kinoko torii
A multimaterial companion designed in collaboration with thr34d5 and Sara + Sarah Smart Textile Design, Kinoko torii is as a set of three collectible toys that form a family. Each made of mycelium, recycled textiles, and smart textiles, the kinoko torii shapes enable them to stand alone or to hug each other. Through the soft fiber optic lighting they emit when connected to the base, the kinoko torii become a night light. kinoko torii offers a pedagogical experience on mycelium, on sustainable materials and on electronics. The possibility also exists for children to make their own, one more kinoko torii to add to the family. In complement to the three collectible toys, a DIY kit is available to create that new kinoko torii, containing instructions, clay for shaping, silicon for the molds and substrate and enabling to extend the collectibles into a variety of other forms and family members, discovering mycelium and its growth process.
The kinoko torii project is a partnership between thr34d5 and smart textile designers Sara+Sarah, funded thanks to the EU Worth Partnership Project.