Collaborating
with Fungi
Colin Schmid
Interaction Design 6th semester
BA Thesis
Mentors: Dr. Joëlle Bitton, Stella Speziali, Luke Franzke
24.3.2021
Illustration: Shafira Nugroho
Remediating ecological damage in collaboration with fungi.
🟢 Reaching out to experts
🟢 Evaluating feasibility
🟡 Design and plan Workshops
🔴 Conducting Workshops
🟡 Reiterate Prototype
📊 Main Findings
Antimicrobial effects of Mushroom Species
Chart excerpt from:
Stamets, P. (2005). Mycelium running : how mushrooms can help save the world. Berkley; Toronto, Ten Speed Press.
Pleurotus ostreatus
Lentinula Edodes
Coprinus comatus
Aspergillus niger
Bacillus spp.
Candida albicans
Escherichia coli
Listeria Monocytogenes
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Plasmodium falciparum
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pyogenes
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Bioaccumulation coefficients of Mushroom Species
Chart excerpt from:
Stamets, P. (2005). Mycelium running : how mushrooms can help save the world. Berkley; Toronto, Ten Speed Press.
Boletus edulis
Coprinus comatus
Gomphidius glutinosus
Arsenic
Cadmium
Radioactive Cesium
Lead
Mercury
Copper
21 X
10 X
8 X
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10 000 X
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250 X
27 X
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🛠 Prototyping
⚗️ Mycology Workshops
🧪 Cultivation Guide
📋 Remediation Protocol
What kind of prototype is the most suitable for your project?
What kind of prototype helped you find the main findings/observations?
What do you hope to achieve with your prototype?
⚗️ Mycology Workshops
💻 Companion Web-App
🍄 Exhibition
Images: The Incredible Chemistry Set by Cory James Marriott, Heirloom Chemistry Set by John Farrell Kuhns
⚗️ Mycology Workshops
💻 Companion Web-App
Images: MEL Science App for iPhone
🍄 Exhibition
🗝 Informing my Concept
How will this inform your concept, problem or design opportunity? Based on your findings, inform or enhance your concept
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Thanks for your attention. I'd be happy to answer your questions and hear your thoughts now.
you can reach my per mail: colin.schmid@zhdk.ch
BA Thesis – Progress 2 - old
By Colin Schmid
BA Thesis – Progress 2 - old
A short presentation of my early findings and prototypes for my BA diploma during my sixth bachelor semester in Interaction Design at ZHdK. Mentors where Dr. Joëlle Bitton, Stella Speziali and Luke Franzke. Thanks to Luca Schmid, Merlin Sheldrake, Kaspar König and Dr. Marc Dusseiler.
