Love, Death, and Fungi - Exploring the Intersection of Mushroom and Design

Love, Death and Fungi - Exploring the Intersection of Mushroom and Design

Discover the captivating intersection of fungi and design at the MAD Festival 2024, hosted by the Master Design students from the Bern Academy of the Arts HKB. This one-day event features insightful talks, panel discussions, and a hands-on workshop that take place at the Kornhausforum in Bern.

Learn how to grow your own mushrooms or delve into the historical significance of fungi. See the present-day applications of mycelium in sustainable materials or let your preconceptions be challenged by artistic projects. Learn how mushrooms are related to themes like love and death or enjoy our mushroom-themed apéro!

Join us in this journey at the intersection of design, fungi, and social innovation. For people of all walks of life, this event promises to inspire, educate, and catalyse change! You can enjoy the whole programme, or simply attend the parts that interest you most.

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10:00 - 11:30 Workshop
Johanna Dobrusskin
Grow your own Edible Mushrooms
Please note that registration is mandatory for the workshop via madfestival@hkb.bfh.ch until 16.10. 24

13:30 - 14:15 Keynote
Federica Tamarozzi
Fungi: Cultural Roots and Imagination

14:30 - 15:15 Entrepreneurship x Fungi
Mycrobez
Mushrooming Solutions: Mycelium Composites for a Sustainable Future

15:30 - 16:15 Film and Photography x Fungi
Chris Harker, photographer
Entangled life: Fungal Networks and the Reimagining of our Place in the Biosphere

Annina Boogen, Nina Calderone, co-creators of the short film "Dead Trees"
Dead Trees: Capturing the Invisible

16:30 - 17:15 Keynote
Dr. Artemis Diana Treindl - Scientist, SwissFungi
Biodiversity and Conservation of Fungi

17:30 - 18:00 Tasting
Lorenzo Falcone, PilzChef
Gourmet Fungi

18:15 - 20:00 Apéro 

The festival will be held in English and will be free of charge.

More detail >> http://www.hkb-ma-design.ch/#/love-death-and-fungi-mad-festival-2024