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Four years of Back to Dirt. Four years of Aléa.

Two dirty chairs, grown from pleurotes mycelium and waste materials, are currently on view:

Autres Vivants, Biennale Design Saint-Étienne until 6 July

WETRANSFORM, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn until 25 Jan 2026 by @alea_work

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a year ago

Who said it was a chair for humans taken in Forêt de Fontainebleau by @alea_work

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4 years ago

Out of the Ground and Into the Living.

Written by @isbn.billy for @disegnojournal sharing a story we felt we needed to tell on making space for the things we can’t control.

Words by Billy De Luca
Photographs by Daniil Kotliar

The piece can be found in @disegnojournal Issue #42 on Transformation

Thank you Oli Stratford for making space for us to share this experience. by @alea_work

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Thank you to everyone who joined us this past weekend to wander and learn in the mystical Fontainebleau Forest.

We felt the effects of the summer’s heatwaves, and as parts of the forest recovers from the recent fires, we were reminded of how constantly is changes and the role fungi play in these processes.

Hoping to make it back very soon for those who couldn’t make it this time.

Follow @systemsofmatter for more wonderful events! by @alea_work

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2 days ago

The fun part

Exploring decolorization as a way of creating prints through remediation with Pleurotus mycelium. Ongoing research supported @prohelvetia and @kupptextiles by @alea_work

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a month ago

WORKSHOP SEASON 2026 | Color Experiments with Fungi

This immersive workshop, led by design studio Aléa Work, explored color as a living, evolving process through fungi. Participants engaged in hands-on experimentation, dyeing with foraged mushrooms and natural pigments, while also experimenting with mycelium to degrade and transform color in existing textiles. Participants moved between individual investigations and collective experiments, testing pigments, growing mycelium on textiles, and documenting color transformations. Challenging the common perception of mycelium as monochrome, the workshop revealed an underexplored fungal spectrum in which color emerged through interaction, time, and material agency.

Season curated by : Guillermo Gil Fernández @guillegilfernandez & Pablo Sevilla @sevillaisnotacity  Tutors : Aléa @alea_work Miriam Josi @mimivert & Stella Lee Prowse @stellaleeps
Assisted by Paula Schulte @paula_schulte_  
Boisbuchet Media Team:

Photos : Yachu Hsu (Joy) @xxyachu 
Led by Manon Arrougé @m_arrouge & Pablo Sevilla @sevillaisnotacity

Boisbuchet Technical Team:

Daniel Hernández @daniarmario Lucía Navas @lucianavassss
Yannis Hotz @yannishotz
Led by Dean Toepfer @deantoepfer taken in Domaine de Boisbuchet by @alea_work

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14 days ago

WORKSHOP SEASON 2026 | Color Experiments with Fungi

This immersive workshop, led by design studio Aléa Work, explored color as a living, evolving process through fungi. Participants engaged in hands-on experimentation, dyeing with foraged mushrooms and natural pigments, while also experimenting with mycelium to degrade and transform color in existing textiles. Participants moved between individual investigations and collective experiments, testing pigments, growing mycelium on textiles, and documenting color transformations. Challenging the common perception of mycelium as monochrome, the workshop revealed an underexplored fungal spectrum in which color emerged through interaction, time, and material agency.

Season curated by : Guillermo Gil Fernández @guillegilfernandez & Pablo Sevilla @sevillaisnotacity  Tutors : Aléa @alea_work Miriam Josi @mimivert & Stella Lee Prowse @stellaleeps
Assisted by Paula Schulte @paula_schulte_  
Boisbuchet Media Team:

Video: Yachu Hsu (Joy) @xxyachu 
Led by Manon Arrougé @m_arrouge & Pablo Sevilla @sevillaisnotacity

Boisbuchet Technical Team:

Daniel Hernández @daniarmario Lucía Navas @lucianavassss
Yannis Hotz @yannishotz
Led by Dean Toepfer @deantoepfer taken in Domaine de Boisbuchet by @alea_work

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15 days ago

WORKSHOP SEASON 2026 | Color Experiments with Fungi

This immersive workshop, led by design studio Aléa Work, explored color as a living, evolving process through fungi. Participants engaged in hands-on experimentation, dyeing with foraged mushrooms and natural pigments, while also experimenting with mycelium to degrade and transform color in existing textiles. Participants moved between individual investigations and collective experiments, testing pigments, growing mycelium on textiles, and documenting color transformations. Challenging the common perception of mycelium as monochrome, the workshop revealed an underexplored fungal spectrum in which color emerged through interaction, time, and material agency.

Season curated by : Guillermo Gil Fernández @guillegilfernandez & Pablo Sevilla @sevillaisnotacity  Tutors : Aléa @alea_work Miriam Josi @mimivert & Stella Lee Prowse @stellaleeps
Assisted by Paula Schulte @paula_schulte_  
Boisbuchet Media Team:

Photos : Yachu Hsu (Joy) @xxyachu 
Led by Manon Arrougé @m_arrouge & Pablo Sevilla @sevillaisnotacity

Boisbuchet Technical Team:

Daniel Hernández @daniarmario Lucía Navas @lucianavassss
Yannis Hotz @yannishotz
Led by Dean Toepfer @deantoepfer taken in Domaine de Boisbuchet by @alea_work

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15 days ago

Mycelium generated patterns

This research explores the capacity of mycelium to transform dyed dead-stock fabrics, revealing unique patterns, guided by folding techniques.

Material partner @kupptextiles

Project supported by @prohelvetia by @alea_work

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16 days ago

Planting a dirty chair

In the Garden Lab @boisbuchet

Assisted and captured by @paula_schulte_

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Back to Dirt expands on myco-fabrication by using local soil as a mold to grow objects from mycelium. This process bypasses existing steps and conditions of the process, such as sterilization, additional energy and plastic molds, while exploring the mycelium’s capacity to regenerate soils and reintroduce biodiversity. by @alea_work

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Mycelium generated patterns - some of our favs

This research explores the capacity of mycelium to transform dyed dead-stock fabrics, revealing unique patterns, guided by folding techniques.

Material partner @kupptextiles

Project supported by @prohelvetia by @alea_work

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Experiment with Pleurotus djamor mycelium and white cotton canvas.

Pigment transferred through the growth process, slowly dyeing the textile pink 🌸 by @alea_work

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5 months ago