Second nature: In conversation with Jonas Edvard

This article first appeared in Mix Interiors #232

Jonas Edvard is not your typical Danish product designer. Not a plank of teak in sight, Edvard works in the field of material science and applied design experiments, using organic and raw materials – such as mycelium and hemp – to explore sustainable solutions for the world around us. From his studio in Copenhagen, Edvard researches and manufactures innovative materials and products that speak to a ‘co- species’ form of production, and our current and future relationship with nature – most notably Myx, a mycelium textile project. The material has resulted in a series of furniture and lighting designs including the Myx Chair – a structured chair made from layers of hemp and mycelium fibre matts, which are moulded, folded and then grown into a solid shape. His work is exhibited globally and holds a permanent place at the Danish Design Museum.