Local design firm Fefostudio and architect Kamilla Csegzi have created a large table made from mycelium inset with openings for custom glassware for the Collectible design fair in New York.
Called The Ephemeral Table, the piece consisted of a mixture of 50 per cent mycelium substrate with a mixture of other organic waste, including paper and leaves.
The presentation at Collectible was the second part of a series, called Acts. The first was a studio dinner during NYCxDesign in May, the second the Collectible presentation and the third will be an outdoor dinner.
Fefostudio and architect Kamilla Csegzi have created a mushroom table adorned with glassware for Collectible design fair in New York
"Using mycelium, the project is a collaboration with nature, questioning the perceived value attached to the material culture that is ephemeral, but that is in a permanent change, and in that way, in a timeless process of transformation," Fefostudio founder Fernando "Fefo" Aciar told Dezeen. "Just as everything in the natural world evolves and transforms over time, the creation is fleeting, demonstrating the positive change from decay to growth," he added.
"By giving up part of the creative control, allowing nature to shape the design, the mycelium table is an evolving living entity that facilitates three ACTs of gathering."
The glassware was moulded based on the insets in the table from when it was created
The table was moulded using objects foun...