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    "title": "VUB-team pioniert met mycelium op Milaan Design week ",
    "modified_at": "2025-04-07 10:00:03",
    "published_at": "2025-04-07 10:00:00",
    "url": "https://press.vub.ac.be/vub-team-pioniert-met-mycelium-op-milaan-design-week",
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    "subtitle": "Van mode tot interieurdesign",
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    "body": "<p>Na de baanbrekende creatie van de eerste biogebaseerde handtas van myceliumleer, breidt de onderzoeksgroep Microbiologie van de Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) haar onderzoek naar myceliummaterialen verder uit naar nieuwe productcategorie&euml;n. Onder leiding van Prof. Eveline Peeters en Prof. Elise Vanden Elsacker onderzoekt het team hoe mycelium, de wortelstructuur van fungi, verwerkt kan worden tot een volwaardig alternatief voor dierlijk of synthetisch leder.</p><p>Met het project &quot;Macro Fungal Skins&quot; ontwikkelde doctoraatsonderzoeker Annah-Ololade Sangosanya een volledig nieuwe jas die bewijst dat mycelium als textiel geschikt is voor opschaling naar complexe modeproducten. Waar eerdere experimenten zich beperkten tot accessoires zoals handtassen, demonstreert deze creatie dat het materiaal geschikt is voor grotere kledingstukken met structurele integriteit. &quot;Dit proces illustreert perfect wat we &lsquo;Research through Design&rsquo; noemen,&quot; legt Sangosanya uit. &quot;Wetenschap en design vloeien hier naadloos in elkaar over. We ontwikkelen niet alleen nieuwe materialen, maar brengen ook innovatie in onderzoeksmethodologie&euml;n.&rdquo;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ad40c1c8-5a89-4ac0-bab1-80d545ef31b9/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"Mycelium leather jacket &amp;ldquo;Macro Fungal Skins&amp;rdquo; by Annah-Ololade Sangosanya (right) &amp;copy; Annah-Ololade Sangosanya\"\n                id=\"image-ad40c1c8-5a89-4ac0-bab1-80d545ef31b9\"\n                data-id=\"ad40c1c8-5a89-4ac0-bab1-80d545ef31b9\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ad40c1c8-5a89-4ac0-bab1-80d545ef31b9/-/inline/no/IMG_3306.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ad40c1c8-5a89-4ac0-bab1-80d545ef31b9/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Mycelium leather jacket \u201cMacro Fungal Skins\u201d by Annah-Ololade Sangosanya (right) \u00a9 Annah-Ololade Sangosanya\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\">Mycelium leather jacket &ldquo;Macro Fungal Skins&rdquo; by Annah-Ololade Sangosanya (right) &copy; Annah-Ololade Sangosanya</figcaption>\n    </figure>\n\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/328f7da2-213d-4f61-8b78-6a0adea0c0b0/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"Mycelium leather jacket &amp;quot;Macro Fungal Skins&amp;quot; &amp;copy; Annah-Ololade Sangosanya\"\n                id=\"image-328f7da2-213d-4f61-8b78-6a0adea0c0b0\"\n                data-id=\"328f7da2-213d-4f61-8b78-6a0adea0c0b0\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/328f7da2-213d-4f61-8b78-6a0adea0c0b0/-/inline/no/IMG_3168.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/328f7da2-213d-4f61-8b78-6a0adea0c0b0/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Mycelium leather jacket \"Macro Fungal Skins\" \u00a9 Annah-Ololade Sangosanya\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\">Mycelium leather jacket &quot;Macro Fungal Skins&quot; &copy; Annah-Ololade Sangosanya</figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>Anouk Verstuyft, eveneens doctoraatsonderzoeker, richtte zich op interieurdesign met haar meubelcollectie &quot;Fungal Functions&quot;. Haar onderzoek toont aan dat mycelium niet alleen functioneel en duurzaam is, maar ook esthetisch aantrekkelijk kan zijn. &ldquo;In tegenstelling tot materialen zoals hout, keramiek of metaal, die door eeuwen van gebruik een sterke culturele betekenis hebben gekregen, bevindt mycelium zich nog in een fase waarin die betekenis gevormd wordt,&rdquo; zegt Verstuyft. &ldquo;Met de collectie wil ik niet alleen de functionele kwaliteiten van mycelium aantonen, maar ook bijdragen aan de manier waarop mensen dit materiaal ervaren en waarderen.&rdquo;</p><p>Een van de unieke eigenschappen van mycelium is dat het kan groeien op diverse organische afval- en nevenstromen uit de landbouw en industrie. &quot;We experimenteerden met reststromen uit de landbouw- en textielindustrie, zoals textielafval en kleurstofafvalwater. Dit afvalwater, dat normaal als toxisch wordt beschouwd, werd door de schimmels omgezet in niet-schadelijke producten. Mycelium biedt dus niet alleen een ecologisch alternatief voor traditionele materialen, maar kan ook bijdragen aan milieusanering.&rdquo;</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8bb9c25d-a5cf-4cf0-93eb-f7ae617c2586/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8bb9c25d-a5cf-4cf0-93eb-f7ae617c2586/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8bb9c25d-a5cf-4cf0-93eb-f7ae617c2586/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"&amp;ldquo;Fungal Functions&amp;rdquo;, aluminum collectibles each featuring a unique fungal material &amp;copy; Anouk Verstuyft\"\n                id=\"image-8bb9c25d-a5cf-4cf0-93eb-f7ae617c2586\"\n                data-id=\"8bb9c25d-a5cf-4cf0-93eb-f7ae617c2586\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8bb9c25d-a5cf-4cf0-93eb-f7ae617c2586/-/inline/no/FF_collection3.