Mogu
Foresta System
Mogu are doing things differently by applying circular economy principles to products through using mycelium. As a joint venture, we managed to design a high quality, low impact system that complements the research and development work they have done to date Mogu focus on high quality acoustic products for buildings made out of mycelium.
As part of the Product Design and Ventures team at Arup we have been working with Mogu on a joint venture to design new mycelium panels and a wall mounting system that could be used in contract fit-out scenarios, that could be added to their existing range of innovative products.
For this project we were interested in how methods from digital fabrication could be used to complement a product that is grown. With that in mind we focussed on the node that connects the panel to the wall mounting system and explored ways whereby using digital fabrication techniques such as CNC milling could be used to create node elements.
The Foresta System developed with Mogu won a German Design Award from the German Design Council in 2022 in the category Excellence - Eco Design.
Peter D Webster — industrial designer, researcher and strategist — +44 7519 368 186 — pw@websterp.com — @weterpebster