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  • Sluisdeurenloods, Mediamatic Biotoop Simeon Goodwin

    Saving the Sluisdeurenloods

    The Sluisdeurenloods at Biotoop Dijksgracht was up for demolition - but all it needs is love and fungus to transform it from a cold dusty space into an innovative exhibition and event space.
  • insulation
  • mycelium
  • panel
  • Mushroom
  • interior
  • Architecture
  • Design

  • Imagining an Exhibition

    Designing the process and exhibition of the Myco Insulation project.

  • Growing the first panels

    The success and strife of convincing mushrooms to grow on waste.

  • 'Myco-brewing'?

    Two Processes become one!

    Combining the beer brewing process with our Myco Insulation process for smart production of new materials.

  • Mycelium insulation panels

    First experiments

    This mycelium panel was made out of wheat husks and Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) as biological binding agent, grown for three weeks at 25ºC and 85% of relative humidity.

  • Meet the Myco Insulation Brewery Team

    Part 2: Mycelium Cultivation

    Find out more about Ramon, Brendan and Claudia, the current team responsible for the mycelium cultivation activities of the Mediamatic Myco Insulation Brewery.

  • Mushrooms are taking over the Dutch media

    “Scientists, designers and dreamers are working on a revolution”.

    For the last couple of months Motherboard, the technological arm of Vice have been on board to interview designers, scientists and mycelium experts about their work with fungi. The result is...

  • Fresh improvements to panel growing

    After reviewing our previous panel experiments' highs and lows, we've started 4 new panels with some (hopefully) positive changes to our procedure.

  • Clean Lab Report

    February 2016

    The Clean Lab has been undergoing some changes recently. The area has been cleared to make way for an all new clean space with new equipment and workbenches to facilitate the growing needs of the...

  • Developing our spawn & panel mixtures

    Some observations from the growth of our spawn and panels in the bio-lab

    What kind of quality and texture do we want our insulation panels to consist of? Selecting appropriate substrate mixtures is the first step to achieving the ideal material.

  • The Mediamatic Sluisdeurenloods

    A cultural landmark

    The Sluisdeurenloods or 'Canal Lock Gate Warehouse' was originally built at the end of the 19th century, before being dismantled, moved, and reconstructed at Dijkspark in 1957. The building is now...

  • Bio-design vs. Bio-art

    What is the difference? Is there a difference?

    Art and Design are two separate areas of study and expertise with their own schools, histories, and rules. However, when it comes to the biological, the terms 'Art' and 'Design' seem to be used...

  • Myco bierproeverij met Oedipus Brewing

    Op maandagochtend proefden we ons eerste Myco bier onder bezielende leiding van de heren van Oedipus Brewing.

  • Building with Living Materials

    Architectural design with biology programme at Mediamatic

    In 2014 Mediamatic started to develop a new program that combines architecture with living materials in experimental ways. Living materials cannot only be more ecological, they offer very exiting new...

  • Psilocybe cubensis

    The magic mushroom

    Psilocybe cubensis is a species of psychedelic mushroom whose principal active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin . Commonly called shrooms, magic mushrooms, golden tops, cubes, or gold caps, it...

  • Fungal Futures

    Exhibition at Utrecht University

    Oude Hortus, Universiteitsmuseum Utrecht | March 24 - May 16 2016 A collaborative project between Utrecht University, Officina Corpuscoli and Mediamatic.
  • Aniela Hoitink 18 Mar 2014

    Proposal Textile mycelium

    How can we use mycelium to improve textiles?

    The insulating and moisture-absorbing properties of mycelium are very good. A lot of textiles are lacking these. That is why want to integrate the mycelium into textiles. Could we make a fine...

  • Mycoinsulation project

    Development of mycelium-based panels for the insulation of a protected wooden barn of Amsterdam.

    •The mycelium has to be grown on agricultural waste or forestry by-products. •The new material should be cost-efficient and not petrochemical dependent. •It should meet the thermal and noise...

  • Myco Insulation Brewery Update

    April 2016

    What has the Myco-Brew team been up to recently? With the newly refurbished Clean Lab, the Myco-Brew project is back in action! Separate spaces within the same building have been specially designed...

  • Substrate

    Nutritious & Delicious food for Mushrooms!

    Substrate is the surface from which mycelium and mushrooms can grow.

  • 26 Bathrooms and 6 Apartments

    Cinematography notes on the Toilet

    ''It was an affectionate, ironical, critical look at bathroom design - it is not only what people put in their bathrooms, but also what people do in their bathrooms, which is the secret room of the...

  • Report: Talk of the Town #16

    22 sept 2009

    Buiten de Ring: Amsterdam versus Parijs.

  • Clean room report

    2014

    IN 2011 Mediamatic has built its first clean room for performing experiments with mycelia and other living organisms. In this article I attempt to make a brief survey on the different stages of the...
  • Mediamatic Magazine Vol. 0#0 Jans Possel 1 Jan 1985

    Media/Rituals/ Design

    Ug0 la Pietra, designing the future.

    The modern family eats a microwave heated meal watching television commercials for Mac Donalds, Heineken, Heinz Sandwichspread, Mars Bars, Teachers Whisky, Weetabix, Birds Eye which alternate with a...

  • Agar Petri Dish Preparation for Growing Mushrooms

    Agar medium recipes

    The first phase of mushroom cultivation is the isolation of a pure culture of mycelium. These cultures are grown in petri dishes, with a medium (food) for the mycelium to digest. Here are some...

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