Fungal Art Series work in a copper frame, rust and cream grown relief on a pale blue wallPhotograph
Fungal Art Series work in a black frame, ochre and rust islands across a pale grown surfacePhotograph
Fungal Art serie #9, a large two-panel work in rust and ochre, 200 × 100 cmPhotograph
Fungal Art serie #9, 200 × 100 cm. Private collection, Nice.
Close view of a grown surface: an orange bloom spreading through cream and rustPhotograph
Tall Fungal Art Series work in a slim black frame, dark grown texturePhotograph
Fungal Art serie #1 in afternoon sun, rust shapes across a pale groundPhotograph
Fungal Art serie #1, 80 × 40 cm. The first work of the series to be sold.
Edge of a framed Fungal Art Series work, showing the depth of the grown reliefPhotograph
A pale Fungal Art Series work photographed outdoors against green foliagePhotograph

The piece

“I don’t paint. I give a medium to nature to express its beauty.”

The Fungal Art Series® is the result of more than five years of material exploration and artistic research by Andy Cartier, a French designer and material artist who founded Studio Cartier in the Netherlands and NUMU in Dubai. Each work starts with natural fibres such as hemp, palm or plant residue, which a living fungal network colonises under controlled light, humidity and time.

Every piece grows over about 14 days before it is stabilised, hand-finished and numbered. The surface records what happened during growth: ridges, voids, rust tones and silvery skins that cannot be repeated. Each work is an artefact of a living process, shaped through light, humidity and time rather than painted.

Works have been exhibited at World Art Dubai (2022), the Los Angeles Parallax Fair (2023), Material District Utrecht (2023), The Design Show Egypt in Cairo (2023) and Cloud Amsterdam (2024). Collected works include Fungal Art serie #1 (80 × 40 cm, Detroit, USA), the first work of the series to be sold; #9 (200 × 100 cm, Nice, France); and #11 (100 × 50 cm, Lyon, France).

Specification

What is known, and how we know it.

Each line states its evidence. Design targets are objectives under test, not certified results; nothing here establishes compliance for a specific project.

Edition
Unique, individually numbered
Growth
Approx. 14 days per work, then hand-finished
Material
Mycelium grown on natural fibres (hemp, palm or plant residue)
Sizes
Previous works range from 80 × 40 cm to 200 × 100 cm
Exhibited
World Art Dubai, LA Parallax Fair, Material District Utrecht, The Design Show Egypt, Cloud Amsterdam
Collected
Private collections in Detroit (USA), Nice and Lyon (France)
Framing
Unframed, timber or metal frame, per work
Confirmed per project
Availability
Current works and dimensions shared on request
Confirmed per project

Where it belongs

  • Private collections

    Single works for residences, offices and collectors of material art.

  • Hospitality

    Lobby and suite walls where an original work anchors the interior.

  • Commissions

    Works grown to a specific size, palette or series for a project.

Enquire about available works

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Inquiry for Fungal Art Series®

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