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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.
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Catherine Millais
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Agi Haines (UK)
Visual Artist
Agi Haines’ work is focused on the design of the human body. How might people respond to the possibilities of our body as another everyday material and how far can we push our malleable bodies while...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Workshop: Grow Your Own Materials
- Learn to grow oyster mushrooms21Eki 2015It is said that the mushroom, and especially Mycelium has the potential to replace all sorts of (harmful) materials like plastics and batteries. Here at Mediamatic we are interested in the cultural...
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Billy-chan voss
Mijn naam is Billie-chan Voss.(sous-chef) Ik ben 25 jaar oud en sta in de keuken bij mediamatic eten. Werk samen met chef Thorwald voss in het vegan and fish restaurant van mediamatic.
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Julia's washable protective underwear
Don't let incontinence stop you
Adults' incontinence is a common problem which challenges one's emotional and physical well-being, and disposable diapers aren't a comfortable solution. In order to enable incontinent people to...
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Olfactory art and other smelly businesses
- Odorama 01 - with Caro Verbeek, Peter de Cupere and Marit Mihklepp8Eki 2015Whether derived from nature, or chemically constructed, odourant molecules have the ability to profoundly effect our behaviour, emotions and associations. At Odorama we’ll actively engage with our...
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Kunstfort Vijfhuizen
LICHTJAREN
4Eki 2015- Licht in de donkere dagen6Ara 2015Pioniers van de lichtkunst van 1960 tot heden in het Kunstfort
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Mediamatic Foundation
3Package Deal
- Eindpresentatie & Nieuwe lichting kunsttalent30Eyl 2015Het Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK) en Bureau Broedplaatsen (BBp) presenteren in samenwerking met Mediamatic op 30 september lichting 2015 van de 3Package Deal. Gelijktijdig toont de huidige...
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Beer Roulette!
Spin the wheel of (mis)fortune to taste batches #1-#21
Over the Dijkspark Opening weekend and at last week's Biotalk , the Myco-Insulation Brewery finally revealed our tried and (safety) tested beers to the public for some tastings!
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Urinal melodies with Guitar Pee
Playing guitar had never been that easy
If you have ever dreamt of playing guitar without using your hands or if your most secret desire is to create melodies with unconventional tools, you can hope your chance will come again: in 2012
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Transnatural Arts, Research & {future} Design
Playing Life
- exhibition – talks - workshops25Eyl 2015Levend materiaal als creatief ontwerp medium.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Urine matters and materials
- Pis' Talk 3: Kamiel Rongen, Anne Vaandrager, Ruben Verwaal, Michelle Hammerton24Eyl 2015After an evening on smart recycling of urine and another on public urination, the speakers of this third Pis' Talk focused on the materialism of the golden fluid: they highlighted how pee as a...
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exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Pure Gold
18Eyl 2015- by Kamiel Rongen18Eyl 2025It's an artwork, but you can use it. Pee in our urinals while enjoying the hypnotizing videos by Kamiel Rongen. We are happy to collect your fluid contribution and create a powerful fertilizer for...
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Megan Bishop
Mediamatic Communications
Originally from England with a background in History, I moved to Amsterdam for the MA Arts and Culture at Leiden University. It was here that I completed my thesis on the effects of Bio-design on...
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Emma van der Leest
Trained as a product designer, Emma is invested in biodesign and explores natural solutions and sustainable materials.
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Form follows organism
- Biotalk 12 - with Naja Ryde Ankarfeldt, Emma van der Leest17Eyl 2015What are the social, cultural en technological implications of new bio-based materials? And what possibilities do they offer for artists, designers, engineers, architects, scientists, farmers and...
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Garden of Machines
compos(t)ing kinship in contemporary next nature
Until now it were mostly humans that benefited from machines, which take over difficult tasks. But what if plants, animals and ecosystems could also take advantage of new technology? What would the...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Zwam Beer Ferment Oog Aroma Culture
- Opening Dijkspark and Mediamatic12Eyl 2015After months of preparations the Dijkspark and Mediamatic Biotoop are finally ready to be opened. We hope to see you there for a day filled with living art, pee installations, tours, drinks, graphic...
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Design Development
Improving the space we are working in for the Myco-Brewery project.
Our move into the black barn at the Mediamatic Biotoop is a great step for the development of the project. It also gives us a number of design challenges.
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De Hallen Amsterdam
Crowdfunding for creative platform in Amsterdam
- Local Goods Market @ De Hallen Amsterdam29Ağs 2015Creative platform for young designers is chosen to reinforce small businesses
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Bio-engineering Today for a Bladder Tomorrow
Body parts grown from real human cells.
Prosthetic surgery comes in all shapes and sizes and has been a critical part of scientific, surgical technology for over a century. Assisting, not only the stereotypical women with body issues but...
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Ruigoord
RuigMarkt @ Openbare Werken
5Eyl 2015- Not to miss!6Eyl 2015Creative market Ruigoord style with art, food, music, workshops & more!
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Dutch Design Week shirts
changing fabrics with micro organisms
In collaboration with Alejandro Tauber (vice) we did some experiments with the goal of coloring/changing fabrics with bacteria or fungi.