Biofabrication unit · 07/25

MYCEL

We cultivate high-performance matter that begins in soil—and knows how to return.

−72%Embodied carbon
21 daysGrowth to form

A different material logic

Not manufactured. Cultivated.

Mycelium is nature’s connective tissue: a quiet network able to transform agricultural residue into resilient structure.

We tune that intelligence for architecture, interiors and packaging—growing local feedstocks into useful matter without fossil binders or permanent waste.

One complete cycle

ResidueRegional hemp and forestry side-streams
InoculateSelected fungal cultures knit the substrate
FormHeat-free growth into exact geometry
ReturnSafe nutrients at end of useful life

Material library 01—04

Living
specimens

Four expressions, one biological platform. Select a specimen to inspect its tactile profile and performance.

Dense structural mycelium and hemp composite specimen with an exposed fibrous cut face.

M·01 Core

Dense structural composite for acoustic panels, casework and load-distributing interior systems.

138kg/m³
−1.7kg CO₂e

Measured, not mythologised

Material intelligence

P·01Acoustic absorptionNRC 0.82 / 40 mm panel
P·02Thermal resistanceλ 0.039 W/mK
P·03Biobased content96% dry mass
P·04Soil recoveryHome-compostable matrix

From culture to component

A process that breathes

Temperature, humidity, oxygen and geometry become design inputs. The organism does the assembly.

Stage 01 / feedstock mapping
01 / FEED

Local matter

Clean side-streams are mapped, milled and balanced into a regional nutrient blend.

02 / GROW

Cellular knitting

Mycelial hyphae branch through the blend, binding millions of particles without resin.

03 / TUNE

Directed form

Tooling, pressure and growth time tune density, flexibility and surface expression.

04 / REST

Stable matter

A low-energy finishing cycle pauses growth and locks the material into service.

Growth simulator

Time is our machinery.

Move through a 21-day cultivation cycle. As the network matures, carbon storage, internal bonds and acoustic complexity rise together.

Day 14Network consolidation
67%Internal bond
1.3 kgCO₂ stored / m²
18%Residual moisture
“The strongest future is one that can decompose.
Field note · culture series 07