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Genspace NYC: Biodesign: Grow Your Own Mycelium Lamp, Part 1/2
February 4, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$275
From the organizers:
Description
Class in two sessions:
Sunday, February 4th from 2-5PM
Sunday, February 11th from 2-5PM
Mycelium (the roots of mushrooms) may very well be one of the most adaptable and resilient organisms on the planet. The largest organism on the terrestrial planet, mycelium is nature’s recycler and communication network.
Come explore this fascinating fungi with us. You will grow your own lampshade using mycelium and walk away with a unique functional table lamp to bring into your home or office. Designed by instructor Danielle Trofe, these lamps retail at $125 and have sold out of boutique home furnishing stores.
Learn about mycelium’s many functions and characteristics and find out how “nature’s glue” is being bio-utilized in many applications across industries as humans seek out more sustainable production processes.
This 2-day biofabrication workshop is hosted by Danielle Trofe, a biodesigner who created the first ever commercialized lighting collection grown using Ecovative’s mushroom materials. She’ll share insights from four years of experience working with biomaterials and building a career in biodesign and biomimicry.
Students will get to form a lampshade using Ecovative’s mushroom materials, watch it grow with the option to create unique outcomes and aesthetics.
Image of Finished Lamp
