XU Gang: Founder and Design Director of Bentu Design, NONGZAO, BUZAO. Founder of the Sustainable Design(Materials) Museum;

TAN Yatu: Lead Manager of NONGZAO, Project Designer of NONGZAO, Co-Curator of the Sustainable Design(Materials) Museum;

LIANG Lili: Senior Designer of Bentu Design.

HE Zixin: member of the curatorial team of the Sustainable Design(Materials) Museum.

NONGZAO

We see ourselves as a future builder based on the humanity of agriculture civilization exploration.

Insight derives from the memories of nature’s journey, from materiality to spirituality. It is a reflection to post-farming civilization amidst the effect of modernization.

Founded in 2019,it is dedicated to design and practice as a method to explore the value of situated culture and traditional civilization in contemporary times, with deeply rooted foundation in the field.

Material：Mycelium, using agricultural wastes such as coffee grounds, wood chips and rice husks as substrates

Size：L37*W27*H38cm, L53*W43*H78cm

Individuality sells out unconditionally to commonality, accepting the domination of daily habits that consume meaning.

Plastic is undoubtedly one of the greatest inventions of the twentieth century. Plastic products are the most readily available and inexpensive in everyday life, making them an optimal choice in an era of rapid industrialization.

“CONSUMER”, using plastic products that are habitually used in everyday life as molds for mycelium growth. Using the most common plastic products as symbols of value transmission, giving them new materials, re-understanding and imprinting what was previously taken for granted, and constructing new relationships. The uniform plastic products grow into mycelium products with different surface textures and forms, nurturing individuality in the commonality of industrial civilization, presenting new aesthetic values in the display and spreading the sustainable values of bio-economy.