Fungus Humongous
ALEX LOWE
BEDROOM COLLECTION
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Alex Lowe is a senior furniture design student at Savannah College of Art and Design and is planning on attending grad school in the future. From a young age, Alex always found love in the arts. He was always doodling random characters from shows he loved and this transformed into a fondness for drawing real people when he started attending high school. After graduating, he knew that he wanted to pursue some form of art in his career and decided to follow in the footsteps of his parents and enter the world of furniture.
Alex likes to pride himself on putting as much joy and fun as he can into the projects he works on. Alex likes to take inspiration from a lot of things for his designs, especially pop culture and the radical design movement of the 70s.
EMOTIONAL DECORATION
F DECORATION TH SMITTING AND GE E EMOTIONS THR EMENT OF SPACES
HIEVE MAXIMUM COMFORT AND SECURITY WITHIN THE SPACES
E INHABIT IN ORDER TO HAVE
A SERENITY, JOY, AND GOOD VIBES.
DidyouKnow?
There are roughly 200,000 known species of fungi across the globe, with roughly 15,000 found within the UK. Currently, scientists estimate that there could be another 2 million species of fungus yet to be discovered.
BIOPHILICDESIGN
Bringing the outside in, with the use of form, color, and function that resemble plants. Biophilic design is a pathway to a connection with nature. It enables you to feel at one with nature even in the busiest cities.
Study by Human Design proves that biophilic design has positive impacts on the mental and physical health
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.”- Frank Lloyd Wright
The largest living organism is a fungus.
Discovered in 1998, the Armillaria ostoyae covers 2,384 acres – almost 10 square kilometres – in the Blue Mountains of US state Oregon.
DidyouKnow?
RADICALDESIGN MOVEMENT
Radical Design is a movement born in Italy in 1966 and ended in the 70s. This movement was initiated by architects, designers, and art students in Italy to criticize modernism. Its byproducts are quirky, ironic, colorful, made of different materials, and made into unique shapes.
Poltronova, a historical luxury furniture brand in Florence, Italy, recruited the best team, who were the leading components of the Radical Design movement, namely Ettore Sottsass
The radical design movement, although short lived, shaped the way artists percieve the world and you can still see the effects of this movement today in furniture, architecture, fashion and many other paths
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Revenue in the Bedroom Furniture market amounts to US$43.16bn in 2023. The market is expected to grow annually by 2.91%
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SUSTAINABILITY
MUSHROOM LEATHER
Mylo company produces sustainable leather made from mycelium, 100% vegan and bio-degradable
35% of Earth's habitable land is reserved for cattle
Over 70% of South American deforestation is a result of cattle production
Mycelium can be used to make building materials fireresistant, stronger, and lighter. It can be used in the fashion industry to mimic the look, texture, and utility of leather. In some cases, it can even be used as a bonding agent for building materials, such as brick.
DidyouKnow?
Genetically, fungi are more like humans than they are to plants. Like us, they ‘breathe in’ oxygen and give out CO2 and, as such, even contribute to global warming!
relShelf
Materials -Walnut , Ash, Glass
39x76x6(shelf) (11in wide for glass)
DidyouKnow?
Mycena haematopus, or bleeding fairy helmet can glow in the dark!In the future, the natural phenomenon of bioluminescence could be used to genetically engineer luminescent trees as a green alternative to streetlights.
mella Bench
Materials -Walnut, Fabric, Ash 16x54x16
Button Dresser
Materials- Walnut, Ash 43x56x16
DidyouKnow?
Some fungi create zombie ants. Yes, you read that right: zombie ants! The fungus responsible is the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, found deep in the Amazon rainforest.
Amantia Bed
Materials- Walnut, ash
43x77x92
Mattress height- 30
Aleuria Lights
DidyouKnow?
Fungi and other microbes in the soil connect plant and tree roots to create the wood wide web. An underground network of fungal threads (hyphae) links fungi to nearby trees.
Materials -Walnut, Fabric, Metal 22x16 20x14
Portobello Table
Materials- Walnut, Ash 30x23x18
Portobello
PROCESS
DidyouKnow?
People have been using fungi for over 5000 years!!
Otzi the Iceman was discovered with two species of fungus in his pocket. He may have acted as a natural laxative and antibiotic.
There are over 14,000 species of mushroom currently discovered and this is only a fraction of the species still waiting to be discovered
DidyouKnow?
“Radical Design – the Movement That Shaped the 80s Aesthetics.” Italian AtelierLuxury Lifestyle, 15 Nov. 2021, italianatelier.it/radical-design-comes-back-themovement-that-shaped-the-80s-aesthetics/.
“Bedroom Furniture Market Size, Share, Growth | CAGR of 4.8%.” Market.us, market.us/report/bedroom-furnituremarket/#:~:text=Market%20Size%3A%20The%20Global%20Bedroom. Accessed 8 May 2024.
Riley, Jason. “8 Fantastic Facts about Fungi | BBC Earth.” Www.bbcearth.com, Feb. 2022, www.bbcearth.com/news/8-fantastic-facts-about-fungi.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/articles/fun-fungi-facts
Mylo. “Meet MyloTM.” MyloTM | Unleather, 2024, mylo-unleather.com.
“Mushroom Sustainability Research | Mushroom Council.” The Mushroom Council, www.mushroomcouncil.org/all-about-mushrooms/sustainability/.
“Sustainability.” Www.americanmushroom.org, www.americanmushroom.org/main/sustainability/.
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