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Grown materials, objects
& architecture
Studio Cartier / Founded 2020

Grown,
not made

Studio Cartier develops grown materials, from mycelium and agricultural residues, and designs the objects, interiors and architecture that prove them.

See the work ↗Inside the lab ↗
Close view of grown mycelium elements from Living Shelter, ribbed by the moulds they were grown in
Grown elements / Living Shelter, Floriade 2022
Featured in
  • Monocle
  • AD Middle East
  • The National
  • Design Anthology
Shown at
  • Floriade Expo 2022
  • Dutch Design Week 2022
  • Material District 2023
  • Dubai Design Week 2024
Published
  • Designing Mycelium, Routledge 2024
Taught at
  • DIDI
  • American University of Sharjah
  • Heriot-Watt University
  • De Montfort University
01 / Lab

From lab toward production

Studio Cartier develops its own materials. Six years of research run from a first prototype in Amsterdam to industrial R&D and regional materials in the Gulf.

Growth timelapse: fibre to grown block in 5–7 days. Footage: NUMU.
  1. 2020Mediamatic CleanLabFirst living-material prototypes in Amsterdam.
  2. 2021–22Growing AirplanesGrown composite cores with Airbus, InHolland and SIGN.
  3. 2022Living ShelterMycelium at architectural scale, Floriade Expo.
  4. 2024–25C-Biotech / Cordeel GroupHead of the Mycelium Department, toward pilot production.
  5. 2025–NUMURegional residues and date-palm fibre, Dubai.
  6. 2026MushroomiyaFor NUMU. BASE39 Creative Accelerator, winning finalist.
Inside the lab ↗
02 / Selected work

Made with living matter

From a grown column to a shelter, a lamp and a shelf. Material research made tangible at every scale.

Three mushroom-shaped grown structures with broad caps on tall columns, standing on sand among young trees.
Architecture2022

Living Shelter ↗

Three grown mushroom structures, each about 3.5 metres tall, made possible by a mould that became part of the finished work.

ReRoot — installation and mycelium panel construction
Architecture2024

ReRoot ↗

A shelter study bringing palm waste, mycelium and vernacular construction into the same conversation.

Mushroomiya pendant dome in an architectural interior (visualisation)
Objects / For NUMU2026

Mushroomiya ↗

A monumental pendant dome that reinterprets the mashrabiya through grown mycelium, designed by Andy Cartier for NUMU.

Kinoko — oak structure and grown mycelium shelves
Objects2024

Kinoko ↗

A display system balancing clean oak lines with the irregularity of grown shelves.

All 20 projects ↗
Relief and colour in a Fungal Art Series work
03 / Art & material

The material
is the author

Surface, pattern and form emerge through cultivation. Discover the Fungal Art Series, Aurum, and the dialogue with painter Steven De Blieck.

Fungal Art Series↗Aurum↗Collaboration Series↗
04 / Beyond the objects

Made.
Shown.
Shared

A body of work is also a body of knowledge.

Exhibitions, a Routledge chapter, university lectures, workshops and masterclasses connect the studio to a wider community of makers, researchers and designers.

Exhibitions & presentations ↗Teaching & public speaking ↗Conversations & press ↗
View credentials ↗
Between finished projects

Andy shares experiments, prototypes and what he is learning as the work develops.

Follow Andy’s work on LinkedIn ↗
05 / Work with the studio

Three ways in

Commissions, material partnerships and learning. Every project starts with a conversation.

Commissions

Objects, interiors & art

Grown furniture, surfaces, lighting and artworks, from a single piece to an installation for a specific site.

Start a commission ↗
Material R&D

Partnerships with industry

Developing grown materials from residue streams: formulation, cultivation, moulds and the route toward production.

Discuss a partnership ↗
Learning

Workshops & the Mycelium Hotline

Workshops and masterclasses for teams and schools, and the Mycelium Hotline: a 30-minute call every Wednesday for your material questions.

Book the Hotline ↗