Mycelium Textile Hybrids 2024,FuMaLab IBK2, University of Stuttgart
The arch is a key demonstrator of a bio-fabrication method developed by Eliza Biala (IBK2, University of Stuttgart) and designer Anne-Kathirin Kühner.
The fabrication follows multi-step process. First, the particulate substrate of wood sawdust is transformed into a viscous paste with the use of plant-based plasticisers and Ganoderma lucidum fungi. Paste is then used for stuffing net tubes which transform it into an upscaled yarn which can be further processed. Textile techniques such as knitting, weaving, breading, or knotting allow for the transformation of continuous linear units into surfaces. Those can be then functionalised as archetypical architectural forms: screens, walls, arches, columns and shells. The soft assemblies are then hung to allow for the physical form-finding. The growth of mycelium solidifies the form and makes the separate filaments bio-weld. With air drying, the assemblies get their final stiffness.
Tutors:
Eliza Biala, Anne-Kathrin Kühner, Kalaivanan Amudhan
Supervision:
Prof. Martin Ostermann
Students:
Kadir Ünal, Zahra Sayyad, Selin Çavuşoğlu, Hande Eyüboğlu
More Info:
@ibk_stuttgart
