compostable bicycle seat takes shape as mycelium grows around the wooden saddle

"The pattern of holes found around the compostable wooden bicycle seat is what can be considered functional geometry so that the mycelium, the root network of mushrooms, can spread evenly through the substrate underneath. That substrate is local agricultural waste comprising sawdust, hemp leftovers, and straw - the kinds of materials that would otherwise be thrown away."

"The mycelium binds them all together, growing through the fibers like a slow, natural glue before hardening into a solid form when it's dried and its growth is stopped."

"The compostable wooden bicycle seat by designer Ludwig Eder comes through the Grow It Yourself (GIY) kit made by the Dutch biodesign company, Grown.bio. The idea is exactly what it sounds like: users get a kit with a substrate mix made from hemp shives and other agricultural by-products, they add mycelium spores and pack it into a mold, and then they leave it."

The Myco Seat is a compostable bicycle seat designed by Ludwig Eder that combines a CNC-cut wooden saddle with mycelium biomaterial. Mycelium networks grow through holes in the seat, binding together local agricultural waste including sawdust, hemp leftovers, and straw. The functional geometry of the hole pattern allows even mycelium distribution. The design comes from Grown.bio's Grow It Yourself kit, which enables users to create objects by adding mycelium spores to substrate, allowing natural growth over days before drying into solid forms. This approach demonstrates sustainable design using fungal networks to transform waste materials into durable products.

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