Elle Décoration France

Ils Secouent Big Apple

Designers à New York – Portraits

Publication: Elle Décoration France
Article Title: Ils Secouent Big Apple (Designers à New York – Portraits)
Date: May 2025
Link: Print Magazine

Summary:
Elle Décoration France features Danielle Trofe, founder of MushLume Lighting, in a portfolio of designers shaping New York’s contemporary design scene. The article highlights her work with mycelium as a natural, biodegradable, and fire-resistant material, developed through years of experimentation in her Brooklyn studio. It describes how her lighting is grown by allowing mycelium to develop within controlled conditions before being stabilized into durable forms, resulting in organic, sculptural fixtures. The feature also notes her continued exploration of new applications for mycelium, including lighting collections and installations that investigate both aesthetic and functional properties such as light diffusion and sound absorption.

Key Topics:
- Mycelium lighting
- Biofabrication (grown materials)
- Sustainable and biodegradable materials
- Material research and experimentation
- Light diffusion and material performance
- Acoustic properties of materials
- Contemporary design in New York
- Biodesign and future applications

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