MYCELIUM MILLENNIUM
2020 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
MYCELIUM MILLENNIUM imagines a new era in which biological resources, specifically Fungi and Mycelium, are used to grow a collection of objects for everyday domestic rituals, merging biofabrication and traditional craft. The project is an effort to demystify the transformation of an organism to a biomaterial and at the same time raise questions of aesthetics and cultural acceptance.
The fungal mycelium material qualities – antibacterial, fire-resistant, heat isolating and water-resistant – are incorporated in the function of each design.
The objects adopt antique symbols embedding them in a longer material history, as well as a scale and form that introduces the fungal material to the context of the home. While the collection attempts to stress longevity and resilience, it is integrated into a circular vision, where the material is sourced from nature and returns to nature.
MYCELIUM MILLENNIUM is an invitation to raise awareness for a material revolution, an opportunity to learn from nature and its potential, where products and objects could match the planet's needs.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 66
Keywords [en]
mycelium, fungi, millennium, biofabrication, craft, fungal technology, material revolution, circular design
National Category
Design
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-7324OAI: oai:DiVA.org:konstfack-7324DiVA, id: diva2:1440748
External cooperation
Rikard Pedersen - Saxtorp Svamp
Educational program
Design - Individual Study Plan in Design (Master)
Presentation
2020-05-29, 09:00 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
2020-06-242020-06-152020-06-24Bibliographically approved