'Biotone' Mycelium Amplifier
SUSTAINABILITY, BIODESIGN, DESIGN RESEARCH
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the ‘Biotone’ Amplifier is a sustainable application to a modern portable guitar amplifier. The traits of mycelium-- fire proof, sound dampening, lightweight-- all contribute to an improved amplifier that is more ideal that most others in the market.
Team Members: 4
Duration: October - December 2024
Material: Mycelium, Cardboard, Plastic Mesh, Recycled Internals and Knobs
The Amplifier
The final model comes with three internal speaker sets, a functional control panel, with its internals compactly housed within a firm mycelium shell. Even with its smaller size than a usual guitar amplifier, it is still able to produce sounds that are as loud and as clear as usual amplifiers, thanks to the sound dampening properties of mycelium.
Exhibition & Poster
We participated in an exhibition with our mycelium amplifier at U of I's Siebel Center of Design. We were able to educate the audience on the value of sustainable design using growable materials, as well as their advantages over existing man-made materials.
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