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Buildings made of wool and fungus? Meet the textile expert who's making it happen

Imagine youre standing in an outdoor pavilion, one thats similar in design to a covered picnic area at a local park or an amphitheater, only instead of support columns made from concrete, wood or stone, this structure is propped up by what appear to be posts of crocheted wool. Above you, a vast expanse of undulating roof is made of the same knitted material. Fungus coats this wool frame, forming the walls and the ceiling, not unlike the way plaster might cover the wood framing of a wall.
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Nader Tehrani, Rural Studio, and David Hertz lead the field of 2022 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award winners

The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has announced the winners of the 2022 National Design Awards, now in its 23rd edition. The program was established in 2000 as part of the White House Millennium Council and honors the best of the best American designers making impacts in the public...
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