HOLY SHIiTake

I LOVE MUSHROOMS

HENCE I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO THE SEM OF THE MYCELIUM THREAD OF SHIITAKE MUSHROOM!

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untitled-presentationFungal mycelium from an unidentified species of fungus, revealed underneath the bark of a rotting tree branch. The mycelium is the vegetative part of the fungus and is made up of a mass of thread-like hyphae. Peak Disrtict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

 

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Stretched chewed gum across the frame formed by lollipop sticks

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Sadly, the chewing gum started to flake as I failed to remove all the sugar and the surface was too thin hence it started to tear.

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Felt that the structure was too geometric as I intended for it to have a more organic structure.

 

FINAL MODEL

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YASSSSYAYYYYYAHOOOO IT DIDN’T TEAR AND MANAGED TO RETAIN THE STRETCHED TEXTURE OMGGGGGGGGYASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Was inspired by tensile structures. I really like the taut curves formed by the planes of textile.

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Hyper-Toroidal Deep Surface Prototype | Boyan Mihaylov and Viktoriya Nicolova, ICD Stuttgart, 2011

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