Fungal Futur: Adopt a mushroom
Mushroom can do it all!
Biodegradable, lightweight, shapeable, comfortable, with excellent thermal and acoustic performance. Surfboards, insulation panels, furniture: the only limit is your imagination
This hands-on workshop invites you to rethink the place of living matter in everyday objects, to understand the role fungi plays in biological cycles, and to question how constructive practices can be regenerative. Through mycology, materials science and design, discover how mycelium colonises a substrate to grow into a solid, biodegradable composite, shaped by a mould you've built yourself.
Alongside a multidisciplinary team (architecture, microbiology and artistic practice) you'll be guided through every step: building a mould, inoculating a substrate, and creating the right conditions for your object to grow.
Everyone leaves with their own creation: a mould inoculated with mycelium, ready to unmould in a month!
Come get in touch with one of the most important organism in our planet: Mycelium
- Festival Centre event in the Teresia Teaiwa Room.
- From 8 years old up.
- Free entry.
- 25 spots available. Pre-register to secure your spot (see button).
- Wheelchair accessible.
- More accessibility information available here.
No previous knowledge required.
Speakers
- Festival Centre event in the Teresia Teaiwa Room.
- From 8 years old up.
- Free entry.
- 25 spots available. Pre-register to secure your spot (see button).
- Wheelchair accessible.
- More accessibility information available here.
No previous knowledge required.
Event Location
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW)
John-Foster-Dulles Allee 10
10557 Berlin
Germany