MYCO MASK | self-growing mycelium face mask concept
Year: 2021
Status: Complete
Skills: materials science, research, industrial design, fashion design, p5.js, fusion360
During the COVID-19 pandemic I explored whether a face mask could self-construct from living material rather than be manufactured from petrochemical fibers. The concept imagines a biomorphic shell that acts as a scaffold while mycelium grows through and over it to form a breathable, compostable mask body. The project was a quick experimental study that blended biological research with form exploration and simple growth simulations.
A minimal CAD shell acts as seed geometry while mycelium colonizes a fiber liner, then gets inactivated to lock the form. The study blends biomaterials research, generative drawing, and faceted industrial geometry into a single artifact.
It was not intended for clinical use, certification, or public distribution.
MYCO MASK
3D Printed Scaffolding
Mycelium Growth
var fungi = [];
function setup() {
createCanvas(windowWidth, windowHeight);
background(0);
frameRate(240);
}
function draw() {
for (var i=0; i<fungi.length; i++) {
fungi[i].update();
fungi[i].display();
}
if (keyIsPressed) {
background(0);
}
}
function mouseDragged() {
fungi.push(new Fungi(mouseX, mouseY));
}//Fungi constructor
function Fungi(x, y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.size = 1;
this.lifetime = 10;
this.display = function() {
stroke (225, this.lifetime);
noFill();
ellipse(this.x,this.y, this.size, this.size);
}
this.update = function() {
this.x = this.x + random(-2,2);
this.y = this.y + random(-2,2);
//this.lifetime -- ;
}
}