Material: Fungal mycelium
Functions: Repairing torn clothes & enlarging items of clothing that are too small
Application: As a practical spore spray for direct use
The »Shroom Spray« is a speculative idea that emerged from the workshop on fungal mycelium, to which participants in the speculation group contributed their individual knowledge, for example as a product designer, cultural worker, software developer, social worker… and as people who need to mend their clothes from time to time.
Their speculative »Shroom Spray« is a nutrient solution with fungal spores. Quickly applied to torn clothing, it fixes any problems by producing mycelium growth. The speculation team even drafted advertising copy for their idea:
»Tired of your baby growing out of their clothes every week? Just let their clothes grow with them! Tired of mending clothes after ripping them on your last holiday adventure? Simply fix them with our ›Shroom Spray‹.
»This ›Shroom Spray‹ contains many spores, which you can spray on your clothes, and after two minutes, your clothes are as good as new. So you can have shirts completely made of fungi. Or you can mend your trousers with ›Shroom Spray‹.«