Samorost project
The people of the project
Building savings bank Burinka (meber of Erste group)
Monika Kopřivová, Ondřej Zahořík
Monika: Why do we support this project? Because we like timeless ideas and we are visionaries who want to set trends in modern and sustainable construction. We enjoy working with people who are not afraid of unconventional ideas, who are passionate about them and who can push them further. And we share this enthusiasm and we are giving it a chance to take shape.
AMI Communications
Ivana Čechová, Kristýna Vinopalová, Tomáš Fiala
Tomáš: Together with the team at Buřinka, we like to invent things that at first look like science fiction, but in the end turn into something real. For example, a real 3D printed house or a building material that grows by itself. Unconventional ideas deserve unconventional communication and that is something we enjoy. Our role is not only to convey information about the mycelium to the media and the public, but mainly to spark curiosity and evoke emotions. It worked great for Prvok and Samorost definitely deserves even more attention. This material will literally put you on your… well, on your chair that grew out of mushrooms.
MYMO
Matěj Róth, Jakub Seifert, Kateřina Sýsová, Jiří Vele, Karolína Petřeková a Tomasz Kloza
Matěj: My long-term goal is not to do science for science’s sake. To study lichens in Antarctica and talk about how we will terraform Mars in 200 years – that doesn’t satisfy me. I need to apply my knowledge and skills here and now. Biotechnology is a very underrated field in the Czech Republic and I would like to change that. Fungi are beautiful organisms with enormous potential. I want to build a biotechnology base in our country for design and architecture from mycelium. And that’s why I see a lot of sense in the Samorost project.
National Technical Library
Natálie Budilová, Martina Břeňová
The National Technical Library (NTK) runs National Centre for Information Support of Research, Development, and Innovation (NCIP). This centre’s Corporate Services Department manages thematic ‘information nests’ on current trends, and presents comprehensive information, including research outputs, on sustainable mycelium-based building materials in its new ‘Smart Materials’ information nest. At the same time, NCIP is hosting an exhibition of the SAMOROST project ‘Into the Depths of Fungi’.