A sustainable building material made from agricultural byproducts and mushroom mycelium has been nominated for the Design Museum's 2015 Design of the Year award. More
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Growing products from fungus could be the start of a "biotechnological revolution"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Amsterdam designer Maurizio Montalti explains how biological organisms such as fungi could be harnessed to create new sustainable materials in this movie filmed in Eindhoven. More
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Fungi Mutarium turns waste plastic into edible treats
Austria-based Livin Studio has created a process to cultivate edible fungi that digests plastic as it grows (+ movie). More
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Drone grown from fungus-like material melts if it crash lands
A team of researchers has completed a working prototype for a drone made from a fungal material that will biodegrade if it crashes outdoors. More
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Tower of "grown" bio-bricks by The Living opens at MoMA PS1
News: New York studio The Living has completed this year's MoMA PS1 gallery pavilion – a cluster of circular towers built from bricks that have been grown from corn stalks and mushrooms (+ slideshow). More
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3D-printed mushroom roots "could be used to build houses"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: designer Eric Klarenbeek, who displayed a chair made out of 3D-printed fungus at Dutch Design Week in October, says the technique could be used to create larger, more complex structures. More
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Organic tower grown from agricultural waste wins MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program 2014
News: New York studio The Living has won this year's MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program competition with plans to cultivate bio-bricks from corn stalks and mushrooms, and use them to build a tower in the courtyard of the New York gallery (+ slideshow). More
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Mycelium Chair by Eric Klarenbeek is 3D-printed with living fungus
Dutch Design Week 2013: designer Eric Klarenbeek has 3D-printed a chair using living fungus, which then grows inside the structure to give it strength (+ slideshow) More
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Fungi Lamp by Andreas Kowalewski
Amsterdam designer Andreas Kowalewski has created a series of lamps shaped like mushrooms. More
