"Can furniture leave an eco-positive footprint?" Danish product designer Jonas Evard believes it can. His award-winning MYX lampshade is made from mushroom mycelium and hemp fibres left over from the textile industry.
The thread-like mycelium are nourished by the plant fibres as the lampshade is "grown" over a 2-3 week period in a moisture-rich low-light environment. As the mycelium grows, it behaves like a "glue" that stabilizes the fibres holding the construction together.
One lampshade is capable of growing 500-600 grams of oyster mushrooms providing a source of consumer grade food with an optimized end-waste product. After harvest, the dried mycelium base becomes an organic, compostable and sustainable lampshade that is lightweight and safe to use.
MYX shared third place at the 2014 Stockholm Furniture Fair's Green Furniture Sweden design competition for Outstanding Sustainable Design.
Jonas Edvard is a young Danish product designer based in Copenhagen. His products challenge tradition and perception as he uses innovative design to develop and apply new uses for natural materials. MYX was his graduate project.
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This Lamp Grows Edible Mushrooms
Sources:
http://inhabitat.com/jonas-edvards-biodegradable-myx-lamp-grows-edible-oyster-mushrooms/
http://jonasedvard.dk/work/myx/
http://greenfurniture.se/award/finalists-2014/
http://jonasedvard.dk/work/myx/
http://greenfurniture.se/award/finalists-2014/
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