Myco-Materials with Catherine Euale and Jessica Dias of Fungal Matters

Myco-materials is an emerging field that uses mycelium and fungi to solve a vast array of problems--from sustainable design, to biodegradable packaging, to home + construction, and architecture + design. Companies like Ecovative and Loop (s/o Marc Violo) pioneered this industry, but there are hundreds of startups and entrepreneurs expanding on the solutions in the space. Jessica Diaz & Catherine Euale have been partners in all things mycelium for many years now, and their most recent project is called Fungal Matters--an online myco-materials design course. Catherine comes from a textiles and fashion design background, and Jessica comes from an architecture background, so they bring a wide mix of knowledge and experience to their collaboration In this episode, we'll touch onMycelium design courseWhat kinds of mushrooms they use in myco material makingEthnomycological uses of mycelium and mushrooms - aka how it has been used for centuriesNew projects for Catherine and Jessica, like:3D printing in myco materialsMushroom material surfboardMyco-leather researchTimestamps0:00 - Intro4:40 - What are myco-materials?5:37 - Myco-Materials design course (Fungal Matters)10:22 - What mushrooms to use in myco-materials?13:45 - Ethno-mycological (historical) uses of myco-materials18:23 - How to prevent fruiting19:20 - 3D Printing in myco-materials22:00 - How Jessica and Catherine got into mycology29:53 - Myco-Materials Design Course - Mycology 10134:07 - Innoculation + Incubation 36:10 - Substrates, Composites + Membranes41:47 - Digital Fabrication, Finishes + Fungal Futures44:55 - What comes next?47:50 - Other projects they're working on54:00 - OutroResourcesFungal Matters InstagramCatherine's InstagramJessica's InstagramCatherine's Myco-leather researchJessica's Myco-surfboard project and Ongo Boards instagramTheme Music: Lacuna (ft. Sunsquabi) by CloudchordMy infoWebsite: https://www.remarkablemushroomemporium.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/remarkablemushroomemporium/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.