Mycelium Shoe
Designed by Ica Paru and Kostika Spaho for brand Ica & Kostika, photography Kendra Barber.
Material: Laser-Sintered Nylon 12 electroplated with Copper, Nickel, and Chromium.
In creating the Mycelium shoe we explore a computational design approach to emulating biologically grown structures. The design process consists of manipulating the growth direction of the rigid branching filaments that make up the mycelium architecture.
“Humans have been creators since the dawn of time -- it is our very nature -- and we want our art to embody our evolutionary story from our past to our future. Fusing the latest in 3D printing and data capturing technologies, we created not just a shoe, but a story of continuity and innovation, and this is our first step,” states one of the co-founders.
