Victorian Premiers Design Award for Mycelium Furniture

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Phenomenal Fungi, a collection of mycelium-based furniture products has been selected as a Finalist in the Victorian Premiers Design Awards in 2022.

The collection of furniture products is the culmination of an ongoing design collaboration between K5 Furniture and Monash University. 

The mycelium design collaboration is part of the K5 Circularity program to create innovative and sustainable furniture designed and made in Australia, and available at K5 Furniture. 

Mycelium, the subterranean portion of mushrooms, was grown on organic waste – rice husks and woodchips, used coffee grounds and discarded textiles – to be lighting, wall tiles and space dividers with excellent acoustic properties. 

The furniture is designed to last and minimises environmental impact. When no longer used, it is completely biodegradable and safe to the environment. 

The design studio utilising mycelium and waste to grow furniture, was led by designer Gyungju Chyon with product outcomes produced by design students from architecture, spatial design, product design and art.

Designers: Margarita Contev & Lachlan Meckiff, with Gyungju Chyon

Photographer: Adam Thomas

Source: premiersdesignawards.vic.gov.au

Read about the award here