MUSHROOM

MATERIALS
Introduction
FOSSIL FUELS
 GARBAGE
LANDSCAPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
MYCELIUM
BIO-DEGRADABLE

MycoWorks, USA
HOW DOES NATURE
DESIGN Jonas Edvard - MYX mushroom lamp
SELF-ASSEMBLY
 TEMPORARY
ARCHITECTURE

The Living, USA

FURNITURE

Eric Klarenbeek
SHOES

Kristel Peters
MycoWorks, USA
BIOFABRICATION
 BIOCONCRETE
repairing cracks in concrete and
making concrete constructions more sustainable
BIOCEMENT

De productie van bakstenen met bacteriën.

 MICRO-ALGAE
Algae facade, sunscreens, sun collectors and absorb carbon dioxide
 CHITOSAN
Compound in the exoskeleton of insects,
crustaceans and some fungi
BIOLUMINESCENCE
MYCELIUM
MATERIALS
 + Nutrients
(e.g. ground coffee)

Fibrous waste Mycelium

(vb. hemp, woodchips,… ) (fungal fibers of mushrooms)
Step 1
Sterilize
Coffee grounds and other
ingredients cooked at 121 °C
for 20 minutes.

All bacteria get killed.

Step 1
Pasteurize
Cook fibers for 30 to 40
minutes at 100°C.

Most bacteria will be killed,

except the beneficial bacteria,
which will help the material
grow.
Step 2
Mix
Fibers + coffee + mycelium

WORK STERILE!!!
Step 3
Fill mold and cover

WORK STERILE!!!
Step 4
Let it grow
For 10 to 15 days, until the object
is completely white.
In darkness.
Temp: 25-30°C
Step 4
Remove full grown
material from
mold

WORK STERILE!!!
Step 5
Let grow outside
the mold
For 5 days, in an enclosed space
Step 6
Harvest and dry
For 3-5 hours at 60 to 80°C.
All moisture has to evaporate.
Summary Steps
• Collect and prepare materials
• Mix hemp with water, decant and add coffee grounds
• Put mixture in bag (plastic or cloth)
• Sterilize in autoclave (20’ @121°C) or pasteurize (40’ @100°C), with glass jars
for spawn
• Light bunsen burner and sterilize table + all equipement; place near flame
• Remove jars and bags from autoclave, sterilize surface and place near flame
• Fill spawn jars with mycelium from big bag
• Empty bag in surface sterilized mixing bowl
• Add spawn, break in small seed-sized chunks and mix well
• Fill surface sterilized mold and cover. Sterilze plastic wrap as well!
• Let grow for 10 to 15 days in darkness at 25-30°C
• Remove object from mold
• Let grow for 5 more days in closed plastic box or bag
• Once full grown, dry in oven at 60-80°C for 3 to 5 hours.
CONTAMINATION
Contamination
Temperature too high

Mycelia BVBA
Not enough water

Mycelia BVBA
Too much water

Mycelia BVBA
 Low oxygen or
high carbon dioxide

Mycelia BVBA
pH value

Mycelia BVBA