Edible Lamps Grown With Magic Mushrooms

November 14, 2013 by

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While you and I can now 3D print our own products, Danish designer Jonas Edvard grows his own 3D edible lamps.

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Yep, Edvard cultivates the living lamps from a material he’s developed using the domestic waste of oyster mushroom leftovers from local food production.

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The designer recycles mushrooms to grow the lamps which in turn grow more mushrooms. These food-producing lamp shades are definitely a twist on the grow-your-own concept. Would you call it “agrilighting”?

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After harvesting and drying the mushrooms, Edvard cultivates the lamps over a two-week period.

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He forms the lamp shades from a composite of the mushroom spores and a hemp and linen fiber mat woven from clothing and rope manufacturing waste that would otherwise be composted or added to building materials.

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Basically, says Edvard, the mushroom spores “eat and grow together” the plant fibers, stabilizing them together like glue into a lightweight, soft, flexible, and organic living textile material that’s also compostable.

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I’d say Edvard has truly served up a sustainable design: during the production cycle, each lamp produces 500-600 grams of nutritious edible oyster mushrooms. I will eat my hat if other cool products do not result from this innovative material.

Photos via the designer. 

 

5 Comments »

  1. Mush-Lume Compostable Lamp Shade Grown From Mushrooms Pingback said:

    […] a process similar to one Danish designer Jonas Edvard uses to cultivate his living lamps, Trofe grows Mush-Lume’s textured lampshade using agricultural byproducts such as seed husks […]

    — February 18, 2014 @ 22:41

  2. Grow With the Glow: Mush-Lume Compostable Lamp Shade Grown From Mushrooms Pingback said:

    […] a process similar to one Danish designer Jonas Edvard uses to cultivate his living lamps, Trofe grows Mush-Lume’s textured lampshade using agricultural byproducts such as seed husks […]

    — February 24, 2014 @ 04:31

  3. Grow With the Glow: Mush-Lume Compostable Lamp Shade Grown From Mushrooms Pingback said:

    […] a process similar to one Danish designer Jonas Edvard uses to cultivate his living lamps, Trofe grows Mush-Lume’s textured lampshade using agricultural byproducts such as seed husks […]

    — April 6, 2014 @ 19:00

  4. My Top Ten Design Finds From Maison & Objet Paris 2016 - Urban Gardens Pingback said:

    […] of emerging Scandinavian talents, is known for his Myx lamps made from mushroom mycelium. I featured these lamps back in 2013, but since then he has launched a number of other products made from other interesting […]

    — January 31, 2016 @ 18:03

  5. Products and DIY Projects Made From Mushrooms Pingback said:

    […] Jonas Edvard’s mycelium lamp shade spotted at Maison et Objet 2016. Photo via Jonas Edvard. […]

    — May 25, 2020 @ 14:58

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