In New York, an exhibit at Fugue Gallery is spotlighting the potential of renewable and reclaimed materials in design.
Curated by Helena Elston, Living Room transforms a domestic setting with furniture and objects made from mycelium, recycled denim, woven algae, and even hand-tanned fish skin. Highlights include Eames chairs reupholstered with a denim-mycelium hybrid, a coffee table housing live fungal growth, and a lampshade crafted from discarded coffee cups. The show positions biomaterials not just as alternatives, but as living, evolving components of future interiors.
“More than a collection of objects, the exhibition unfolds as a living ecosystem: a space for conversation and connection, and a space that is, quite literally, alive,” said the team behind Living Room. “By layering new life onto a mid-century icon, it envisions how sustainable materials can renew and inhabit our everyday spaces.”