Kinoko
A display system balancing clean oak lines with the irregularity of grown shelves.
- Year
- 2024
- Location
- Essential Glasses · Amsterdam
- Materials
- Oak, mycelium composite and brass details
- Credits
- Studio Cartier for Essential Glasses
- Completed
- Sept 2024
- Size
- ≈ 305 × 180 × 41 cm
- Frame
- Oak & brass
Approximate overall dimensions of the shelving system.
A display with a provenance.
Kinoko was developed for Essential Glasses at Cloud Gallery in Amsterdam as a display for eyewear. Completed in September 2024, the shelving system is approximately 305 × 180 × 41 cm. Instead of hiding the material behind a neutral retail finish, it makes the grown panels part of what visitors see.
Regular frame, irregular surface.
Oak beams and brass details give the system a measured structure. Peter Oei grew the mycelium panels on elephant grass harvested around Schiphol; Twan D. crafted the oak beams locally. The panels interrupt the frame’s precision with their own texture and variation.
The offset shelves make a rhythm across the wall while leaving room for the eyewear they hold. The material is both a functional surface and a record of its origin.
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