About this Event
Fabricating with Fungi
Join us to explore mycelium as a living material for design and art applications!
This hands-on class will introduce you to the full spectrum of cultivating and designing with mycelium—from the basics of growth to creative fabrication. In this workshop we will be discovering a range of different methods for sculpting mycelium and participants will leave with their own mycelium sculpture or starter to finish growing at home. You will learn how to design bespoke moulds for fungi from soft sculpting, to 3D printed moulds, to silicon, to packing techniques.
This course is ideal for artists, designers, scientists, gardeners, and anyone curious about working with living systems. By the end, you will have both practical cultivation skills and a hands-on project that demonstrates the creative possibilities of mycelium.
Meet your Instructor
Kirsten Tingle is a biodesigner and artist specialising in mycelium fabrication and regenerative painting. She is a mycelium researcher and lecturer at Lifefabs in Camden, and frequently guest lectures on biodesign philosophy practice across the UK and Europe. Kirsten co-hosts Biodesign Now, the UK's first Biodesign podcast.
Kirsten was a 2024 grant recipient from The British Mycology Society, an artist in residence at The Francis Crick Institute, and holds a masters in Biodesign from Central Saint Martins.
https://www.kirstentingle.com/
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kupfer, 58 Dace Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 25.00 to GBP 30.00