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8bb9c25d-a5cf-4cf0-93eb-f7ae617c2586/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"\u201cFungal Functions\u201d, aluminum collectibles each featuring a unique fungal material \u00a9 Anouk Verstuyft\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\">&ldquo;Fungal Functions&rdquo;, aluminum collectibles each featuring a unique fungal material &copy; 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Anouk Verstuyft</figcaption>\n    </figure>\n\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/dac56825-d672-4137-b437-04f4b9efd38f/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/dac56825-d672-4137-b437-04f4b9efd38f/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/dac56825-d672-4137-b437-04f4b9efd38f/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"Lamp part of the collection &amp;ldquo;Fungal Functions&amp;rdquo;, featuring a fungal material grown on dye-contaminated wastewater &amp;copy; Anouk Verstuyf\"\n                id=\"image-dac56825-d672-4137-b437-04f4b9efd38f\"\n                data-id=\"dac56825-d672-4137-b437-04f4b9efd38f\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/dac56825-d672-4137-b437-04f4b9efd38f/-/inline/no/FF_lamp5.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/dac56825-d672-4137-b437-04f4b9efd38f/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Lamp part of the collection \u201cFungal Functions\u201d, featuring a fungal material grown on dye-contaminated wastewater \u00a9 Anouk Verstuyf\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\">Lamp part of the collection &ldquo;Fungal Functions&rdquo;, featuring a fungal material grown on dye-contaminated wastewater &copy; Anouk Verstuyf</figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>Deze vooruitgangen maken deel uit van het onderzoeksproject MycoMatters, gefinancierd door FWO Vlaanderen. In samenwerking met verschillende universitaire partners werkt het VUB-team aan robuuste processen voor de productie van 100% biogebaseerde en biologisch afbreekbare materialen. De prototypes van Sangosanya en Verstuyft dragen bij aan de toekomstige ontwikkeling van nieuwe waardeketens die milieubewuste consumenten voorzien van een volledig biogebaseerd en biologisch afbreekbaar nieuw materiaal afgestemd op de principes van de circulaire economie.</p><p>De ontwerpen worden gepresenteerd op het Isola Design Festival tijdens de Milan Design Week 2025, een belangrijke mijlpaal voor het team. Dit biedt niet alleen de kans om de kracht van interdisciplinair onderzoek te tonen, maar ook om internationaal de mogelijkheden van mycelium als innovatief en duurzaam materiaal onder de aandacht te brengen.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Meer info:</strong></p><p>MycoMatters Project: </p><p><a href=\"https://researchportal.vub.be/nl/projects/sbo-project-with-a-primary-economic-finality-aimed-at-the-transfe-9\">https://researchportal.vub.be/nl/projects/sbo-project-with-a-primary-economic-finality-aimed-at-the-transfe-9</a></p><p>Milan Design Week 2025: </p><p><a href=\"https://isola.design/home\">https://isola.design/home</a></p><p><a href=\"https://isola.design/Designer-Projects-fungal-skins-macro\">https://isola.design/Designer-Projects-fungal-skins-macro</a></p><p><a href=\"https://isola.design/Designer-Projects-fungal-functions\">https://isola.design/Designer-Projects-fungal-functions</a></p><hr /><p><strong>Contact:</strong></p><p>Prof. Dr. Eveline Peeters: Eveline.Peeters@vub.be</p><p>Prof. Dr. Elise Vanden Elsacker: Elise.Vanden.Elsacker@vub.be</p><p>Annah-Ololade Sangosanya: Annahololade.Sangosanya@vub.be</p><p>Anouk Verstuyft: Anouk.Verstuyft@vub.be </p><p>Research dissemination &amp; valorization officer Lars Dittrich: Lars.Dittrich@vub.be</p><p>Tel. nrs. beschikbaar bij de redactie.</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-aca0e84f-d668-4eb8-9b6c-67c1d7f48fce\">\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__avatar\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96e3692f-39a4-433b-b0ee-9008befa578f/-/crop/1117x1118/419,0/-/preview/-/scale_crop/128x128/center/-/format/auto/\" alt=\"Koen Stein\" class=\"release-content-contact__avatar-image\" /></div>\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Koen Stein</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Perscontact wetenschap &amp; onderzoek</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:koen.stein@vub.be\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"koen.stein@vub.be\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>koen.stein@vub.be</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:+32 (0)471517909\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"+32 (0)471517909\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>+32 (0)471517909</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"https://vub.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"vub.be\"><svg class=\"icon icon-browser release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-browser\"></use>\n            </svg>vub.be</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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