# Event Details - **Event Name**: Mycelium Leather - Part 1: Liquid Culture - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: This workshop focuses on growing mycelium leather in liquid culture.About this EventParticipants will learn how liquid cultures are used for growing pure mycelium materials and how to work with specialised mycelium cultivation equipment.Through a guided hands-on session, you will work in a BSL-1 Lab environment and gain practical experience on sterile technique, growth media, handling cultures and inoculating your own jars. These techniques have a wide range of applications but are adapted for designers and makers in mind, to make scientific processes accessible for creative practice even outside of the laboratory.____________This is part one of a two-part workshop series exploring the full lifecycle of mycelium leather from living culture to finished textile. Blending laboratory methods with craft-based processes, participants will gain hands-on experience with mycofabrication techniques.Each workshop can be taken individually or as part of the full journey, where you will gain a complete overview of the biofabrication techniques used to grow, transform and finish fungal materials.You will learn:Sterile technique and how to work safely with a flow hoodDifferent liquid media types and how to autoclave and sterilise themHow to modify jar lids with injection ports and filter patchesInoculating liquid media.You will take home:Your own jars of live mycelium liquid culture or kept at the lab to growThe knowledge and tools to continue growing outside the lab https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/390014d0-9b58-11f1-812b-a39669a0e109-rimg-w987-h740-dc382828-gmir.jpg Meet your instructorAkir Hall is a London-based biodesigner and material researcher working at the intersection of biofabrication and craft. A graduate of the MA Biodesign, Akir works with living systems blending artisanal techniques with biotechnology to develop products grown from bacteria, fungi. Alongside his studio practice, Akir shares his research through lectures and hands-on workshops designed to make complex biotechnologies accessible to designers, artists, and makers. His previous workshops include Microbial Materiality (natural and microbial dyes for bacterial cellulose), Knitting with Nature (marine biopolymer and bacterial cellulose yarn making and weaving), Cultivating Cyanobacteria, Circular Biomaterials (oyster shell–based composites using 3D-printed moulds), and Mycelium Biofabrication (mycelium composite fabrication with digital moulding techniques). He has also taught Managing Sustainability at Bath Spa University, London, supporting students in embedding circular thinking into their creative practice.Akir’s work has been featured by Tocco Earth, Dulcie Journal, The Kindcraft, Hive Curates, and the Climate Emergency Network, and exhibited internationally at Dutch Design Week, Bioart Laboratories, Lethaby Gallery, Broadworks by Hive and Botanical Bodies, G.A.S Foundation. Through his podcast grow.objects, he spotlights biodesigners and shares their stories, helping to make biodesign more accessible and support a shift toward a more regenerative material culture.@akirhall@grow.objectsakirhall.com https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/394e0dc0-9b58-11f1-812b-a39669a0e109-rimg-w489-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/mycelium-leather-part-1-liquid-culture/100001995438175298 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Workshops, Art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 11.55, max: 41.34, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: 15 Gillett Pl - **lat**: 51.5493087 - **long**: -0.0760911 - **full address**: 15 Gillett Pl, 15 Gillett Place, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Mycelium Leather - Part 1: Liquid Culture - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/411e494d3890bbb8655578a0f897246cbe564491978c83b862c2c4e7b8878034-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1787093872 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Mycelium Leather - Part 1: Liquid Culture being held? - **A:** Mycelium Leather - Part 1: Liquid Culture takes place on Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 08:30 pm at 15 Gillett Pl, 15 Gillett Place, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Mycelium Leather - Part 1: Liquid Culture? - **A:** Mycelium Leather - Part 1: Liquid Culture is organized by Lifefabs Institute: Biofabrication Lab. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Mycelium Leather - Part 1: Liquid Culture is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in London, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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