Mycelium Masterclass: Fabricating with Fungi

Learn how to design with mycelium! In this workshop you will learn how to cultivate, care form, and fabricate with mycelium.

Join us to explore mycelium as a living material for design and art applications!

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 and soft sculpting!

Extra Info

Accessibility Statement:

Lifefabs Institute is committed to ensuring that our events and workshops are as accessible as possible and meet the ever-changing needs of our community. As we navigate the opportunities and challenges of our workshops, we are constantly learning and adjusting our workflows to prioritise accessibility.

We’d love to hear any feedback our community might have.

Please contact us at info@lifefabs.bio if you have any specific accessibility requirements or questions.

Seating:

Seating is usually unreserved for our events. If you and your group require seating reservations, please do let us know by emailing us at info@lifefabs.bio and we'd be more than happy to help.

Carers can receive a free ticket to an event by emailing info@lifefabs.bio

Support to Attend Our Events & WorkshopsLifefabs Institute may be able to offer financial assistance to enable adults or children to participate in our events and activities if this would otherwise be financially difficult. Please contact our team: info@lifefabs.bio and we will aim to agree a reduction or bursary or wavier your fee free of charge.

Meet your instructor

Kirsten Tingle is a biodesigner and artist specialising in mycelium fabrication and regenerative painting. She teaches mycelium workshops with Lifefabs in Camden, and frequently guest lectures on Biodesign practice across London. Her paintings have been exhibited in The Chan Gallery in LA; Pioneer Works, Vent, Chashama, and Phyliss Harriman Gallery in NYC; Biocalibrate Symposia, Broadworks, The Lethaby Gallery, and Safehouse in London; The Guidecca Satellite in Venice, Italy; The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland; and The Kyoto Arts Center in Japan.

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About Lifefabs Institute: Biofabrication Lab & Community-led Research Centre

Lifefabs is an open-access biofabrication space that provides graduates, creatives, schools, communities and scientists access to scientific learning and exchange knowledge around biofabrication.

We want to break down barriers to research and STEAM learning, offering a space to learn, experiment and contribute to our understanding of biomaterials and bioengineering. A space for interdisciplinary knowledge exchange, Lifefabs encourages non-scientists, local communities to feel welcome and be curious about Biodesign, promoting accessibility though hands-on community lab.

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