Weathered interior design created by Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova using mushroom mycelium.

British furniture designer Sebastian Cox has teamed up with researcher Ninela Ivanova to investigate the potential of mushroom mycelium in contemporary interior design. Sebastian Cox wanted to use this fungal material to create a series of everyday products. Their series ‘Mycelium + Timber’ includes a range of stools and lights. Each element offers a suede-like texture. The series is presented at Somerset House this week, as part of the London Design Festival exhibition Design Frontiers. A few images of the unique collection can be found below. All photographs have been taken by Petr Krejci.

Weathered interior design created by Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova using mushroom mycelium.
Weathered interior design created by Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova using mushroom mycelium.
Close up of the lampshade.
Close up of the lampshade.
Researcher Ninela Ivanova using mushroom mycelium.
Researcher Ninela Ivanova is working with mushroom mycelium.
A stool and a series of hanging lamps.
A stool and a series of hanging lamps.
Detailed view of the stool.
A detailed view of the stool.
The fungal material creates a suede-like effect.
The fungal material creates a suede-like effect. Each piece is absolutely unique.

via Dezeen. All images © by Petr Krejci, Sebastian Cox, and Ninela Ivanova.

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