Making Sense
of Fungi 🍄
Colin Schmid
Interaction Design 6th semester
BA Thesis
Mentors: Dr. Joëlle Bitton, Stella Speziali, Luke Franzke
24.2.2021
«Mycelium is ecological connective tissue,
the living seam by which much of the world
is stitched into relation.»
Sheldrake, M. (2020). Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures. Random House Publishing Group.
Fungi will play a key role in helping us solve the challenges we are facing.
Remediating ecological damage in collaboration with fungi.
🟡 Desk research
🟢 Assembling a home laboratory
🟡 Lab experiments
🟡 Reaching out to experts
🔴 Evaluating feasibility
🔭 Analysis of Field
Mycoremediation
Organic Farming
Mycofabrication
Mycomedicine
Mycorestauration
Mycofiltration
Mycoforestry
Mycopesticides
Mycotecture
Unconventional
Computing
Terraforming
Mycotaxonomy
Sustainable Foodproduction
Decomposition
Composition
Cultivation on Scale
Permaculture
Composting
Permaculture Gardening
Research Science
Applied Science / Industry
Citizen Science
Arts
☄️ Related Work
BeeMushroomed Feeder by Fungi Perfecti
Image: freshcaps.com
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Thanks for your attention. I'd be happy to answer your questions and hear your thoughts now.
BA Thesis – Progress 1
By Colin Schmid
BA Thesis – Progress 1
A short presentation of the background and related work for 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.
