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Students on Shrooms: An Exhibition of Mycelium

I’m excited to share the sustainable design projects from my Advanced Furniture Design course at Purdue University! The students created a series of boxes from mycelium, each incorporating different waste materials—like rubber, plastic straws, and food waste—to explore how mushroom root structures respond.

Inspired by a historical Japanese packaging designer and a contemporary furniture studio, each piece blends tradition with modern design. The resulting boxes are a striking fusion of tradition and modernity, blending time-honored craftsmanship with contemporary design language. Each piece is visually captivating and fully biodegradable, demonstrating the potential of mycelium as an eco-friendly material for the future of design.

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