Material test
Mycelium panels, hemp substrate
Grown in timber moulds over 21 days, then heat-cured. Testing for acoustic absorption in the Bhumi studio.
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Below · Hela Myco · Living labWhat grows
What grows
beneath
Mycelium for architecture, interiors and everyday objects. Nothing is for sale yet — this is the lab, open while it grows.
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The research log
Foraging
Local strains, Knuckles range
Collected and catalogued native fungi. Looking for vigorous, non-toxic strains suited to building materials.
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Prototype
Grown lamp shade
A single-piece shade grown around a woven cane form. Warm, light, and fully compostable at end of life.
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Origin
Why mycelium
Fungal networks feed and are fed by everything around them. What would it mean to build that way?
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