Author Description

MyCo Domicilia is a part of the 2020 Biodesign Challenge, an international competition between schools for transformative applications in biotech. This book is the University of Colorado at Boulder's submission for BDC2020 with their team comprising of a diverse group of women and PoC in design and engineering. MyCo Domicilia is a suite of creative explorations as a DIY resource for fabricating with mycelium for common household, or domestic, artifacts. This book aims to stimulate and help grow the creative market and as a result, promote sustainable practices and empowerment through accessibility. Our goal is to inspire anyone of any socio-political status, economic background, creed, and even bio experience to embrace eco-friendly changes in their lives. We’ve implemented a way to achieve these goals by constructing MyCo Domicilia as an arrangement of recipes for building everyday objects that feel simple, affordable, and easy to follow so that anyone reading can feel empowered to remake these creations. We believe that contributing to the world of DIY home projects with our user-friendly mycelium additions will expose people to sustainable modes of design and making and facilitate excitement to participate—all while in the comfort of their homes.