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Thomas Pleeging

Photographer: Lisa Klappe

A VASE GROWN FROM MOULD

Mould – meaning both a cast and a fungus – is a research into how a product can be brought to life. Thomas Pleeging mixed some mycelium (the underground part) from edible shelf fungi and oyster mushrooms with cotton fibre, and put them inside a mould. After a few weeks they had formed a sturdy web that would keep its shape. The design, a vase in this case, could be harvested. ‘A bunch of flowers will bring life into your home, but in this case, the vase, too, will be a living thing.’